Singin' One's Journeys

Travels of author, soprano, researcher, and road diva Randye Jones

African American history Civil Rights and Race in the United States District of Columbia District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia National Museum of African American History and Culture The United States of America

Seein’ the DMV: African American Museum Redux 081324

traveler Aug 14, 2024

So my “Seein’ the DMV” selection for August was a visit to the National Museum...

DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge Iowa Trips

Short Trip to the Iowa Border: DeSoto Preserve-080419

traveler Aug 9, 2024

Last backtrack (I hope) of 2019 travels. I don’t remember the circumstances under which I...

African American history Civil Rights and Race in the United States District of Columbia District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia National Museum of African American History and Culture Seeing the DMV

Two Trips to the African American History Museum

traveler Aug 9, 2024

I can’t believe that I chronicled neither my 2016 nor my 2019 visit to the...

Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library Michigan Motown University of Michigan

Motorin’ to Michigan-September 2019

traveler Aug 8, 2024

I was invited to participate in the Reflecting on the Past…Reaching toward the Future conference...

Harriet Tubman Museum & Education Center Maryland

Finding Harriet Tubman Museum-123119

traveler Aug 8, 2024

This post demonstrates the disadvantage of uploading photos without immediately writing the blog. Sooner or...

Florida Visits Hawaiʻi Random Thoughts US National Park Service

Thoughts about My Latest Long Stretch and Upcoming Plans

traveler Aug 3, 2024

So, I finally got that bucket list entry, Glacier National Park, taken care of! After...

Black Lives Matter Plaza District of Columbia Iwo Jima Memorial Lincoln Memorial Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

Seein’ the DMV: Memorials at Night–Black Lives Matter Plaza to MLK

traveler Aug 2, 2024

During my first excursion Seein’ the DMV, I accidentally let my phone’s charge get so...

Maryland National Aquarium

Seein’ the DMV: With the Fishes–National Aquarium, June 2024

traveler Aug 1, 2024

I love aquariums. I always try to have one in my home, even a one...

Iowa Trips

Business and Pleasure–Days Nine and Ten: Change in Plans

traveler Jul 31, 2024

I had a very long drive ahead, though thankfully the route was almost entirely on...

Glacier National Park US National Park Service Yellowstone National Park

Business and Pleasure–Days Seven and Eight: Another Shot at Yellowstone

traveler Jul 31, 2024

The night fell… and so did the snow. The next morning, I made the decision...