Sixtysomething-year-old newlyweds travelling the world together – Adventure Awaits!
It started with the Fremont Troll. I saw a picture and description and knew it was going on the agenda for our time in Seattle. The cool thing about these Roadside America oddities is that you never know where they will lead. A few years ago, a stop off the highway to see the World’s … Continue reading Exploring the Freedom to be Peculiar in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood
Perhaps you don't know about the Spoleto USA Festival held in Charleston, SC. For nearly 50 years now, every spring, the city of Charleston comes alive for 17 days with more than 100 performing arts programs of all types, from all over the world, held all over the city in theaters and churches. Spoleto was … Continue reading A Long-Awaited Pilgrimage to Spoleto USA in Charleston, SC
Tropical garden at the Audubon House In our first 24 hours in Key West, we visited a place called The Audubon House that Audubon never lived in or even visited, went to Mallory Square for a fabled sunset celebration known for its street performers, including jugglers, clowns, psychics, artists, and musicians, that was, in reality, … Continue reading Relaxing days in the Conch Republic: Key West, Florida
We are at the beach house of our friends Larry and Laurie. They are in Italy for two weeks visiting their son, who works in Rome, and touring the country. We are here caring for their sweet, easygoing pup, Banjo. The house is on Oak Island, a barrier island in the Brunswick beaches off the … Continue reading Nothin’ could be finer: A dog’s life in North Carolina
Before reaching Badlands National Park, I had doubts as to whether it would be worth the time and effort to stop there. We had already seen and done so much on this trip, much of it in the same region as Badlands NP, including Theodore Roosevelt National Park with its Badlands and petrified forest, the … Continue reading Badlands National Park: A Western Wonderland
A unique feature of Theodore Roosevelt National Park is that it is comprised of two separate units that are 70 miles apart, posing challenges to a visitor. We first spent a day in the less-visited North Unit where we took a ranger hike that focused on the geology and wildlife in the area, followed by … Continue reading Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Devil’s Tower, and the Black Hills
On this trip, John and I have had a wonderful opportunity of broadening our knowledge of the culture and history of the state of Montana by spending three nights in Helena and another three nights in Great Falls. I wish we could say that we did our research and decided that these two cities were … Continue reading Jumping Buffalo, Prairie Dogs, and Montana Mermaids
I spent a summer during college working at the Many Glacier Hotel in Glacier National Park. At the time, I had barely travelled outside of the Southeast and I was awestruck by the park. It was simply the most beautiful place I’d ever seen. Fast forward to now, many years later, and after visiting nearly … Continue reading An Accidental Reunion in Glacier National Park
Two of the most beautiful and iconic national parks in the U.S. are next door neighbors to each other: Grand Teton and Yellowstone. We booked early – and got lucky – and were able to line up in-the-park lodging for both. In Grand Teton, we stayed in a charming, historic cabin in the Colter Bay … Continue reading Grand Teton and Yellowstone mid-pandemic
After a short, but fun, visit to Taos, we headed toward Colorado to see an old friend in Boulder, new friends in Longmont, and a cousin in Saratoga, Wyoming. Getting out of Taos, however, had its challenges. On the day we left, we arose at around 6:00 and John went to find coffee. Not only … Continue reading Leaving Taos and fun with family and friends
You and Me, Odyssey 