I love when a town has a mascot, a theme, a point of pride, and doesn’t take itself to seriously. Like Roswell, NM and its aliens, catfish in Belzoni, MS, or manatees in Crystal River. Punxsutawney, PA is that kind of town. Embracing the time-honored tradition of using a groundhogs’ prognostication of the coming of spring. […]
We Kindly Welcome you to Amish Country
In the southeast corner of Pennsylvania is Lancaster County. The County is famous for its population of 45,000 of the states 65,000 practicing Amish. […]
A stalled storm system has kept Maryland inundated in rain for the past few days and Hurricane Florence is inching closer to the Eastern Shore. Many things I hope to see and do on the Chesapeake Bay are taking a back seat. I do, however, decide to crawl out of my bunker and check out the Goddard Space Flight Center. […]
Are you like me and love postcards? I don’t know why but I buy them at most every stop. I always think I’ll frame them or something.
The central part of Colorado has so much to see and do and I don’t get a chance to do many things that I want to. But ascending Mount Evans is on top of the list.
I take my last day to travel up the highest road in North America; the summit of Mount Evans. The 14-mile designated byway is a narrow paved road, full of switchbacks, and with no guard rails. It was recommended to me by several people who know I like wildlife and grand vistas. […]
I have seen photos of Lake Powell with the houseboats floating on the insanely blue water with the sheer red cliffs behind them. In such, recreating that scene has long been on my bucket list. After a little research beforehand, the cost of the boat and the logistics of such is going to be a pretty big endeavor for a solo team of man and dog. I haven’t given up on the idea, but regretfully it’s not looking like a probability. […]