Northern Vermont’s Phineas Swann

Phineas Swann

By Highroad Cam The words “charming” and “quaint”, used to the degree of overkill in travel writing, actually apply to my next statement. The Phineas Swann, a dog-friendly Bed and Breakfast Inn in Montgomery Center, VT, is both charming and quaint-quintessentially so.  It is a beautifully restored Victorian farmhouse, with gardens, set halfway down Main Street, just [...]

High-flying adventure with Navitat Canopy Tours

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I have to start this post by stating that I am not an “outdoorsy” kind of girl. My idea of camping is a hotel with no mini-bar. That being said, when Johnny told me Navitat was hosting a press tour, I jumped at the chance to check it out. I really had no clue what [...]

A Bredesen Outdoor Adventure by Highroad Cam

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Trails, woods, and nature have inspired many a human soul throughout our history…and will continue to do so.  In “Woods…lovely dark and deep” written by Frost, or in Emerson’s description of the universe as “composed of nature and the soul,” or in Thoreau’s “Walden” which embraces the simple living in natural surroundings, we are told [...]

Ouray, Colorado

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I left stunning Telluride and took the dramatic pass north to Ouray. Twisting and turning, the road fell away sharply to the sides often without a guardrail. Queasy and nervous, I arrived in the one horse town of Ouray an hour and a half later. Ouray is nestled in the majestic San Juan Mountains, and [...]