Busy day started with a stop at the Dubuque Arboretum and Botanical Gardens. It seems that I missed much of…
Year: 2016
Three Days in Dubuque–Day Two
Even though I hadn’t asked for a wake-up call, I was highly motivated to check out of the room early. …
Three Days in Dubuque–Day One
On Thursday morning, it suddenly hit me that the Labor Day weekend was approaching, and I REALLY didn’t want to…
The Home Stretch
I got the early start I’d hoped for that Sunday morning. There were only two stops in Little Rock: the…
Ghosts of Oak Alley Plantation
During my short drive through Vacherie, Louisiana, on Saturday morning, I wasn’t paying much attention to the green stalks rising…
A Three-Hour Tour,…
(Really, the trip’s only 45 minutes each way, but you get the point of the title–I hope–and if you don’t,…
Tamiami Loop,… and Tallahassee, Too
One thing I learned from my past visits to national parks is that some are not entirely civilized–or more accurately,…
Singin’ in the Right Keys
For unintended reasons, I continued to rise early and was on the road pretty early. I left Islamarada and headed west…
I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy….
Like every other day in Miami Beach, the 4th of July started as a warm and sunny morning. I began…
These Are the Voyages–Florida Supercon (Day 3)
I thought I had more time to get to the convention hall than I did, so I watched Serena kick…