New England Revisited
We worked our way back across minor roads to Vermont Route 100, which is a famous scenic route that runs the ridgeline of the Green Mountains, the backbone of …
50-State-Tour
Entries about travels within the 50 states.
New York (NYC) State of Mind
With apologies to Billy Joel who wrote the song of the same name as my title, so I am not being very original, our short, but very packed, recent …
Grand Canyon
Sometimes things are not always what you think they will be and I arrived with great expectations of the Grand Canyon National Park, and while it is grand in …
Lava Wrangling in Hawaii
Hawaii was the last of the 50 states we would visit and it ranks amongst the highest on my list of personal favorites, but not for the reasons of …
Blowing Through Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
A quick trip to Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands give a person a chance to experience new and different cultures all without technically leaving the United States …
Smelling Sulfur In A Super Volcano
Our latest adventure in early September took us to Idaho Falls, Idaho, for two purposes. First, it would serve as a base for exploring Yellowstone and the Grand …
Bridging Colorado While Running the Continental Divide
June 2009 journey to Denver, Breckenridge, and other places in the Rockies of Colorado with a brief sojourn into Utah.
Driving a HUGE Loop From Minneapolis, via Canada
Once again we have returned from the wilds of America and Canada and I take it upon myself to tell the tale. I would like all of my faithful …
Biting Into the New, and Some Say Improved, Big Apple
WARNING: This narrative contains occasional strong language and adult themes along with unsolicited political commentary and opinion. It is also extremely long at over 20 8.5 x 11 inch …
Four States and a Province in 3 and ½ Days
Once again, Tim and I have returned from an adventure. This one took in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, and Ontario. Granted, not a great deal of Illinois or Indiana, …