Photography, Fun, and Adventure in the U.S.
Just wow. We had forgotten how much we missed the mountains and trees and beautiful vistas until we arrived in the 9,000-square-mile Finger Lakes region of New York (state #31 on this amazing adventure). Located in central New York, the Finger Lakes consist of a group of 11 long, narrow,
From Michigan, we did a counterclockwise circle of Indiana and Illinois, stopping first in Bluffton, just outside Fort Wayne, Indiana. Indiana, the 26th state we have visited, means Land of the Indians (though not anymore) and is known as the “Crossroads of America,” because of the importance of waterways, railroads,
We left Wisconsin and headed into Michigan — state #25 — via the Upper Peninsula, or U.P. as most folks call it… arriving in the Munising area for yet another look at Lake Superior, this time on the southern shores, which offer stunning sandstone cliffs, sand dunes, and waterfalls —
We left Duluth and immediately crossed over the St. Louis River into Superior, Wisconsin… on our way to Osseo for a quick layover before arriving at our official first stop in state #24 — Wisconsin Dells, “the Waterpark Capital of the World,” and most certainly a major tourist attraction (a
This leg of the adventure is all about learning and experiencing the culture of the Anasazi — the “ancient ones” who dominated the Colorado Plateau for hundreds and hundreds of years — during a stop in the southwestern corner of Colorado. The trip from Alamosa to Cortez was a long
As you will soon see from this post, our stop in Alamogordo was full of fun and adventure — even with the ongoing federal government shutdown continuing to thwart some of our activities. Alamogordo, a city of about 30,000 residents located in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert —
We officially kicked off the start of the second leg of our trip, arriving in Deming, New Mexico, on January 1, in the midst of a cold front that brought snow and frosty conditions — as well as a federal government shutdown that is challenging our plans for the trip.
What do you do when you refuse to travel more than a few hours a day but you need to get to New Mexico by the start of 2019 to start the next leg of your journey? You revisit southern Arizona along the way! We made three wonderful — and
Our last stop in 2018 — and the break between our first leg of our cross-country road trip and the second leg — was all about spending time with family over the holidays, from Thanksgiving to Christmas. Our goal was to spend quality time with Jen’s mom, taking in her
Our last stop this year — before we pick up the trip again right after Christmas — was a return visit to Temecula, CA, for a day of more wine-tasting. Temecula is a bit of a newbie — at least in terms of California winemaking — having started its first