Seeing the USA

Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey of Alaska in Anchorage where she visits the Alaska Native Heritage Centre. She then sees Alaska from the sky in a floatplane from Lake Hood. Next, she travels by train to Denali National Park and Preserve to see its iconic nature and famous mountain Denali. In Seward, Brandy boards a cruise and explores Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Haines and Ketchikan.

Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey in Oregon in Portland where she learns about the Maker movement and craft beer. Then, she travels to Albany to ride and carve at Albany's Historic Carousel Museum. Next, she goes on an ATV excursion through Deschutes National Forest and learns to be a cattle rancher in Fossil. She finishes her trip in Pendleton, where she learns how to make cowboy boots.

Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey to Utah in Salt Lake City, where she learns about the state's history at This Is The Place Heritage Park. Going deeper into Utah’s natural history, Brandy discovers the paleontological wonders at Cleveland Lloyd Dinosaur Quarry. Next, she tries canyoneering at Goblin Valley State Park, followed by an experience with Navajo Guides at the iconic Monument Valley.

Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey of Nevada exploring the extraordinary Cathedral Gorge State Park. Then she travels to Ely to learn how to drive a diesel locomotive at the Nevada Northern Railway Museum and discover garnets at the Garnet Hill Recreation Area. Outside Fallon, Brandy meets Mike Williams, a Paiute-Shoshone artisan who makes tule duck decoys.

Brandy Yanchyk starts her journey to Arizona in Phoenix, where she visits the Desert Botanical Garden. Next, in Scottsdale, she learns to cook a delicious dish with Chef. Jeremy Pacheco at Lon’s restaurant. In Flagstaff, she tries glass blowing with local Glass Artist George Averbeck. In Sedona, she explores the town in a jeep tour. Brandy then learns how to bake bread with Don Guerra.

Brandy Yanchyk starts her island-hopping adventure on the island of Molokai in the Halawa Valley. Next is the island of Lanai, where she learns about native Hawaiian culture at the Lanai Culture and Heritage Center. Then Maui to learn about the state’s craft brewing industry and the island of Hawaii where she explores the Kaloko-Honokohau National Historic Park.

Brandy Yanchyk starts her Louisiana journey in New Orleans where she makes a po' boy sandwich, meets the Mardi Gras Indians and samples the famous Sazerac cocktail. In St. John the Baptist Parish, she visits the Whitney Plantation, the only plantation museum in Louisiana with an exclusive focus on the lives of enslaved people. Her trip ends in Houma where she learns about the United Houma Nation.