Singin' One's Journeys

Trippin' with author, soprano, researcher, and road diva Randye Jones

US National Park Service

Cuyahoga Valley National Park District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia Rock and Roll Hall of Fame US National Park Service Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

Unplanned Mini-Trip: Rock And Roll HoF, Cuyahoga Valley NP, Western Maryland Scenic RR

traveler Jun 14, 2025

Some trips just happen. This was one of them. I was watching a news story...

Random Thoughts US National Park Service

ARSC, National Parks and More (Gettin’ Home and Afterthoughts)

traveler Jun 1, 2025

Gettin’ Home I didn’t drive the most direct route from Michigan to the DMV because...

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park Wind Cave National Park

Five National Parks in Five Days (Days Three-Four)

traveler May 31, 2025

Day Three: Black Canyon of the Gunnison Although Wednesday’s drive to Black Canyon of the...

Isle Royale National Park US National Park Service

Five National Parks in Five Days (Day Five)

traveler May 31, 2025

Isle Royale National Park is an island on Lake Superior about 20 miles from the...

Mesa Verde National Park

Five National Parks in Five Days (Day Two)

traveler May 31, 2025

I was up three hours before the Mesa Verde National Park‘s visitor center was scheduled...

Great Sand Dunes National Park

Five National Parks in Five Days (Day One)

traveler May 31, 2025

I have been planning to visit the three national parks I hadn’t visited in Colorado...

Assateague Island National Seashore Ocean City Random Thoughts

Seein’ the DMV: Ocean City and Assateague Island

traveler May 2, 2025

Ocean City and Assateague Island I left home at 1:30 a.m. in order to give...

African American history African Burial Ground National Monument Broadway Grotto of the Redemption-West Bend New York-Broadway Porgy and Bess

Two Major Backtracks–New York and Porgy and Bess Plus Grotto of the Redemption in Iowa (2012)

traveler Apr 20, 2025

While looking for the blog post describing my 2012 trip to New York City to...

Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center Maryland

Seein’ the DMV: Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center

traveler Mar 23, 2025

I woke up unusually early Sunday morning and couldn’t get back to sleep. After watching...

Hawaiʻi Kona The Big Island US National Park Service

Hawaiian Cruise: Maui and Two Days on the Big Island (Day 6-Day 8)

traveler Dec 23, 2024

WARNING: the theme of the first three paragraphs of this post is “a little–well, a...