North America

A hiker learns that the famous 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail can change a lot about a person — even their name. Trail names are as old as the trails themselves,…

A traveler is overcome with emotion when she lays eyes on a graceful sea creature. This story was selected as a finalist in the Romance on the Road travel writing…

A traveler struggles to define a complicated romance with his travel partner while exploring the historical sites of Mexico City. This story was selected as a finalist in the Romance…

While driving through Yellowstone National Park, a couple find themselves in uncertain territory. There were signs all over Yellowstone showing little stick-figure men being gored and thrown bodily through the…

A woman undertakes a cross-country road trip across the US to return to her childhood home to care for her aging mother. This story was chosen as the winner of the…

A traveler and his wife set out in search of a park in Toluca, Mexico, only to end up in the middle of a dangerous encounter with drunken strangers. This…

A traveler observes the changes of the Elwha River years after two dams were removed. Winter had begun to settle on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, and thick snow had covered the…

While snorkeling through a shipwreck site in the Bahamas, a traveler glimpses a dorsal fin moving amongst the wreckage. The rusted carcass of the S.S. Sapona jutted out of the…

As he relives a day spent in Northern California, a traveler reflects on what may have been his happiest moment. Recently, a short story I read maybe thirty years ago…