How to get Rocky Mountain High in Colorado
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…
National Parks
How can you visit 5 National Parks in California in just 10 days?
The question is…could we really knock around in five National Parks in California given we had just 10 days to do it? Hmmm. We were making our way through Newark Liberty Airport and I was feeling that Melissa was not…
Why visit Mammoth Cave, one of the least visited National Parks?
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.…
Wigwam Village No. 2 is a great Americana surprise near Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky
On our tour of Mammoth Cave National Park, 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…
Karmel Knocking Around chasing waterfalls at the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
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…
History comes alive in Gettysburg
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…
A nice ride for Father’s Day at Cuyahoga Valley National Park
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.…
A natural wonder and iconic pizza in Paterson had us second-guessing ourselves
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,…
Here’s a Hike and Slice™ for George Washington in Morristown
As a part of our Hike and Slice™ series, we set out to stay healthy by doing a 5k (at least) by hiking through nature and then indulging on some pizza from some of the more famous, or infamous, pizza joints.…
Melissa’s rules are lost on the trail in Shenandoah National Park
People ask us all the time how we do things. You know what? Sometimes we just go. No real plan. We just go. We looked at the list of National Parks and checked into the ones that were within driving…