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The Jewell Trail up Mount Washington
After my adventures in the snow trying to climb the Ammonoosuc Ravine Trail, we decided to try to get to…
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Castle Clinton: History in Manhatten
In my last post, I talked about taking the Staten Island Ferry from Staten Island to Manhattan. Once we got…
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Beacon Rock: A Maze of Railings & Catwalks!
In the Columbia Gorge is an awesome monolith, considered by some to be the largest in the world next to…
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Wheat Harvest at Howell Living History Farm
The Howell Living History farm is unique—there are many museums, villages, and farms that offer “living history” demonstrations. You can…
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Best Easiest-To-Get-To View in Yosemite
Many people will tell you that the very best view of Yosemite Valley is from Tunnel View. Others claim it’s…
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Break up a trip across Kansas at Monument Rocks!
Although it’s small, I’ve never seen anyplace quite like Monument Rocks National Natural Landmark. Also known as the “Chalk Pyramids”…
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The Tulips in Ottawa
Can you imagine receiving 20,000 tulip bulbs from a foreign dignitary? How about receiving that number of tulip bulbs each…
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Farm Equipment from the Carrizo Plain
A few weeks ago, I posted about how you could stand on the San Andreas Earthquake Fault Line in Carrizo…
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Mount Greylock: Middle Earth in Massachusetts?
Think beautiful views…think green mountains all around you…think historic structures…think memorial towers…think J. R. R. Tolkien… Wait…Tolkien, in the middle…
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Walk Across a Real Earthquake Fault Line at Carrizo Plain!
Carrizo Plain National Monument is fairly new as national monuments go. The park was established in 2001 from land in…
