Perhaps twenty years ago my wife Maura and I first visited Key West by driving way out over U.S. 1 from the mainland, stopping once at Key Largo to...
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Territorial State Prison is a Must-See in Yuma, Arizona
The sunniest and the hottest city located in Yuma Arizona has some unusual things to offer. The Territorial State Prison is one...
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Off to Chebeague Island, Maine
On our shuttle flight from Newark to Portland, I couldn’t help but notice strange formations of violet-tinged clouds above a...
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A Weekend Getaway to the Golden Isles
When you think about taking a vacation, an island getaway may immediately come to mind. After all, there’s nothing better...
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Visiting Yuma, Arizona
During a short trip across part of Arizona, we decided to stop a night in Yuma Arizona, we like visiting cities that might not...
Read MoreEver since I flew on one of my flights to Gillette, Wyoming when I witnessed the dancing, eerie green flames of Saint Elmo’s Fire covering the...
Cabrillo National Monument is a-must-see when visiting San Diego, but for me the most striking aspect is the tide pools located 500 feet below it. A...
Whether you want a day trip, weekend getaway, or an extended adventure, there are plenty of options for skiing in the US. You’ll find ski resorts...
With a total of 59 national parks in the United States, Alaska boasts a total of eight. With everything from crystal rivers and sky-scraping...
Oooh, can I try the Apple Pie? And then I want to sample the Blackberry and the Butter Pecan! Head swimming with delicious possibilities, no I was...
There are barely a handful of places in the U.S. where you can mine for your own gemstones. One of them is only 10 miles east of Helena. This...
Located on the upper Missouri River on the present-day Montana-North Dakota border, Fort Union was the nineteenth century’s most important and...
The Indians are in the grass in the low ground; the cavalrymen are trying to form a line where the hill starts to rise. The guns sound like cap...
Although numerous radium hot springs may be found throughout the United States, the Boulder-Basin area south of Helena is the only place in the...
Nothing in the quiet openness of the prairies and valleys of the Crow Reservation prepares the traveler for the contrasting scale and utter...
“Mr. Rockefeller never feels as well as when he’s enjoying the secluded and exclusive life that only this Paradise on Earth affords.” From...
One of the pleasures of traveling is discovering places with local flavor, and Harrisville has that in abundance, as we discovered in May. Nestled in...
ocated near the city of Williams, Arizona, along the famous Route 66, Bearizona is a free-range zoo, a place you can explore from the comfort of your...
Paul Boyer’s Animated Carvings, Belleville The Paul Boyer Museum of Animated Carvings features the imaginative concoctions of Paul Boyer. Born in...
Isle of Palms is truly a beach paradise, with one of South Carolina’s top beaches stretching all across the southeastern shore. Offering beautiful...