The peak visitor season at the refuge coincides with Florida’s peak tourist season, the winter months of December-April. Sanibel Island is world famous for its beautiful beaches and natural beauty. J. N. “Ding” Darling National Wildlife Refuge serves as a …
I Survived A Carolina Coast Hurricane by Ron Kapon
This is being written from the Jones/Byrd clubhouse at Sea Trail Resort & Conference Center in Sunset Beach, North Carolina (half way between Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Wilmington, North Carolina) while Hurricane Charley roars overhead. We were given a …
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Hutchinson: Kansas Sports Center and More by Bonnie and Bill Neely
When we travelled to Hutchinson, Kansas, for the National Junior Collge Athletic Association Men’s Basketball Tournament we expected this little town of about 50,000 population in the middle of the United States to be just a location for this annual …
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At Indian Creek Ranch Leave the World Behind by Linda Ballou
If you ever thought you wanted to own a ranch, but don’t want to work 24/7 to keep it going in rugged outback country, then Indian Creek Ranch is where you want to be. My pulse quickened at the sight …
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New Jersey, a Little State With Big Family Fun by Bonnie and Bill Neely
Just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia is the newly rennovated New Jersey State Aquarium in Camden. After being closed for renovation for most of the months since last summer, it reopens this month in time for summer visitors. This …
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Camping & RVing at Mt. Rainier National Park
As we twisted through the mountainous two-lane highway I commented, “This is really beautiful but I’m a little disappointed because, although this is one of the largest mountains in the lower US, from the highway it looks like other mountains …
Into Africa by Hank Lowenstein
Karen Blixen (Isak Dinseen – “Out Of Africa”) describes an experience which must have been excruciatingly painful for her. Once you go into Equatorial East Africa the experience is permanently etched into your brain. I had the extraordinary opportunity to …
St. Augustine’s Inns of Elegance
Legend has it that Juan Ponce de Leon was seeking “The Fountain of Youth” when he sailed northwest from Puerto Rico in 1513. He sighted land on April 2, 1513 and named it “La Florida.” In 1565 naval commander Pedro …
Safari on the Salmon River by Linda Ballou
We began our 86-mile float down the Salmon River, the longest free-flowing river in the lower forty-eight, with the sun shining and snow-bright clouds mushrooming on the horizon. By the time we pulled into Magpie Beach for lunch the clouds …
Pacific Serendipity by Cecilia M. Miller
A warm early summer day found us leisurely driving north on California’s Highway One between San Luis Obispo and Monterey. The roadway follows the bays, points, valleys and canyons that trail alongside the Pacific Ocean. It is a byway of …
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