My Itchy Travel Feet | The Baby Boomer's Guide To Travel

Cruising to Nuku Hiva

July 17, 2009

Have you been to Nuku Hiva? Nuka whatta? Part of the Marquesas Islands group in the South Pacific, this is not your typical island in French Polynesia. Instead of resorts with over-the-water-bungalows and broad beaches, baby boomers will find a rugged landscape with horses roaming free and a definite off-the-beaten-path feel.
Most baby boomer travelers who [...]

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4-wheeling in Yankee Boy Basin

June 25, 2009

Want to visit Colorado alpine country up close and personal? 4-wheeling the trail to Yankee Boy Basin will satisfy any baby boomer longing for mountain scenery combined with a little adventure. Along the way, you’ll discover the remnants of old mines wedged into the sides of the canyon. If there’s been a good snow year, [...]

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Saturday's scene: Room with a Colorado view

March 28, 2009

Alan and I discovered this abandoned miner’s shack during a 4-wheel-drive adventure on the Alpine Loop in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains.

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Saturday's scene: Nature paints a pretty picture

January 10, 2009

I photographed nature’s artistry while on a four-wheel-drive adventure in the San Juan Mountains of Colorado.

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Saturday's scene: San Juan sunshine

November 29, 2008

As our jeep climped the trail to Engineer’s Pass near Ouray, Colorado, a field of flowers caught my photgrapher’s eye.

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Remembering Western adventures

November 25, 2008

 
As Alan and I make new travel memories in South Africa, here are a few Western U.S. adventures to consider.
At My Itchy Travel Feet, I like to introduce baby boomer travelers to adventures that they might not know about. So far, I’ve told you how to participate on an archaeological dig in Arizona. You’ve also discovered [...]

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Exploring Canyon de Chelly on a four-wheel-drive adventure

November 6, 2008

For an introduction to off-roading, Canyon de Chelly National Monument near Chinlé, Arizona, offers baby boomers easy to moderate driving challenges in a scenic setting. History whispers from ancient cliff dwellings as you bounce along the canyon floor next to the streaked, pink walls of sandstone cliffs. But, life still goes on here as sheep [...]

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Choose a Jeep Jamboree for your next land cruise

August 25, 2008

Are you an off-road enthusiast? Does the challenge of negotiating a 4X4 vehicle over slick rock or crossing through a river get your baby boomer motor running? If you’re a Jeep owner, consider signing up for one of Jeep Jamboree USA’s off-road adventure outings. A combination driving adventure, social experience and scenic trek, these off-road [...]

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