Posts & pictures of my adventures!
Dodgers Stadium
As part of my MLB stadiums quest, we spent the weekend in LA with our friends, the Hubbard’s, who were kind enough to bring us to a Dodgers game. Our friend Krista also joined in on the fun and we …
Nixon Library and Boyhood Home
For Scott’s quest to go to one site per President, we visited the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, California. I thought it was a pretty well-done library with a lot of interpretation on the various …
everywhere in California
Although we got a California brewery for my Brewery-In-Every-State quest a long time ago, Southern California has so many good breweries that we always have to stop somewhere. And LA traffic really …
An Afternoon in Grand Teton National Park
After spending a Morning in Yellowstone National Park, we drove the outer look through Grand Tetons National Park in the afternoon.
A Morning in Yellowstone National Park
Since we revamped our trip to spend an unexpected night with our friends in West Yellowstone, we further revamped our trip to spend the next night in Driggs, Idaho, with some ASU tailgating friends. …
Spending an Unexpected Evening With Friends and a Montana Brewery
When Scott and I finished Craters of the Moon National Monument, we realized we were "ahead of schedule." We have some friends in West Yellowstone, Montana, who happened to be home for the evening. …
Craters of the Moon National Monument - BLM
While I have previously been to the portion of Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve managed by the National Park Service, I had not gone to the portion of the Monument managed by the …
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument
This Juneteenth Trip also allowed me to mark off another National Park Unit - Number 382 / 433! First we stopped at the two primary overlooks - the Snake River Overlook and the Oregon Trail Overlook.
Waterfalls in Southern Idaho
If you know Scott and I, you know that we love finding and photographing waterfalls on our trips. Our Utah/Idaho trip was no exception. We spent a good share of a day exploring some of the nice …
Evel Knievel Jump Site in Twin Falls
Since we were in the area, Scott wanted to go to the Even Knievel Jump Site where Robert Craig "Evel" Knievel attempted to jump over the Snake River Canyon - what he thought would be his most …
Koto Brewing - Idaho Brewery
Koto Brewing in Twin Falls, Idaho, was the Idaho brewery that I checked off on my Brewery-In-Every-State Quest. There were two really interesting parts to this brewery. First, they used the flooring …
Salmon Dam - Twin Falls Area
On our way from Wendover, Utah, to Twin Falls, Idaho, we stopped at Salmon Dam, just outside Twin Falls. The dam provided interesting views, but we loved the little waterfall next to the dam. It …
Historic Wendover Airfield - WWII
We visited the Historic Wendover Airfield in Wendover, Utah, as part of our Manhattan Project Quest. The Army Air Base was used as a major training facility during WWII for the Army's heavy bombers …
Bonneville Salt Flats
The first stop on our June 2025 trip to Utah and Idaho were the Bonneville Salt Flats, a densely packed salt pan west of Salt Lake City. These Salt Flats are where they run the land speed races and …
Frances Perkins National Monument
Our last stop of the trip before I had to fly home was Frances Perkins NM. Frances was the Secretary of Labor under FDR and was the first woman in a presidential cabinet. She was integral in passing …
New England National Scenic Trail
After spending the night with our friend in NY, we headed on to Connecticut. Not only did we mark off our last remaining county in CT, but we also did a short walk on the New England NST (my 380th …
Tunkhannock Viaduct
Supplementing Steamtown is this huge stone bridge, built to handle the huge steam engines going to and from Steamtown.
Steamtown NHS
On our way to see a friend in NY, we stopped by Steamtown NHS-my 379th NPS unit. Man, if you’re a train lover, this place is for you. Lots of steam trains and everything else you can imagine about …
Jim Thorpe’s Memorial and Grave
After spending my actual birthday with friends in Philly, we headed north, stopping at Jim Thorpe’s Memorial and Grave. Such a tremendous athlete-football, baseball, and Olympic events.
Hopewell Furnace NHS
This was our first stop on my birthday to mark off my 378th NPS unit. Hopewell Furnace is a well-preserved charcoal-fired iron furnace so important to the US in the late 1700s and throughout the …
Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School NM
Visited the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School today. Thousands of Native American children were forced to go to school in these Boarding Schools, where they were stripped of everything of their …
Brown v. Board of Education NHP
The first stop today was 3 sites associated with Brown v. Board of Education NHS sites. I never thought about this issue in states like Delaware and Pennsylvania, but it was. Clayton HS was an …