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Category Archives: America
Denver/Red Rock & Garden of the Gods Park: colorful celestial spires, July 2023
Getting to the top is optional. Getting down is mandatory. Ed Viesturs Those colorful celestial spires: “Their story begins hundreds of millions of years ago, when the area around the Garden hosted the mighty “Ancestral Rockies” (so named because they rose in much the same place as our modern Rockies). Like all mountain ranges, they […]
The North Shore MN, 2015 🦆 2021 🐠 2022 🌳 2023
You know the 4 MN seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction. ~ Unknown Minnesotan What is the Minnesota North Shore? The Minnesota North Shore refers to the northern shore of Lake Superior, one of the five great lakes in North America. The North Shore runs from Duluth, Minnesota, at the southwestern end […]
Summer’s Tranquility: Brook Creek and Prairie Song Farm, Iowa, 2020/21/22/23 🚜🐂🌼
If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal. ~ Paul Coelho Dorchester, IA: Enjoy fishing at one of the most popular coldwater trout streams in the state of Iowa, Waterloo Creek. It offers exceptional angling for brook, rainbow and brown trout. The section of Waterloo Creek near Dorchester is not stocked, but fish […]
In Pursuit of a Capital: Long Weekend in D.C. 10.2018
Washington, D.C. is 12 square miles bordered by reality. ~ Andrew Johnson Hollywood for Ugly People? The Federal City? The American Rome? City of Magnificent Distances? There are plenty of nicknames to Washington, D.C.. Founded in 1790, the nation’s capital has been a dynamic city with plenty of highs and lows to match its place […]
Exploring La ville de Québec & New England, August 2018 🚠🇨🇦🇺🇸
Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything. ~ Charles Kuralt Acadia National Park: Home to some of the most stunning landscapes and diverse wildlife on the Eastern Seaboard, Acadia National Park is open to explore year-round. Situated on the coast of Maine, the […]
The Golden State Series, Episode Two: Carmel By The Sea 🐳
It is better to travel well than to arrive. ~ Buddha The name California comes from a mythical Spanish island ruled by a queen called Califia that was featured in a Spanish romance (“Las Sergas de Esplandian”) written by Garcia Ordonez de Montalvo in 1510. The Spanish explorers originally thought that California was an island.
Out East —> Summer, 2016 🚕☀️
Books are the plane, and the train, and the road. They are the destination, and the journey. They are home. ~ Anna Quindlen Antietam, Maryland (September 17 1862): Antietam, or the Battle of Sharpsburg, is the bloodiest battle of the Civil War that happened on a single day. And while the numbers of killed and […]
Picture Perfect: Sate Parks 🏞️
We take too much of our heritage for granted. Harriman State Park is not Mt. Vernon. Nor is it Yosemite. But heritage cannot be measured on a scale. ~ Mary E. Reed Our Story In Pictures: Glacier Lake MN State Park, 2016 🚣♀️ 🏄♀️ 🐟 Glacial Lakes State Park is a state park of Minnesota, […]
San Diego & Coronado Island, 2016 ⛵️ 🌅
Sister is probably the most competitive relationship within the family, but once the sisters are grown, it becomes the strongest relationship. ~ Margaret Mead Built in 1888, the Hotel del Coronado became one of California’s most beloved seaside destinations, with its Queen Anne architecture, wedding cake trim and famous red roof turrets. The resort community […]
