Jim Potts

Come along with us as we explore the Internet to find new places to visit in real life and remember places we have been.

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The Nature Conservancy
Ticket to Write | Ohios preserves are for bird watchers
dispatch.com - Steve Stephens
Spring, like a warbler sitting on the other side of the window from a hungry house cat, is practically within our grasp. Bird-watching is a great way …
Kayaking
Exploring the rare delights of Southeast Utah’s Muddy Creek
Canoe & Kayak
Story: Claire Cripps // Photos: Braden Gunem The chances seemed slim. Discovering a car full of dead bodies and a million dollars slim. That latter …
Travel
Your date with a Southern belle: How to spend 48 hours in Charleston
dailymail.co.uk - Pippa Jolly
Close your eyes in the shade of a magnolia tree in Charleston in spring and summer and you’ll hear two sounds: the clip-clopping of horses’ hooves on …
Travel
11 Amazing Hawaiian Restaurants Where You Can Eat for Cheap (Including a James Beard Award Winner)
Coastal Living - Kait Hanson
Under-the-radar strip mall cafes, beach bars with sunset views, legendary local bakeries ... we've got the ultimate list of wallet-friendly, …
Huntington Beach, CA
The 10 Best Beaches in Southern California
AFAR Media - Sarah Purkrabek
It doesn’t matter where you’re from in Southern California; when you tell people from outside of the Golden State that you hail from its sunnier …
Road Trips
Everyone Should Experience These Iconic American Road Trips
UPROXX - Steve Bramucci and Allison Sanchez
There’s this feeling you have when you realize you’re in a car with someone your own age and no adults for the first time. I remember being a freshman in high school when a senior said he’d drive me home
U.S. National Parks
The Best National Parks to Visit in the Spring
Men's Journal - by Cassie Shortsleeve
Thawing snow, rousing animals, and bluebird skies have a way of beckoning us outdoors. When the temperature finally warms up, nature stirs from …
Atlanta, GA
10 easy, non-cliché Spring Break destinations close to Atlanta - Curbed Atlanta
Curbed - Karon Warren
Skip the traditional beach trip in favor of these (mostly) outdoor adventures Spring Break is just around the corner, and both kids and parents are ready to let loose. However, instead of packing up and
Grand Canyon
10 must-see small towns in Arizona
azfamily.com - azfamily.com News Staff
From the Grand Canyon to Sedona and Flagstaff, Arizona is brimming with tourist attractions. But what you probably don't know is that the fourteenth …
Wildflowers
It's a banner year for wildflowers at Saguaro National Park
tucson.com - Douglas Kreutz
Parts of Saguaro National Park west of Tucson are having a banner year for spring wildflowers — and it's still a week until the beginning of …
Travel
An epic cruise through America's Great Lakes
The Telegraph - By Gavin Bell
A long time ago, a strange, noisy contraption appeared on Mackinac Island, a tranquil haven of woodland in straits between two of America’s Great Lakes. The year was 1898, and it was the islanders’ first
Travel
How to visit the best park museums in the U.S. and Canada
National Geographic
Travel These parks feature a treasure trove of art and artifacts. 3 Minute Read Tourists might think of parks as a place to get a nature fix—picnics, hiking, sweeping views, and babbling streams—and while
Blue Ridge Mountains
5 ways to explore Asheville's stunning Appalachian Mountains
Euronews
Asheville, North Carolina, is not only a city rich in art and culture, located between the Blue Ridge and the Great Smoky Mountains, it also offers amazing possibilities to enjoy nature and landscapes.
Travel
Time Traveling Through Las Vegas
The New York Times - By SEBASTIAN MODAK
The 52 Places Traveler Time Traveling Through Las Vegas In a city always looking for the next thing, the 52 Places Traveler finds some magic when he takes a look back. By Sebastian Modak Our columnist,
Virginia
Why Deputy Fife’s Birthplace Is the Best Small Town in West Virginia
Southern Living - Valerie Luesse
It might be the biggest burg in this part of the state, but this place still lives beautifully small. The hometown of West Virginia University (WVU) …
Travel
Bloomin' lovely: best places to see wildflowers in the US
Lonely Planet - Andy Murdock
The hills are alive with the… sight of wildflowers! And not just the hills: deserts, prairies, canyons, sand dunes, bogs, forest floors and more are waiting, or soon will be, to enchant you with their
Outdoors
Way Out There: Cycling Northern Vancouver Island
hikebiketravel.com - Leigh
Table of Contents The North Island has a hold on me, and I keep going back. Northern Vancouver Island is vast, sparsely populated, and you’re more …
Budget Travel
America’s Best Road Trips on a Budget
gobankingrates.com - Dan Ketchum
Though we may be past the glory days of Cadillac convertibles and into the era of the Prius-powered trek, road trips are still the most popular type …
Bangor
The Top 9 Things to Do in Bangor, Maine
tripsavvy.com - By Kim Knox Beckius
Bangor is more than the northern Maine city with a name so frequently mispronounced, celebrity residents recorded an anthem to help folks from away …
Pacific Northwest
5 gorgeous trails not to miss in Olympic National Park
matadornetwork.com - Todd Holcomb
Set on Washington state’s massive Olympic Peninsula, Olympic National Park sprawls across more than a million acres, 95 percent of which has been …
National Parks
The 10 Best Grand Canyon Hikes
Condé Nast Traveler - Nina Kokotas Hahn
Plot twist: This famously challenging hikers' paradise actually offers a whole lot for everyone else. Grand Canyon National Park just kicked off its centennial celebration year, and now with its peak and
North America Travel
The Best Long Weekend Itinerary for Miami
oyster.com - Katherine Alex Beaven
As one of Florida's biggest and brightest cities, Miami -- and particularly its popular South Beach area -- often lands on many travelers' bucket …
Appalachian Trail
Best Sections of the AT to Hike in Spring
thetrek.co
Springtime on the Appalachian Trail—can it get any better? I submit that it cannot. Nestled between the subzero temperatures of mountain winters and …
Travel
This is how to see Orlando without kids or theme parks
USA Today 10Best - Lois Alter Mark
Trade in characters for character It's impossible to think about Orlando without visions of roller coasters, long lines and, of course, Mickey. But …
Sometimes you get quality AND quantity. Pickle Springs Natural Area 4/20/2014
campingmissouri.org - April 23, 2014
It was Easter Sunday and it was going to be gorgeous out, so I knew we had to go spend some time in the woods, or what I sincerely refer to as “my …
Top 10
Top 10 Best Float Trips In Missouri
unearththevoyage.com
The Whale House - Unique Architectural Masterpiece in Mission Canyon - Houses for Rent in Santa Barbara, California, United
airbnb.com
Paradise Retreats The Whale House - Unique Architectural Masterpiece in Mission Canyon Hosted by Paradise Retreats Joined in July 2017 Paradise Retreats …
Country Lifestyle
Pioneer Woman's New Hotel, the Boarding House, Is Officially Open
Country Living - Taysha Murtaugh
Here are the latest details on Ladd and Ree Drummond's new hotel, open now! Ree Drummond has invited you into her family home (via her blog and Food …
Pacific Coast Highway
By the Coast Starlight: 39 hours from LA to Seattle
CNET - Geoffrey Morrison
What it's like to take Amtrak's Coast Starlight from Southern California to Seattle, Washington.
Travel
Turning back time with the Amish of Ohio
The Guardian - Kate Eshelby
Amish services are held in our homes, with a different family hosting each week. When he cuts open the peach, juice flows to the ground. He sits on a wooden crate surrounded by his six sons, who are also