Monongahela Incline – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania “Learning is it’s own exceeding great reward” William Hazlitt If you ever have the chance to visit Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania I would recommend that you stay in one of the hotels on the south bank of the Monongahela River located in a place called “Station Square”. The views of the incredible [...]
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Time whispers of Valor past – Trenton, New Jersey
Tuesday, October 18th, 2011Hessian Barracks – Trenton, New Jersey Went for a run one drizzly morning in late winter in Trenton, New Jersey. Even though New Jersey is the Garden State, Trenton is not considered a garden spot but if you look closely, the Capitol city of New Jersey has some incredible history associated with it . I [...]
BAT CITY USA – Austin, Texas
Thursday, October 6th, 2011Most people associate Austin, Texas with the outstanding music scene and industry that is there or the “Longhorns” of the University of Texas at Austin, however, there is something else incredible that resides in the heart of the city and that is a colony of over 1.5 million Mexican freetail bats. I had previously read [...]
ASTORIA, OREGON – Gateway to the Mighty Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean; by Jaromy Jessop
Sunday, September 4th, 2011Downtown Astoria, Oregon with the Astoria-Megler Bridge in the background crossing the Mighty Columbia River “Ocian in view, o the joy” Captain William Clark upon reaching the Pacific One of the more incredible places I have ever been has to be Astoria, Oregon. There are so many interesting things to see and the setting [...]
The town that time forgot……………Cherry Creek, Nevada
Monday, August 8th, 2011Cherry Creek Cemetery, Steptoe Valley, Nevada “Time and Tide wait for no man” Old English Proverb A quick visit to Hamilton, Piermont, or Ward will certainly prove the above proverb true. The Great Basin of Nevada is full of old sleepy Ghost towns that time seemingly forgot. Similarly, the same is true [...]
Santa Fe, New Mexico – 400 years of the History of our Nation
Monday, July 11th, 2011Santa Fe, New Mexico I visited Santa Fe, New Mexico once upon a time and took some notes in my journal. Here is the transcript of my visit in the fall of 2009 – Sitting on a bench in the Santa Fe city cathedral park. It is a beautiful place with shady trees, old lamp [...]
“Something’s up with Edgefield” – Edgefield, South Carolina
Friday, June 10th, 2011Edgefield Town Square – Edgefield, South Carolina “Are you making all this fuss over me?” Strom Thurmond While traveling on business through South Carolina on State Route 19 from Aiken up through Edgefield I came upon a place that was totally unexpected. Each day I would drive through the town on State Route 25 which [...]
NEW HAMPSHIRE HISTORY MUSEUM – Concord, New Hampshire
Sunday, May 1st, 2011Concord Stage – New Hampshire Historical Museum; Concord New Hampshire In Concord, the charming Capitol city of New Hampshire, there is a most interesting point of interest that should not be missed if you ever find yourself in the Granite State. This point of interest is the Museum of New Hampshire History. It is difficult [...]
USS Constellation – Gem of Baltimore Harbor – Beacon of Freedom; Baltimore, Maryland
Tuesday, April 12th, 2011As the Nation commemorates the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War, I thought it would be interesting to aquaint the citizens of the United States with a little known fact. Before the War from 1859-1861 the proud Sloop of War USS Constellation – assigned to the U.S. Navy’s “Africa Squadron” patrolled the [...]
THE FLAMINGO – Federal Plaza – Chicago, Illinois
Sunday, April 10th, 2011Every time I visit Chicago there are a few things that I have to see. The Magnificent Mile, Grant Park and Navy Pier, The Chicago River walk and the street art that you find all about the city. One of my Favorites is the “Flamingo” located in Federal Plaza inside the “Loop”. This amazing structure [...]