When we were looking at things to do in Cincinnati, we discovered the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. So, after the baseball game, we still some …

Since we were in Cincinnati, and the Reds were playing at home, Scott worked going to a baseball game into our schedule. It was a beautiful day for a game.

We had to cancel/postpone our planned Canadian Rockies trip due to some unexpected medical issues for Scott that precluded him from going to elevation for …

Our last day in NE started with driving under the Archway that spans the old Oregon Trail. Then we found an interesting monument to the Oregon Trail travelers.

Our second full day in Nebraska found us driving back from the western part of the state to the eastern part - getting a bunch of new counties along the way. …

Carhenge, modeled after Stonehenge in England, is a well-known roadside oddity in western Nebraska. I visited back in 2009, but Scott hadn’t gone yet. It’s at …

This part of Nebraska is full of gorgeous sunflower. Both wild and planted.

Within the Sandhills area is the Nebraska National Forest, specifically the Bessey/Halsey area, which is best known for its hand-planted forest and the Bessey …

The Nebraska Sandhills were our main focus on exploring this weekend (in addition to getting many new counties!) They “are a vast, grass-stabilized sand dune …

You settle for the first bathroom you can find!!!

Well, due to some unexpected heart issues for Scott earlier this month that precludes him from going to elevation for a short bit (he’s fine), Scott and I had …

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 …

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 …

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 …

After spending a Morning in Yellowstone National Park, we drove the outer look through Grand Tetons National Park in the afternoon.

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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 - …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Supplementing Steamtown is this huge stone bridge, built to handle the huge steam engines going to and from Steamtown.

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 …

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, …

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 …

Visited the Carlisle Federal Indian Boarding School today. Thousands of Native American children were forced to go to school in these Boarding Schools, where …

Three Mile Island was the site of a partial nuclear meltdown in 1979.

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 …