Kristin Westover

Guest Blogger: Jack W (age 11) Me and my mom hiked to Van Slyke Castle in northern New Jersey, and it turned out to be way more interesting than just a normal hike. Even though people call it a “castle,” it’s not actually a medieval fortress—it was originally a large stone mansion built in the early 1900s and transitioned through multiple owners until it met it’s final fate when vandals burned the mansion in 1959. The property was build by William Porter who originally named it Foxcroft. It...

Tucked into the heart of Navajo land in northern Arizona, the twisting sandstone corridors of Antelope Canyon are nothing short of...

Bryce Canyon National Park is one of those places that feels almost otherworldly — a forest of stone spires (called hoodoos ) that rise...