Category: *The U.S. in 9 Regions

7 PARKS * 9 DAYS: SEEING THE NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SW

Seeing the National Parks of America’s SW will expose you to canyons, rock formations and beauty you’ll not see anywhere else in the world! It was springtime in the Rockies, and COVID-19 had my husband, Eddie, and I wondering just where we could go… Continue Reading “7 PARKS * 9 DAYS: SEEING THE NATIONAL PARKS OF THE SW”

LAKE SUPERIOR, MN: ONE LAKE, MANY BEACHES

The lake, according to the native Ojibwas, was called gichi-gami.  I love the native languages, they are so straightforward.  Gichi-gami means, ‘huge water’.  And huge it is!  Lake Superior is the largest freshwater lake in the world.  Lake Superior has a surface area of… Continue Reading “LAKE SUPERIOR, MN: ONE LAKE, MANY BEACHES”

IN GOOD HANDS: Fredericksburg, VA

We’re in Good Hands! It was a lovely, sunny morning as we raced down I-95 from Washington D.C. towards Virginia.  Lovely because it had rained the entire time that we were getting to know our Nation’s Capital, and racing because…well…it was I-95 southbound along… Continue Reading “IN GOOD HANDS: Fredericksburg, VA”

CRUISE PORTS: Ft Lauderdale

Ahhhhh…the best laid plans. As I’ve mentioned before, we like to take advantage of seeing new things at any cruise port city that we find ourselves in, and always plan a day or two on either the front or back end of a cruise… Continue Reading “CRUISE PORTS: Ft Lauderdale”

BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: Charleston, SC

One of the things that was on the very top of my ‘must see’ list for our first trek into the Deep South was to see an alligator up close in the wild. Being from Colorado I’ve been privileged to get up close to… Continue Reading “BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR: Charleston, SC”

ONE THING (St Louis, MO)

I can’t say that I do one thing every day that scares me, but if my day includes something that requires me to be higher than 5’ off the ground, then that would definitely be my one thing for that day! I don’t just… Continue Reading “ONE THING (St Louis, MO)”

FLIGHT RISK (Olympic Peninsula WA)

I suppose that if you have a travel partner, and you set out on a fairly significant road trip, putting some miles between your destination and home, you should probably return with said partner. Eddie and I began learning about each other’s ‘travel styles’… Continue Reading “FLIGHT RISK (Olympic Peninsula WA)”

KEEP CALM & ELTON JOHN (Savannah, GA)

Everything happens for a reason. Really. And I’ve learned never to be disappointed when things don’t go according to plan. It was in fall and we were enjoying Savannah, GA – which had been on our bucket list to visit for some time. We… Continue Reading “KEEP CALM & ELTON JOHN (Savannah, GA)”

ART, ARCHITECTURE & FLYING MONKEYS (Burlington, VT)

We crossed the New York state line with our ‘Little Guy’ trailer in tow. We were crossing the Burlington-Port Kent Bridge into Vermont right over the top of Lake Champlain. Eddie was admiring the lake (he has a little romance going on with all… Continue Reading “ART, ARCHITECTURE & FLYING MONKEYS (Burlington, VT)”