Author Archives: Kelly

Zion- Birch Hollow Canyon (Sep. 2014)

Angel’s Landing and the Narrows were an amazing first day and our second day didn’t disappoint either. Zion is full of opportunities for canyoneering but there are a few complications. First, for most of the rappelling areas you need to get a permit. These permits can only be gained by winning a lottery and thereContinue reading “Zion- Birch Hollow Canyon (Sep. 2014)”

Zion National Park- Angel’s Landing and the Narrows (Sep. 2014)

Though I’d visited Zion before, it had been during Thanksgiving time and there was not much opportunity for hiking due to the weather. After doing further research on the park, especially discovering Angel’s Landing thanks to our good friend, Wally, I knew this national park was getting moved to the top of my priority listContinue reading “Zion National Park- Angel’s Landing and the Narrows (Sep. 2014)”

2 Roundtrip Tickets to Peru for $250 (in first class on the way home!)

Planning travel is fun-especially when it’s free! I just booked our tickets for our trip to Peru next year- and I didn’t spend a single penny. This is all thanks to my little friend the Citi AAdvantage Executive MasterCard! It’s an American Airlines credit card that gave me 100,000 bonus miles for signing up. ForContinue reading “2 Roundtrip Tickets to Peru for $250 (in first class on the way home!)”

Rocky Mountain National Park- Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake and Bierstadt Lake Hike (July 2014)

With July 4th falling on a Friday this year, that meant another long weekend that needed some travel plans! After toying around with many national park options for the weekend, we decided on Rocky Mountain National Park. Besides its obvious beauty, the location of being only 8 hours from Lincoln was a large attraction (we’reContinue reading “Rocky Mountain National Park- Nymph Lake, Dream Lake, Emerald Lake and Bierstadt Lake Hike (July 2014)”

Arches National Park: Moab, UT (May 2014)

Although both Pablo and I had already been to Arches National Park, when rain showed up in the forecast for Bryce Canyon we had to change our itinerary. Bryce still awaits for a future visit.  At least we still made it to Escalanate Moab is beautiful. And apparently quite popular during Memorial Day weekend, weContinue reading “Arches National Park: Moab, UT (May 2014)”

Peek-A-Boo and Spooky Slot Canyons: Escalante, UT (May 2014)

Long weekend last weekend meant we had to travel somewhere! I couldn’t stand wasting an extra day off by staying in town 🙂 So we decided on a 15 hour road trip of course! First stop was Arches National Park, and then we headed onto my favorite: slot canyons! Hiking a slot canyon had beenContinue reading “Peek-A-Boo and Spooky Slot Canyons: Escalante, UT (May 2014)”

Myth Buster: Credit Score Breakdown

With graduation this past weekend, there are lots of new grads heading out into the world in hopes of landing their dream jobs. The real world is full of exciting new opportunities and shocking realities such as student loans bills. Many young people will be looking for their first credit card and trying to learnContinue reading “Myth Buster: Credit Score Breakdown”