There are so many amazing hikes in the Great Smoky Mountains but there are tons of great things to do in Great Smoky Mountains National Park that aren't hiking, too.| Red Around the World
1 post published by Megan Johnson! during August 2025| Red Around the World
Next up in my 10 years of blogging series is my top ten state parks from the last ten years!| Red Around the World
If you've been trying to decide if Tokyo is worth visiting, maybe this post will help you decide, where I share a ton of great reasons to visit this bustling city.| Red Around the World
The orchards at Capitol Reef National Park are fun for couples. It's a great option for families visiting Capitol Reef as well.| Red Around the World
The Buck Bay Flatwood Preserve is a great park just outside of Gainesville, Florida. It's perfect for anyone looking for a hike in solitude.| Red Around the World
Another stop on my Gainesville hiking mission was Buck Bay Flatwood Preserve, which is pretty similar to Longleaf Flatwood Reserve. And like most trails in the area, it’s woodsy and flat and beautiful in it’s own way. Our main objective here, other than a nice hike, was to see Hatchet Creek, which we did. Although it wasn’t quite what we were hoping for. Still good …| Red Around the World
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a just pictures post, so I figured today was a good day for that.| Red Around the World
Next up in my mission to hike as much of the Gainesville area as I could was Longleaf Flatwood Reserve. There are a few different trails here you can do (red, yellow, and white for sure) but we just did the White Trail. Looking at the map, there are kind of three nested loops you can do, and the White Trail is the shortest inner-inner …| Red Around the World
I’ve been to Cedar Key quite a few times at this point since it wasn’t too far from Gainesville and High Springs. One of the things I was always curious about but didn’t do until my last visit was the Cedar Key Trestle Trail! This is a short nature trail along the former railroad, but there isn’t really evidence of that until the very end, …| Red Around the World
This content was created in partnership with Escape Camper Vans in exchange for the rental, but all opinions are honest and mine! There are affiliate links in here. I get a commission if you purchase through them at no extra cost to you. Back in March, my blog friend Jennifer from National Park Obsessed messaged me and asked if I’d want to do a camper …| Red Around the World
I’ve been to Ichetucknee Springs State Park a couple of times over the years, once to the Blue Hole and part of the Trestle Trail (which we’re covering today) and once to kayak the Ichetucknee river. This time though, I paid more attention and will be writing about both in this post! I did enjoy it a lot the first time but for some reason …| Red Around the World
Next up in my ten years of blogging series is my top ten national park sites that aren’t the main national parks! This list was actually harder to put together than I thought it would be, but thinking about it, it’s not that surprising. I love visiting any national park site, but I don’t like the smaller parks as much, generally. There’s only a couple …| Red Around the World
Were back with another episode of “And Other Questions You’re Afraid to Ask!” This time were covering which countries are in Central America and a few other fun questions. This episode is much shorter than the other ones but if there’s anything else you want to know, feel free to ask and I’ll add it to the post! What countries are in Central America? There …| Red Around the World
We’re back with another showdown, this time with two very different but both extremely popular places: Antelope Canyon and Zion National Park! I’ve been to Zion quite a few times over the years and have visited Upper, Lower, and Antelope Canyon X, so I feel pretty qualified to compare the two. And that, I think, will be very difficult because they’re just SO different! And, …| Red Around the World
Next up in my 10 years of blogging series is my top ten national parks! Technically they’re all from the last ten years because my first visit was in 2015 though.| Red Around the World
One of the hikes I wanted to do the most in Eau Claire was the Putnam Trail and I finally did it last summer, twice! While it’s not the most thrilling hike in a challenging way, it’s beautiful and has SO MANY cool plants and mushrooms and bugs, I love it! This is a popular trail, owned by the University, for both hiking and biking, …| Red Around the World
Recently (haha, like months ago) I posted about shelling at Fort Clinch and was all ready to do a post about the fort. Then I didn’t. But here I am, finally writing about the fort at Fort Clinch State Park, my favorite fort in Florida so far, and one of my favorite state parks in Florida. I’ve been here twice now and while I’m not …| Red Around the World
The Bluff Rapids Trail is the newest hiking trail in Irvine Park in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, and is a great short and easy hike in the Chippewa Valley.| Red Around the World
