Snitz’s guild to explore Smoky Mnt NP

The Smokies are a great place to view fall color and hike!  The mix of Maple, Oak, Birch, Beech, and Pine trees create postcard scenery and a diverse pallet of yellows, reds, and orange glowing foliage (reaching peak color around the 3rd week of Oct).  That can change...

The Minn Northwoods & Lake Superior

Silver Bay, Minn, a town formerly built on mining, is also a great base camp to explore the western shore of Lake Superior along with some exceptional nearby state parks that feature small inland lakes and some impressive waterfalls. I had no idea this type of diverse...

Snitz hits the Canadian Rockies!

I’ve been gumshoeing around mountains most of my life. The US has some amazing scenery; the Rockies, Sierra’s, Cascades, Uintas, Denali, and Smokies. None of these places hold a candle to the scenery between Lake Louise and Jasper, Alberta. Sorry America, the Canucks...

Snitz visits Croatia & Slovinia

These Slavic countries offer some wonderful unspoiled scenery, a little like the Italian Dolomites. Punctuated with historic (I mean 500+ years old) small towns they’re inhabited by a friendly populace that likes American tourists!  Plus, you can walk anywhere...

Snitz hits Zion, Death Valley & a Martian Desert.

Wondering how to get the full moon to show up on cue?  Ans. you need to be a tech geek.  I use a program called the Photographer’s Ephemeris to figure out when the moon will be full and, more importantly, when it will be setting to the West around sunrise (sky...

Ozarks vs Smokies for fall color?

About 700 miles separate the Ozark and Smoky Mountains.  Both are spectacular places to leaf peep, bike and hike.  Two differences: The Smokies are a little more vertical & perhaps contain a slight edge on iconic trails/views. Smoky Mntn NP is the most visited...

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