Category: Travel

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 – 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...

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...

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...

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...