This was a vacation that even Alzheimer’s couldn’t erase from my memory. Aunt Nell, Aunt Betty, Mama, and I had a “roaring good time”, as Aunt Nell would say. I think that I speak for all of us when I …
Month: August 2004
“Know Before You Go to Alaska by Bonnie and Bill Neely”
“Denali,” or “the Great One” in Athabaskan native tongue, was the ancient name for Mt. McKinley, North America’s highest mountain, 20,320 feet tall, which is located in the Alaska Range. Mt. McKinley National Park was established there in 1917 and …
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“Wonder Of Mt. McKinley (Denali) by Bonnie and Bill Neely”
The July day was clear with sunny, blue skies. About 100 miles away we could see the magnificent, icy peaks of “The Great One” and couldn’t wait to arrive. Bill and I had no intention of trying to scale Mt. …
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No Worries In the Other Land Down Under by Linda Ballou
In New Zealand, a country that embraces tourism like no other, the outdoor loving Kiwis have made nature’s treasures accessible to all. A network of trails from mild to wild, are well marked and maintained by the Department of Conservation. …
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Luray Caverns – Again by Andrew Der
I realized the other day for the first time that I have expended more effort to experience travel destinations across oceans and continents than I have where I call home. I don’t fully understand this phenomena but I may change …
