Chasing the blue dot to find adventure…
In August 2011, Bob and I flew back to Baltimore, MD for my family reunion. Previous family reunions had been held in the Atlanta area, but my grandmother was too frail for a long trip in a car or a plane. One of the reunion days, we headed to the Inner Harbor area and Fort … Continue reading Maryland: Trip to Fort McHenry (2011)
In May 2017, I headed to the National Harbor area to attend the STC Summit conference. My conference buddy and I always arrive one day early so we can do the tourist thing. We got up early enough to wander around the streets near the National Harbor Carousel. The only people on the streets were … Continue reading Washington, D.C.: National Harbor and National Mall memorials (2017)
On Saturday during Memorial Day weekend in 2014, we traveled to Montezuma Castle National Monument & Sunset Crater National Monument. On Sunday, we traveled to Jerome and Prescott. Jerome State Historic Park Some of the best views of Jerome are from the historic state park, so we ventured there. From the road leading to Jerome, there … Continue reading Arizona: Traveling on 89a (2014)
Along the Historic Columbia River highway, there's a waterfall that doesn't see a lot of traffic. The Oneonta Falls is behind large rocks and logjams, so it takes someone willing to go in waist deep water. And probably someone without super expensive and fragile camera equipment. While we won't clamber over rocks and logs, there's … Continue reading Oregon: Oneonta Gorge (2013)
In 2003, we headed to the Coos Bay and Bandon area to meet up with a friend of mine who lived in Myrtle Point, Oregon. Since we love lighthouses, and there are two lighthouses in the area, we checked them out. Cape Arago State Park The beach at the state park. Amazing view. Coquille River … Continue reading Oregon: Southern Oregon Coast (2003)
At the time we visited, this was known as Malad Gorge State Park. It is now part of the Thousand Springs State Park. On this 2012 trip, we were headed on a 10-day trip to Moab, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada. Due to medical issues, we barely made it to Moab, and never made it … Continue reading Idaho: Malad Gorge State Park (2012)
In March 2012, we headed to Cannon Beach, likely for the day. As my favorite place on the coast is Tolovana Park, I recognize it easily.
We went back for the final day of drag boat races in Parker, Arizona. We went a little further down from Friday's location, so we could get a better vantage point. Enjoy the photos!
Right after we arrived in Deming, we heard about a balloon regatta in Elephant Butte, which is a roughly 90 minute drive. While other convergence attendees headed to Pancho Villa State Park and Mexico, we got up at 3:30 am and left at 4:30 am to get to Elephant Butte. Sunrise We arrived at Elephant … Continue reading New Mexico: Elephant Butte Balloon Regatta
