Editor’s note: I’ve never seen an episode of Ozark, but I’m still always game for a beautiful lake and some cool caves. Our resident rock hound. Morgan, offers even more in this awesome glimpse at a place most of us have heard of, but few have visited. For more of Morgan’s writing, click here to…
Editor’s note: Who doesn’t like a good volcano, right? For visitors to California, Lassen Volcanic National Park is off the beaten path, but just as awesome as any place this side of Yosemite. Like our resident geology buff Morgan, I love this gem of a park and recommend it to everyone I know! For more…
Editor’s note: reading all of Morgan’s descriptions of the Azores has been a surprising experience for me. They all seem so different, and all seem so cool! To read about these, and all of her adventures, make sure to click here to visit her index page. I’ve visited 5 out of the 9 Açores (Anglicized…
Aldous Huxley once said, “Lake Como, it seems to me, touches on the limit of permissibly picturesque, but Atitlan is Como with additional embellishments of several immense volcanoes. It really is too much of a good thing.” Sitting on a bench overlooking the lake in the town of Panajachel, I take a sip of water…
Editor’s note: this is Morgan’s fourth (!!!) island of the Azores she is sharing with us. Links to the others can be found throughout this piece. Don’t miss out on the rest of it if you enjoy cool volcanic island scenery! For more of Morgan’s writing, click here to visit her index page. When taking…
It is apparent from the moment my tour bus begins the approach into Kalabaka, a small town at the foot of the Meteora rock formations. Photos and descriptions just cannot do this place justice. They can’t capture the beauty of the monasteries atop narrow rock pinnacles. They can’t give proper scale to the enormity of…
Editor’s note: if you’ve been a regular follower of The Royal Tour, you’d recognize this as the second in Morgan’s series on the Azores. Her first, on Sao Miguel, can be found here. One thing is immediately apparent: these islands are all distinct and differ greatly from each other! For more of Morgan’s writing, click…
Editor’s note: while I spent a month in Portugal, I never made it to any of the country’s islands. So this, the first in a series on the Azores by our resident geology buff Morgan, is a nice introduction to a place that is definitely on my list to visit. For more of Morgan’s writing,…
Editor’s note: a slight change of pace from Morgan, our resident geology buff, as this look into Indiana Dunes National Park focuses more on the ecology. For more of Morgan’s writing, click here to visit her index page. One of the more recent additions to the US National Parks system is Indiana Dunes National Park…
Editor’s note: I spent a month in Portugal, but limited my time to its major cities, Lisbon and Porto. But even traveling between the two, it was apparent that the country had significant natural beauty. So I am grateful that Morgan explored a lot of that on her geological adventures, sharing it with us today.…