Nature’s Cathedral – Muir Woods National Monument
When we talk about ancient things, generally they aren’t living. However, in California you can find trees that have lived longer than the oldest buildings in North America built by […]
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History, Architecture and Nature: A little bit of everything in Central California
History, Architecture and Nature: A little bit of everything in Central California Last week I took a vacation to central California where my sister lives with her family. Over the […]
2013 Gratitude Project – Travel: Australian War Memorial
2013 Gratitude Project – Travel: Australian War Memorial This month will be a celebration of travel. I am so grateful for the many opportunities I’ve had over my nearly thirty […]
2013 Gratitude Project – Travel: To the Crown of Liberty
2013 Gratitude Project – Travel: To the Crown of Liberty This month will be a celebration of travel. I am so grateful for the many opportunities I’ve had over my […]
A Crossroads of History Etched in Stone
Throughout history people have followed the same trails in the Southwest. Ancient civilizations created them, explorers and missionaries followed them, the U.S. army mapped them, settlers followed in the pursuit […]
New Mexico – a land of culture and history
Taos, NM One thing the Chinese pride themselves on is how long their culture has been around. It has been continuous in some fashion for thousands of years. Although there […]
Pipe Spring National Monument – cultures clashing over water
On my drive back from Utah, I decided to stop at two locations important to the Honeymoon Trail (read more about that here or here) and now part of the rich […]
Tonto National Monument & the Apache Trail
New Year’s Day 2012 I spent on a bamboo raft in some of China’s most spectacular scenery, so this year I wanted to do something awesome again. This year I […]
Montezuma’s Arizona – an adventure to three Arizona national monuments
Arizona is home to 22 national parks properties. Those include national parks like the Grand Canyon and small national monuments like the places I explored last Saturday, Montezuma Castle National […]
Washington’s Birthday
Today we celebrate the birthday of one of America’s greatest statesmen, commanders and servants. Although some states have added their own holiday of different names to be celebrated at the […]
Adventure Patches 