This is the stuff American Summer Nostalgia is made of. It's National Ice Cream...

I never thought I would be hunting Thomas Dambo's famous giant wooden trolls in a forest, but here I am.

A trip to Santa Barbara is not complete without a visit to Stearns Wharf....

Life Lessons Carson Valley teaches my kids on Spring Break: "Don't wait," he said. I can't remember his exact words after that, his wisdom mixed with the wind, the nay of the horses, the crunch of earth beneath our boots. It was along the lines of life is short. People put off their dreams, or traveling for too long. Sometimes, you just have to go for it. This is a man who truly follows his passion.

My previous winters in Chicago always left me wishing I could be somewhere warm...