Black Hills Revisit
It’s hard to believe that next summer marks the ten year anniversary of my first big trip since I moved to Iowa “four score and seven years ago.” So, instead of making the Utah national [..]
Year: 2017
Yosemite on Fire!!
In 2014, I had the thrilling opportunity to drive through the northwestern United States, a tale shared in pictures and words on my old The Singin’ One on the Road blog. Though time was running [..]
A Family Fourth,… A Wedding,… and the Outer Limits… Well, Banks
When I visit home, it’s not unusual for me to stick close to the house for R&R. That was pretty much true this trip, too. Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday were pretty restful and quiet, much [..]
Smoky Mountain High
It’s been a while since I’ve visited my home state of North Carolina because the family has tended to gather in Washington, DC, for the Christmas holidays these past several years. And I had many [..]
Utah, Ho?!?
Since I moved out here, I’ve tried to take advantage of the opportunities to see the western half of the United States. I traveled through Utah with my mother just four years ago, but we [..]
A 1-Hour Tour. A 1-Hour Tour…
(If you don’t get the reference, you really need to watch more 60’s TV.) Saturday morning of the Memorial Day weekend, and I wanted get out of town for a couple of hours. So, I [..]
Taking a moment to Check a List
This page claims to have the perfect road trip to see the most sites in the continental United States: http://shareably.net/perfect-road-trip-map-v1.com Well, my journeys have been far more circuitous over the years, but seeing the list [..]
Tiptoe through the Tulips
Unfortunately, the forecast of cold, rainy and windy weather for most of Saturday was absolutely correct. Since Sunday’s forecast was for more of the same, and I really had no interest in dealing with the [..]
See the Tulips at Last?
I’ve lived in Iowa for nearly 12 years and only visited Pella twice, neither time when the town’s famous tulips were in bloom. A library colleague has reminded me that this is tulip season there, [..]
Historical Destruction
One of the last posts I posted on my Iowa?!? travel blog was a recounting of my trips last May to the six Bridges of Madison County–yes, the ones upon which the book and 1995 [..]