Millions of visitors each year enjoy the places of wonder that the National Parks and Monuments of the United States offer, but, sadly, only a small number of these visitors spend more than a few hours or hike more than …
Category: North America
Kayaking and Yakking on the Glacial Moraines by Marion D.S. Dreyfus
I am back from my adventure where I learned to kayak on the glacial lakes way up in southeast Alaska, without personal horrors of over-turning and drowning in the glacial run-off from Margerie or Pacific glaciers! The state is three …
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A Winter’s Trip to Palm Beach Gardens, Florida
It was a cold day in Pennsylvania when I hopped on a U.S. Air flight commuter plane in State College, PA heading for West Palm Beach and a 7 day vacation in sunny FloridaI to visit my long time friend. …
Winter Thrills…Without Spills by Valerie A. Russo
Once you’ve reached age 51, it’s all downhill. So you might as well put on skis – as I did for the first time last year – and enjoy the ride. I also strapped on snowshoes to look for hidden …
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Roughing It In Luxury at Zion Mountain Resort by Bonnie and Bill Neely
We wanted to visit the National Parks in southern Utah, so we flew into the closest airport, Las Vegas McCarran International. We rented a car for the desert drive and found it fascinatingly barren along Highway 15 until we passed …
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Come, Experience Montana’s Wide Open Spaces
Montana Majesties: Montana is a vast and varied state of mountains, canyons, river valleys, forests and caverns. It’s the 4th largest state in the nation but with our popularion under 1 million, it’s actually the sixth least-populated state. Ah… there …
City Mouse-Country Mouse: Backyard Travels in San Diego by Howard Hian
The charming City Mouse-Country Mouse tale by Aesop tells the story of two cousins from very different neighborhoods who visit each other and, as a result, gain appreciation for their own homes. Aesop’s fables were first written in the mid-sixth …
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Redding’s Not-So-Hidden Jewel
Driving along I-5 near Redding, California, you wouldn’t guess that a glistening jewel lies just west along the Sacramento River. Nestled in Turtle Bay Exploration Park, the Sundial pedestrian bridge was completed in 2004 and connects the two sections of …
Twelfth Night at the Utah Shakespearean Festival by Linda Lane
In Cedar City, UT, two blocks from the The Iron Gate Inn, a charming bed and breakfast where I am staying, I spotted Southern Utah University, headquarters for the Tony award winning Utah Shakespearean Festival that is currently running from …
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Cedar City, Utah’s Best Holiday Location
We have spent several weeks in different seasons in Utah, a state with so many beautiful places to experience and such varied and fascinating. It is a state focused on strong families and has one of the lowest crime rates …
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