Moon Travel Guides

The Cure for the Common Trip

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#GiveAway alert! You have 3 days left to win copies of #MoonGuides author Tom Stienstra's latest #California #travel guides. If you're interested in #camping, #fishing, or #hiking, this is the #goodreads giveaway you've been waiting for. Fulfill your #wanderlust and head to moon.com/kjq8z for details on how to enter. // #explore #seetheworld #travelwithmoon

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We're excited for our #RoadTrip #Travel Twitter chat with #TNI today at 12:30 PST. Follow the hashtag #TNI and join in! (photo by @vangabonds)

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Need some driving music for your Pacific Northwest road trip? We've got you covered: moon.com/t3tNu

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Another great #PacificNorthwest #roadtrip stop: Stanley Park in #Vancouver, #BritishColombia, #Canada. Park your car, stretch your legs, and #relax!

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(via The Best of Sequoia & Kings Canyon)

Just in time for road trip season, here’s a few of Moon Travel Guide author Ann Marie Brown’s top picks for…

Best Backpacking Trip: Rae Lakes Loop.

Best Cheap Thrill: Moro Rock in Giant Forest.

Best Riverside Walk: Zumwalt Meadow Loop, near Road’s End.

Best Swimming Hole: Middle Fork Kaweah River, near Buckeye Flat Campground.

Best Wheelchair-Accessible Trail: The Big Trees Trail in Giant Forest.

Photo © Tom Grundy/123rf.

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Olympic #NationalPark is home to Hurricane Ridge. The peninsula's #beaches and bays stretch from Port Angeles to Neah Bay and continue down the #coast. For more #PacificNorthWest #roadtrip stops, visit moon.com/o2hcu. #travel #travelwithmoon #explore #wanderlust.

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The #PCH (aka #Highway1) will take you down the #California coast to one of the most #beautiful places on earth, #BigSur. For more #CA #roadtrip advice, visit moon.com/UyLzR.

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Happy #ArborDay from @moonguides! #Travel photo by @justinowensart of the #Muir #Woods in #California. #tree #sunlight #travelwithmoon #hiking #explore #wanderlust

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#Yosemite #NationalPark in #California. #findyournationalpark #californiaadventure #wanderlust

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This #TravelTuesday, check out the #MoonGuides #eBook #sale. The following eBooks are $0.99 at participating eBook retailers: Moon Arizona & The Grand Canyon, Moon Four Corners, Moon Grand Canyon, Moon Mount Rushmore & The Black Hills, Moon Arches & Canyonlands, and Moon #Yellowstone & Grand Teton. Also, our #NationalPark eBook sampler is available for free at moon.com/national-parks. Happy #NationalParksWeek!

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Big horn sheep at #Glacier #NationalPark in #Montana. Photo by @moonguides author Becky Lomax. #findyournationalpark #travelwithmoon #travel #wanderlust

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It's ‪#‎WanderlustWednesday‬, and this week we are definitely daydreaming about Hawaii. Can you name this iconic lighthouse on the northernmost tip of Kauai?

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Which Hawaiian island is for you?

Beaches: Maui Hiking: O’ahu and Kaua’i Surfing: O’ahu and Maui Culture: The Big Island Getting away from it all: Molokai and Kana’i

Excerpted from Moon Hawaiian Islands, by Kevin Whitton Photo © Rose Braverman, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.

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Want to see some lava flow in Hawai`i?

Call the Kalapana lava viewing hotline [phone]) to see if there is actual lava flowing, or check online at HVO Kilauea Status.

Excerpted from Moon Hawaiian Islands, by Kevin Whitton. Photo © Thomas Tunsch, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.

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When to Go to Coastal Oregon

Unless you’re a dyed-the-wool rain-loving Pacific Northwesterner, you’ll most likely want to visit the Oregon Coast during the summer and early fall (July-September) when there’s a far better chance of sunshine.

Excerpted from Moon Coastal Oregon, by W.C. McRae and Judy Jewell.

Photo © Cory Grove, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.

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When to Go to Hawai'i

The biggest seasonal difference is the surf. North shores see higher waves in winter (October through March), which produce world class surf breaks. The opposite is true during summer (May through September) when the south shore surf rises, although it’s still gentler for beginners. Excerpted from Moon Hawaiian Islands, by Kevin Whitton. Photo © Aaron Najera, licensed Creative Commons Attribution.

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Would you dare? A kayaker paddles carefully near lava in Hawaii.

Only two weeks left! The 2014 Traveler Photo Contest is heating up. See all the top photos and submit your best travel pictures.

Photograph by Alexandre Socci