As I’ve said many times before, history is something that I enjoy. I like going to places where I can see where history happened and get an idea of what these places look like and looked like when history was…
Want a little adventure? A hiking adventure that has little or no trail through top-of-the-world scenery to the top of a craggy peak in the middle of nowhere? If this sounds like fun, than Mount Rearguard may be the hike…
Ah…Top of the world views! I recently found a new place that offers them! A place I’ve never been before and—because of the road—I may never visit again. However, the views were spectacular: snowcapped peaks, mountain lakes, snowfields, rocks, and…
Do you like history? How about train tunnels? Or is a hike through the mountains more your thing? Along the mostly-unknown Manitou Railroad Grade near Colorado Springs, CO you can experience all these things, as well as much more. The…
Garnet Canyon in Grand Teton National Park is spectacular. I mean, really, really spectacular. Other hikes (such as Table Mountain) are beautiful, but they don’t have the jaw-dropping splendor of Garnet Canyon. As you’re hiking along, you keep looking up,…
Oh, the fall colors! I love them! Even the ordinary trails are alive with color, making them so much more fun to hike, bike, or simply stroll. This week, my “foliage adventure” was to bike down the Hojack Trail. This…
It was a lovely day in October. The trees in the back yard were just beginning to turn color, but the air was unseasonably warm. The sun shone (very untypical for western New York State at this time of year).…
Last Saturday was Free Museum Day and guess where I went: Genesee Country Village & Museum! This living history village in western New York has over 45 houses, restored and supplied with period furniture and furnishings. It is well-staffed and…
Usually, the park maps and brochures at a given national park are really good. Most of the time you can just use the map to get around the park, from hiking to camping to deciding where to watch wildlife. This…
In my last post, I started talking about how to make screens to put over the windows of your vehicle to keep out the bugs. In this post, I’ll continue to explain how you can make these bug screens. …