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The breathtaking views of Colorado Springs from the summit of Pikes Peak inspired Katharine Lee Bates unforgettable anthem, “America the Beautiful.” The city embodies some of the best that the West has to offer, and any visit to the region will be full of such inspiring vistas. To maximize...

Celebrity Guest Kit Hoover by Kirsten Akens When we jump on the phone with Kit Hoover, she’s just recently received notice that she and Access co-host Natalie Morales have been nominated for a Daytime Emmy in the Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host category. “Can you believe it? How great is that?” she...

by Kirsten Akens Actress Regina Hall has been in a range of television series from Law & Order: LA and Black-ish to Insecure and Ally McBeal. Her films are just as genre-crossing — she played Brenda in all four Scary Movie films, Candace in The Best Man Holiday, and, most...

by Kirsten Akens Kentucky native Carly Pearce may be new to the world of dropping albums and climbing the country music charts, but the 27-year-old singer-songwriter isn’t new to music as a life path. At 11, she fronted a touring bluegrass band, and by 16, she was performing multiple times...

by Kirsten Akens She’s won six Grammy Awards, earned three multi-platinum albums, and had 10 Top 40 pop singles since she broke into the music scene in the ’80s — but that’s really just the tip of Amy Grant’s successes, which also include her popular Christmas concerts, both on the...

By Kirsten Akens Here at Adventure Girl, we don’t believe there’s ever a bad time to travel, but we do know that some places are more popular in the summer. In an effort to encourage you to get out now, here are seven underrated locales for your next wintertime rendezvous....

By: Kirsten Akens Not quite a two-hour drive north of San Francisco, the small Sonoma Valley town of Healdsburg makes a great home base for exploring California wine country. Read on for our recommendations of eight great reasons to visit the town and its immediate surrounding area. 1. Wine: Because we’re...

By: Kirsten Akens From gorgeous yoga mats to über chic sunnies, we wouldn’t blame you if you wanted this entire line-up of potential Mother’s Day gifts for yourself. So perhaps purchasing two of each might just be the answer? Provocateur Leggings, by Yoga Design Lab Cut-outs are all the rage...

Bordered by Phoenix to the west, Scottsdale is a destination in its own right. Don’t be fooled: it may be nicknamed “the West’s Most Western Town” — and you can certainly learn to Arizona two-step and come home with a pair of cowboy boots if you’d like — but...