Jonah Pruitt
East Tennessee Road Trip
Our own East Tennessee road trip through the Smoky Mountains: Gatlinburg, Cades Cove, Newfound Gap Road, Elkmont, Townsend, and easy day trips beyond the park.
Things to Do in Upstate South Carolina
Nine stops across Upstate South Carolina’s mountains and one Greenville park, with real costs, trail lengths, and what to skip.
Ginnie Springs Guide
A first-hand guide to Ginnie Springs, Florida: admission and camping costs, tubing the Santa Fe River, and the cave diving that made it famous, plus…
Ichetucknee Springs State Park
A practical guide to Ichetucknee Springs State Park: tubing from Dampier’s Landing, entry fees, Blue Hole snorkeling, and where to base your trip near Fort…
Abrams Falls Trail
Abrams Falls Trail is a moderate 5-mile round trip from Cades Cove to a 20-foot waterfall on Abrams Creek. Here’s the trailhead, parking tag cost,…
Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail Guide
A stop-by-stop guide to the Roaring Fork Motor Nature Trail near Gatlinburg: the 5.5-mile loop’s historic cabins, tub mills, waterfall trailheads, hours, and parking.
Best Float Trips in Missouri
Nine of Missouri’s best rivers for a float trip, from the busy Current and Jacks Fork to the quiet, spring-fed Eleven Point, Big Piney, and…
Eleven Point River Float Trips
Where to float the Eleven Point River in the Missouri Ozarks — access points, Greer Spring, camping, and how it stacks up against the Current…
Johnsons Shut-Ins State Park
A guide to Johnson’s Shut-Ins State Park: the rhyolite shut-ins and their flag-based swimming closures, the 2005 Taum Sauk breach, camping loops, and nearby Taum…
Foothills Parkway
A driving guide to Foothills Parkway: the 33-mile west section, the Cosby-to-I-40 east section, Look Rock Tower and Campground, the Missing Link, and the parking…
Mount LeConte
Five trails climb Mount LeConte to a mountaintop lodge, a backcountry shelter, and sunset views from Cliff Tops — here’s what each route and night…
Newfound Gap Road
A stop-by-stop drive down Newfound Gap Road, from Sugarlands to Oconaluftee, with the overlooks, the Rockefeller Memorial, and what the road does in winter.
