Top Photos from 2023 and 2024

It's been a blog tradition to select - from the thousands of photos we take each trip - our favorite 20-30 to share with our readers.

We didn't get a chance to do this in 2023, so we're doing two years of catch-up.

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Top Photos from 2023 (Great Lakes circuit tour)

Brandywine Falls, Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio

Devil's Lake State Park, Wisconsin

Grant Park and Lake Michigan, South Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Whitefish Dunes State Park, Door County, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin

Kayakers at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan

Waterfall into Lake Superior, Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, Michigan

Stoll Trail, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

Wildflower and Trillium, Isle Royale National Park, Michigan

Cascades, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan

Lake of the Clouds, Porcupine Mountains Wilderness State Park, Michigan

Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Stronghold Unit, Badlands National Park, South Dakota

Crazy Horse Memorial, Black Hills National Forest, South Dakota

Needles Highway, Custer State Park, South Dakota

Kakabeka Falls Provincial Park, Ontario

Sea Lion Arch, ‎⁨Sleeping Giant Provincial Park⁩, ⁨Ontario

‎⁨Manito Miikana Trail, Pukaskwa National Park⁩, ⁨Ontario

Converted railway tunnel, Brockville, Ontario

Heart Island, Thousand Islands, New York

Lake Placid, seen from Whiteface Mountain, Wilmington, New York

Winter Olympics wannabee, Lake Placid, New York

Top Photos from 2024 (Winter Cross-Country Trip)

Valley View Overlook Trail, Saguaro National Park, Arizona

Split Rock Trail, Joshua Tree National Park, California

Motel night view, Bahia de Los Angeles, Baja Mexico

Grey whale petting,⁨ Guerrero Negro, Baja Mexico

Bison, Catalina Island, California

Arch Rock, Channel Islands National Park, California

Henry Cowell Redwoods State Park, California

Pacific Coast Highway, Big Sur, California

Along the 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, California

Kelp forest tank, Monterey Aquarium, Monterey, California

Climber, Pinnacles National Park, California

Giants Grove Trail, Sequoia National Park, California

Clearing winter weather, Yosemite National Park, California

Half Dome and Mirror Lake, Yosemite National Park, California

Spillway rainbow, Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, Yosemite Naitional Park, California

Mobius Arch, Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California

Lake Manly (temporary) from Dante's View, Death Valley National Park, California

Golden Canyon Trail, Death Valley National Park, California

Sailing stones, Racetrack Playa, Death Valley National Park, California

Mouses Tank Trail, Valley of Fire State Park, Nevada

Chisos Mountains and ocotillo, Big Bend National Park, Texas

Santa Elena Canyon entrance, Big Bend National Park, Texas

Riverwalk after dark, San Antonia, Texas

Great white egret and red cypress trees, Big Cypress National Reserve, Florida

Boardwalk at Mahogany Hammock, Everglades National Park, Florida

Boca Chita Key, Biscayne National Park, Florida

Tropical milkweed flower, Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge, Florida

40th Anniversary kiss, Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida

Tiffany windows, Morse Museum, Winter Park, Florida

North Beach, Tybee Island, Georgia