Georgia & Carolinas
Savannah, Georgia In February 1733, General James Oglethorpe and a party of 120 British subjects landed on a bluff overlooking the Savannah River. They came to the new world with a charter from England’s...
A blog of my North American Expedition.
The saguaro (suh-waa-row) cactus is the enduring symbols of the West with its arms reaching towards the blue sky. Following the capture of Geronimo to the U.S. military in 1886, people began settling in...
Lake Pleasant Regional Park My first stop in Arizona was at Lake Pleasant Reginal Park. Located just north of Phoenix, the scenic Lake Pleasant is a key reservoir bringing water from the Lower Colorado...
Doheny State Beach My first stop on the California coast was just after Christmas when I visited Doheny State Beach. Located in the Orange County community of Dana Point, this was the first state...
As I head out on my 2025 Expedition, I thought it might be fun to share some of those plans with all of you. I’ve been planning my 2025 road trip for about 9...
The year just ending, 2024, was an exciting one full of adventure and amazing experiences. Over the past year, Rosie and I traveled over 16,000 miles, visited 28 states, and toured 21 national parks....
Valley of Fire is located about 45 minutes northeast of Las Vegas and is Neveda’s largest state park. The geological wonderland became known as “Valley of Fire” in the 1920s after gaining popularity with...
Although I grew up in Southern California, this is my first visit to Death Valley: my twentieth national park this year. Native Americans inhabited the valley as early as 7,000 BC, but it was...
Located in southeastern California about 40 miles due east of Palm Springs is Joahua Tree National Park. This park is an old friend because I used to camp here annual when I was in...
The Grand Canyon has been occupied by humans for more than 25,000 years. Long before the arrival of European-Americans, the indigenous people of the canyon had established trails, farms, trade routes, and villages in...
Located on the Navajo Nation just east of Page, Arizona is the spectacular slot canyon of Antelope Canyon. There are actually six separate, scenic slot canyon sections with Upper and Lower Antelope Canyons being...