Mary Ann McGivern
Sometimes You Should Just Turn Around
The drive from St. Louis to New York City was a trip from hell. I was moving to Manhattan to start a new job and was traveling with my two cats in a...
Moving to NY
The drive from St. Louis to New York City was a trip from hell. I was moving to Manhattan to take a new job. I was traveling with my two cats in a...
A Trip to China
In 1997 I was an emergency replacement speaker at a four-day United Nations Round Table in Beijing. It was October and I happened to be in New York...
Political Travel between NYC and DC with a Guatemalan...
Tuesday our hostess Helen drove Gloria and me to the Atlantic City bus station and we caught a bus back to New York City. We were headed back to...
Political Travel between NYC and DC with a Guatemalan...
Early Saturday Eileen drove Gloria and me to Mary’s home in rural Delaware. Mary Peter visited friends in DC and then traveled back to New York to...
Political Travel between NYC and DC with a Guatemalan...
This is a look from the ground at issues from home that matter to a traveler and the sights that must not be missed. It’s a political/social...
End of Alaska Blog – Anchorage
From Talkeetna we drove to Anchorage where we spent our last few days. We stayed at Dave’s, sleeping indoors for the first time in weeks. We used...
Alaska Blog XXV -Talkeetna
Talkeetna From Denali we drove south on highway 3 to Talkeetna, a small town at the base of Mount McKinley. Talkeeta is the staging site for...
Alaska Blog XXIV- In Denali Park
June 9 to 11 That first day we hiked a trail rated “moderately difficult” to the dog sled kennels. It was uphill and then it was downhill...
Alaska Blog XXIII-Tangle Lakes and Mining
June 9 As we drove along Denali Highway from Paxson where we camped, we crossed the Tangle Lakes Archaeological district. Artifacts from pit-houses...
Alaska Blog XXII-Along the Denali Highway
From McCarthy we drove back the 60 miles on narrow dirt road, to Chitina. We had lunch in town and the wind – that had disappeared while we were in...
Alaska Blog- XXI – Making New Plans to Tour...
My brother David was a terrific host. He had suggested floating the Copper River. That morning he talked to each one of us, asking how disappointed...
Alaska Blog- XX- Camp Cooking
I wrote a blog about the menu before we left for Alaska. But I could only list the food. I could not tell you how it tasted. It was delicious...
Alaska Blog-XIX- Chitina and the Copper River
June 6, We pulled into Chitina late in the afternoon. The two students, both young women named Sara, who had driven the pick-up with the raft...
Alaska Blog- XVIII- A Seminar on Bears
June 5th, The first night we camped outdoors, Dave called us together right outside the van. This is important, he said. Before anything else, you...
Alaska Blog-XVII – Landing in Haines
June 4th, We arrive in Haines, AK!! It is a little sad to disembark. We made some friends and had a great time. But from the deck we spot Dave...