Plitvice Lakes and Krka National Park: Chasing Waterfalls in Croatia By Sarah Martin HoodJanuary 2, 2022February 21, 2022 Categories: travel Tags: croatia, croatia 2021, krka, plitvice, waterfall Leave a comment This post is part of a series of stories from my October 2021 travels in Croatia.Click here for all posts. Sometimes, all you need is a change of scenery. Early last summer as I absentmindedly…
Hiking in the Time of Corona: 3 Spots You Haven’t Tried By Sarah Martin HoodApril 12, 2020December 12, 2021 Categories: hiking, northwest arkansas Tags: buffalo river, colt, coronavirus, jeff, quarantine, round top mountain trail, sweden creek falls, tea kettle falls, waterfall 1 Comment We’ve been navigating this thing by spending every possible minute outside. Our gym is closed and baseball is suspended so we’ve been taking walks and bike rides — and dialing way up on our hiking….
The Road to Hana: The Road Less Traveled By Sarah Martin HoodApril 8, 2019December 12, 2021 Categories: active lifestyle, motherhood, travel, travel with kids Tags: colt, hawaii, maui, spring break, spring break 2019, waterfall Leave a comment This post is part of a series of stories from our 2019 Spring Break adventure in Hawaii. Click here for all posts. Driving The Road to Hana was one of the first things I put…
The Golden Circle: An Icelandic Road Trip By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 5, 2018December 12, 2021 Categories: travel Tags: geysir, golden circle, gullfoss, iceland, iceland 2018, kerid, thingvellir, waterfall 1 Comment This post is part of a series of stories from my 2018 trip to Iceland. Click here for all posts. At the top of any “What to See in Iceland” list out there, you’ll find…
Iceland’s South Coast: A Special Kinda Beautiful By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 2, 2018December 12, 2021 Categories: travel Tags: europe, iceland, iceland 2018, reynisfjara, seljalandsfoss, skogafoss, skogar museum, south iceland, vik, waterfall 1 Comment This post is part of a series of stories from my 2018 trip to Iceland. Click here for all posts. Admittedly, I was worried it may not live up to the hype, but Iceland is…
PCT, Part 3 | We met trail llamas! By Sarah Martin HoodAugust 15, 2016December 12, 2021 Categories: adventure travel Tags: backpacking, california, hiking, jeff, pacific crest trail, pct, waterfall, yosemite Leave a comment This post is part of a series, click here for the full story. [typography font=”Permanent Marker” size=”24″ size_format=”px” color=”#8c0510″]Day 4[/typography] If Day 3 was The Hardest Day of Hiking of My Life then Day 4…
Glacier, Part 2 | This Moose be the Place By Sarah Martin HoodAugust 3, 2014December 12, 2021 Categories: adventure travel Tags: #hoodsunplugged2014, backpacking, glacier guides, glacier national park, hiking, jeff, life list, montana, moose, waterfall 5 Comments This post is part of a series, click here for the full story. | day 3 | There are two little words that are music to the ears of backpackers everywhere. Two little words that…
Yosemite – 2011 By Sarah Martin HoodJuly 24, 2011December 12, 2021 Categories: adventure travel, hiking, travel Tags: backpacking, jeff, waterfall, yosemite Leave a comment Yosemite: July 2011 – Trip Report Monday, 11 July 2011 Gotta love flying west. Jeff and I left XNA around 1pm, flew to Sacramento via Denver and arrived around 5pm that afternoon. Just in time…
Africa – 2009 By Sarah Martin HoodDecember 3, 2009December 12, 2021 Categories: adventure travel, travel Tags: africa, botswana, crazy aunt laura, life list, peace corps, waterfall 6 Comments In November 2009, I traveled to Africa to visit my sister Laura who was serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Botswana. Over the course of 10 days, Laura and I traveled to South Africa,…
