The sign reads: “St. Vincent’s Beach Where the Whales Come to Play.” The wet, gleaming back of a 50-foot humpback suddenly appears just 10 feet from where the water meets…
Alaska had held the top spot on my bucket list for years. When our granddaughter took a temporary job in Anchorage, we knew the time had come. The only question…
Today, many of the country’s venerable covered bridges can’t be driven over in motorized vehicles. And where driving is allowed, it’s limited to slow-moving motorcycles or automobiles, nothing bigger. You…
Several years ago, my husband, Jim, and I saw a billboard for Bearizona, a “drive-thru wildlife adventure” in Williams, Arizona, 25 miles west of Flagstaff. I loved the idea; it…
Getting There:Sonoma County is part of the San Francisco Bay Area, less than 30 miles north of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge, and is bordered by Marin, Napa, Lake and…
My husband, Jeremy, is the quintessential Disney Dad. He grew up visiting Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, many times over and created some of the best memories of his…
Nashville, Tennessee You can’t help but think of country music when you think of Nashville, Tennessee. It’s home to the Grand Ole Opry, and it’s the place where any up-and-coming…
The name “Hangtown” was enough to pique my interest. To learn more about this location, I ran it in my internet browser and found a map showing a historically important…
Each September, we leave our home on the East Coast and head out in our motorhome for months of RV travel. Last year, we changed our plans so we could…
Wallowa Mountains Dubbed the “Alps of Oregon,” the Wallowa Mountains in the northeast corner of the state inspire a free flow of adjectives: idyllic, wild, majestic, challenging, comforting, gorgeous, pristine,…