I just got back from a trip to Nashville, Tennessee, and what fun we had! There will be more detailed posts about some of this, but for now, I wanted to share a few photos – and a few things…
Accurate Hiking Trail Difficulty Calculator (Kilometers)
Have you ever wished you could find an accurate and consistent difficulty rating for trails? “Easy” vs. “Strenuous” is so subjective, and if it’s like some major hiking websites that will be left unnamed, the difficulty ratings are user-generated and…
Every Ride at Seabreeze Amusement Park, Ranked!
Seabreeze is a family tradition for many people who live in the greater Rochester area. However, I’d never visited until last weekend. (I can scramble to the top of the highest peak in the Rocky Mountains, walk to the lowest…
A Little Visit to Broadway, Nashville
So I did a thing. If you follow my blog at all, you know it’s not my normal thing. But during a cousin’s weekend in Nashville, we went down to Broadway and visited some of the famous country singers’ bars.…
Photos from Holden Beach, NC – Thanksgiving 2024
Over the Thanksgiving week, I had the amazing opportunity to go to Holden Beach, North Carolina, and spend the entire week with family. It was such fun. I didn’t get pictures of everything, but here are a few of the…
Photos from Rochester’s Lilac Festival
It’s almost time for the annual Lilac Festival in Rochester, New York! The 2024 dates are May 10-May 19, and at least at this point, it seems like the forecasters have been about right for the lilac blooms. If you…
How to Decide When to Rest
Last week, I wrote about how laziness vs. rest is an obedience stance: Are we living out our “yes” to God while resting, or are we being lazy and ignoring or intentionally disobeying what God is telling us to do?…
Driving the Fayette Station Road & Views of the New River Gorge Bridge
If you want a unique and personal perspective on the New River Gorge Bridge, you really need to take the Fayette Station Road from one side of New River Gorge to the other. This was the road – the only…
How to Get a Camping Permit for Echo Canyon & Hole in the Wall Roads in Death Valley
About a year ago, Death Valley National Park instituted a permit system for the two most popular roads for camping in the park – Echo Canyon Road and Hole in the Wall Road. I gather that the two were simply…
The Maze Overlooks: Millard Canyon, Bagpipe Butte, and Flint Trail
There are three official overlooks along NP-633, the road between Hans Flat and the Flint Trail in the Maze District of Canyonlands National Park. (If you want to know more about NP-633, be sure to check out this post.) If…