Thanks for the info. Not doing it in the very near future. If I do, and still blogging, I will ask for more feedback!

For most of the year Zion is shuttle bus or bikes only. We always bike, it’s very chill and biking thru the big walls is amazing. For you mt bikers, Gooseberry Mesa is very close and waaaay fun. And nearish is Grand Staircase / Escalante, the last mapped area of the lower 48.
Other tips by email if u want…

Hi Carrie!, say hi to Drew, who? for me….

We just stayed 4 nights right at Jemeluk, and you guys were the initial pointers to the Amed area for us! Wonderful snorkeling/diving on that coast. Cheap fun/food/lodging, esp in off-season. On our way to Kintimani then Ubud to finish up Bali.

I think TravelIsFree is one of the closest sites to my ideal stated above. But sure wish you’d do trip reports there, too!!

Andy, LazyTraveler is right up there, too, btw.

Those 2, and Buzzy, are blogs *I* love! 🙂

Here is my Zion post :
http://saverocity.com/theamericantravelproject/2014/04/12/zion-national-park-kids/

I also tried it just once! I thought it was awful!

If you have done a trip report at Zion please let me know.

Exactly what I always thought too & one reason why I started my blog in the first place. Although my focus is US travel (because it’s my personal goal at this point in time), I like to write about the places I go. The miles/points are great, but as a means to an end. I like to read about how others have used theirs too, especially for families & when it is realistic travel. Not that aspirational travel can’t be great as well, but reading about the same exact places over and over is boring.

Total labor of love for me.

And thanks for the heads up about Red Bull. Personally trying it once was enough for me. I’ll stick to coffee.

If this was a Facebook post I would click on the “Like” button 🙂

I think Seth should climb back up into the overhead bin and take a long nap until he mellows out. FTG and DP should join him.