Singin' One's Journeys

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

National Park Service

New York-Metropolitan Museum of Art New York-Metropolitan Opera-December 2023 Porgy and Bess Random Thoughts

A Day at the MET(s)–New York City (Again)

traveler Jan 25, 2026

After a quiet Christmas holiday, the family turmoil began slowly to settle. I read that...

Black Violin Concert Catoctin Mountain Park District of Columbia-Maryland-Virginia Seeing the DMV US National Park Service Washington Nationals Park

Seein’ the DMV: Three Shorts – August-September 2025

traveler Sep 27, 2025

There’s a lot going on in my family, so I’ve stayed pretty close to home...

Going to Concerts National Aquarium

Seein’ the DMV: Concerts and National Aquarium

traveler Jul 28, 2025

Two Concerts I don’t normally post about musical concerts I attend because I don’t...

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...

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...

African American history ARSC-Tulsa 2025 Association for Recorded Sound Collections

ARSC, National Parks and More (Gettin’ There)–May 14-16

traveler May 28, 2025

A head’s up from the very beginning: This trip was very different than I had...

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 American history Baltimore Maryland

Seein’ the DMV: A Day in Baltimore and Some More Old Business

traveler Apr 28, 2025

First, the Old Business Found another set of pictures with no post to describe them....

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...