Top 10 Coolest Budget-Friendly Hotels in the USA
Who doesn’t love to travel? Most of us crave a getaway from time to time. But let’s face it, it can be pricey, or downright depressing to book the cheap motel a few blocks away from the beach. But budget travel doesn’t have to be depressing, it can be an exciting scavenger hunt with rewarding finds that won’t empty your wallet. Sometimes the most memorable trips are the ones that really make us dig deep, but to get you started on planning the most awesome budget trip ever, here are some pretty snazzy accommodations across the United States.
Think you can’t ride a bike in the snow?
In first grade at St. Pius X School, Sister Thomas gave my class a free period each week to reflect upon our sins. Inspired by a library book about sea animals, I sometimes spent it daydreaming about riding a walrus, which I admired for its immensity and the fact it could swim faster than cars were allowed to drive in my neighborhood. It conjured a feeling that was equal parts ponderous and agile; atop a walrus, I would be nimble among obstacles, yet able to plow through anything unavoidable.
Road Trip Idaho
The ridgeline cut a toothy silhouette across the eastern sky. The stillness in the air, a serene contrast to the dramatic peaks piercing the horizon, was undercut only by the heartbeat pounding in my chest. The Buffalo Drop loomed. On the previous lap I’d taken the cheater line around the aptly named feature. The rock roll feels as though you’re jumping a mountain bike into a steep landing off the back of the largest bison imaginable. My ego couldn’t stomach skipping it again. It wasn’t that large. Not compared to the gargantuan Tetons I was gaping at, anyway.
A Skier’s Guide to Grand Targhee, Wyoming
A Skier’s Guide to Grand Targhee, Wyoming By Powder Magazine January 14, 2019 Grand Targhee Resort is the powder skier’s mountain where consistent storms drop over 500″ of snow per year. Located on the western slope of the Tetons, our base elevation of 7,850′ keeps us covered top-to-bottom from opening day to closing weekend. Whether […]
Grand Targhee in the Tetons
About 90 minutes north of Jackson Hole is the hidden gem of the Wyoming Tetons, Grand Targhee Resort. Rising high above the flat valley floor, Grand Targhee is sparse trees, snowy glades and powdery bowls. From the town of Alta, there is a beautiful mountain road winding up to the resort, and as you turn the last corner the slopes are startling — the groomers appear to go straight up the front face of the hill. And dotted throughout the terrain are trees — if you can call them that — glittering like snow sculptures brined with so much snow you can’t see any green.
West Side Story
With low-cost living and high-class skiing, Teton Valley, Idaho, might be the promised land for skiers. But can it survive its own love affair?