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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…