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One of the unique competitive advantages of Best Western Hotels became apparent to me during road trips across the United States. A Best Western brand hotel is commonly the closest chain hotel to the entrance of a National Park I was visiting. A Best Western room is usually a far less expensive than staying in…
This is day six and the last day of my Orlando to Knoxville road trip, and only the second time I have posted to Loyalty Traveler since driving out of Florida last week. Every morning I wake up feeling my head wants another two hours sleep. Then, the thought keeps me awake that getting to…
The Bergen line to Oslo across Norway is considered one of the great rail journeys of the world. I made the 7.5 hour trip on Monday, September 15 riding a bus from Bergen to Voss due to rail maintenance and then picked up the train in Voss for the remaining six hours and nearly 400…
The National Parks closure across the USA has impacted my travel plans. I had planned to visit Sequoia National Park this week and Muir Woods National Monument next week. My plans have shifted to California State Parks tourism. There is some big money being lost with the federal government shutdown in lost tourism dollars. The…
Forever Resorts is one of the main lodging concessionaires at National Parks and Recreation Areas in the USA with more than 20 lodges in 11 states. The company also has adventure tours in some locations. Grand Canyon Lodge – North Rim – Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona Mormon Lake Lodge – Mormon Lake, Arizona Pinewood…
Bryce Canyon National Park is on Utah Highway 63, a couple miles off Highway 12 on a 20-mile dead end road running along the top of a plateau at 8,000 to 9,200 feet in elevation. Best Western Ruby’s Inn is in the small town of Bryce Canyon City with two Best Western hotels, gas stations,…
I have driven across Utah six times over the past three years taking six different highway routes through the state. The feature of Utah I bet most travelers don’t realize is how mountainous the landscape truly is across the state. Driving across Utah usually means traveling at elevation of 5,000 to 8,000 feet with peaks…
Hiking around the Utah desert for hours when it was in the mid-90s in mid-May made my head hot. Walking in a slot canyon an idea came to me as I touched the cool sandstone cliffs on a three feet wide trail. My face would cool down if I rested it against the rock. Rock…
The Windows section of Arches National Park is the one area to visit if time is short for your park tour. Two hours in the Arches National Park will allow for a one hour hike around the Windows section to see some of the most spectacular arches in the world. After an hour in Arches,…
Driving across Panamint Valley I was greeted by Coyote. There are extensive stories about coyote in Native American stories and the symbolism is mentioned here and here. I read several stories about Coyote in Paiute, Shoshone and Navajo folklore while touring Utah’s National Parks earlier this month. Many years ago I had an intense encounter…
