We have traveled to 16 National Parks over the last two years. It’s interesting to see what people have to say about the Parks they have visited. Obviously opinions will differ, and people will undoubtedly let you know what their…
With all of the places we have both traveled, neither one of us had been to Colorado. We had both wanted to, but neither of us had managed to get there. Oh, we did land in Colorado last year, when…
The question is…could we really knock around in five National Parks in 10 days? Hmmm. We were making our way through Newark Liberty Airport and I was feeling that Melissa was not showing her usual level of excitement. So I…
A lot of our friends and relatives asked, “Why Mammoth Cave National Park?” Most, if not all, of them had never even heard of the place. It is actually one of the least visited National Parks in the United States.…
On our tour of Mammoth Cave, Ranger Nolan said that the National Parks are what make America great and beautiful. Humans are what destroy the natural beauty of this country. And the super highway has destroyed what was built beside…
We’re always looking for a great hike and we love to find trails that have moving water. What is it about the moving water that is so enticing? We had been to the Dingmans Ferry area before having gone to…
We do history here…We don’t glorify it; we don’t propagandize it and we certainly don’t trivialize it. History is not always glamorous. It can be messy, ugly, and brutal. But we choose to remember history and not hide it, lest…
Last year we spent Father’s Day in Acadia National Park where we hiked and I got to eat a lot of lobster. This year we decided to take a ride…a ride to Cuyahoga Valley National Park for…a ride…and no lobster.…
Paterson, New Jersey is not exactly a place you would expect to draw a whole bunch of tourists, visitors, curiosity seekers. Driving through the city gives a pretty good glimpse into why things have gotten a bit out of hand,…
It’s May, and after a long stretch of rain, the weather was perfect – perfect for a hike and slice, and we decided to go where people hiked a very long time ago. New Jersey has a number of places…