Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park in Maine protects the natural beauty of the highest rocky headlands along the United States Atlantic coastline. It is considered by many to be the “Crown Jewel” of the North Atlantic...
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110th Indianapolis 500
This year marks the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 and it will be the fifth time that Jack and I have attended the race. Traditionally, the field for the race is set during...
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Missouri & Iowa
Branson & Table Rock State Park In 1882, Reuben S. Branson came to the southern Ozarks where he opened a general store and post office, giving the community its name of Branson. One of...
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New Orleans
The indigenous people called it Balbancha (“land of many tongues”) and they inhabited the rich delta lands between the Mississippi River (“Father of Waters”) and Okwa-Ta (present day Lake Pontchartrain) for the same reasons...
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Route 66
During the summer of 1926, the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads created the first federal highway system, which included designating a network of existing roads connecting Chicago, Illinois and Santa Monica, California as U.S....
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Texas
San Antonio San Antonio is one of Texas’s oldest cities. Long before the arrival of Europeans, the area was inhabited by the Payaya people. The city of San Antonio was founded in 1718 by...
Big Bend National Park
In Big Bend National Park, roads end at the Rio Grande, the boundary between the United States and Mexico. Big Bend refers to the great U-turn the Rio Grande makes here through southwest Texas,...
New Mexico
Santa Fe Santa Fe is the oldest and highest-elevation (7,198 feet) state capital in the United States. It is also the second oldest city in the country behind St. Augustine, Florida (est. 1565). The...
Petrified Forest National Park
During the Triassic Period, 225 million years ago, Arizona was a subtropical forest just a few degrees north of the equator. Back then, North America was still part of the supercontinent called Pangea that...
Arizona 2026
Once again in 2026, I returned to Arizona for the heart of the winter months. The days are sunny and warm while the nights are cool. During my visit this year, I returned to...
Pinnacles National Park
Located about 80 miles southeast of San Jose, Pinnacles National Park is California’s newest national park. The park’s unique geological features have formed over millions of years of volcanic history. Around 23 million years...
Hearst Castle & Morro Bay
Hearst Castle – San Simeon, CA William Randolph Hearst was born in San Francisco on April 29, 1863. His father, George Hearst, was a farmer from Missouri who came to California during the Gold...
Napa Valley, California
Castello di Amorosa The Sattui family is one of the most iconic names in Napa Valley with three generations of wine makers. First founded by Vittorio Sattui in 1885 and re-established in 1976 by...
California Gold Country
Angels Camp The area around Angels Camp, California was rich in placer gold and attracted thousands of prospectors who came to get rich quick. The town of Angels Camp was founded in 1848 by...
Sierra Nevada
Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe is a large alpine lake high in the Sierra Nevada that straddles the border of California and Nevada. The lake has a maximum depth of 1,645 feet which makes it...
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park in northern California illustrates Earth’s powerful forces. Every rock found in the national park has its origin in volcanic activity and all four types of volcanoes are found in the...
