Florida Gator – Taking a Break – Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park One of the coolest places I have visited in a long time is Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park near Crystal River, Florida. This little park is really outstanding. You walk through a nice modern visitors center with interesting exhibits and a great gift [...]
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Homosassa Springs State Wildlife Park, Florida – Wildlife viewing at it’s best!
Tuesday, April 24th, 2012PALI ROAD and the Legend of the MENEHUNE – Oahu, Hawaii
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012Intimidating relief of the Ko olau Range as seen from the Pali Highway – Oahu, Hawaii While in Hawaii on business I had the opportunity to travel Hawaii Route 61 which is better known as the PALI Highway. I had a few hours to kill before my flight so I took a drive around the [...]
The NFL – Nothing more American than going to a Football Game – Anywhere USA
Sunday, December 11th, 2011Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers – NFL Football at it’s best A website dedicated to things uniquely American most definately has to talk a bit about football. The National Football Leauge is the premier sports organization in the world in my opinion. It draws an average of 66,000 fans per game and destroys [...]
Following an old mining trail -Treking in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah
Sunday, November 27th, 2011“A picture is a poem without words” Horace Went on the first snow shoeing trek of the year with my wife yesterday. I had always heard the tales of how the miners back in the 1800’s would make a day trip over the passes from Alta in Little [...]
THE INCREDIBLE INCLINES – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
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 [...]
MOUNT EVERGREEN and SILVER LAKE – Wasatch Mountains, Utah
Sunday, October 16th, 2011Silver Lake – Big Cottonwood Canyon – Wasatch Mountains, Utah “Nature is a mutable cloud which is always and never the same” Ralph Waldo Emerson As the nights become cooler and the sun sets a bit earlier each day an amazing transformation occurs along the benches and in the mountains of Utah. The Gamble [...]
A trail ride in the mountains with Uinta Recreation – Wasatch Mountains, Utah
Monday, September 26th, 2011Had one of the best outdoor experiences ever the other weekend when my family and I traveled up to Heber,Utah to go for an ATV ride. We don’t have ATVs so I looked around on the internet and came across the Uinta Recreation website and I was impressed with the presentation there so I [...]
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 [...]
Cardiac Peak -10,263 feet – A nice August stroll in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah
Friday, August 12th, 2011Area above “Hells Gate” on the trail to Cardiac Peak – Wasatch Mountains, Utah Went for a hike into the Wasatch Mountains above Alta. Started from the town hall parking lot and made our way up to Cardiff Pass at over 9,800 feet. Then we climbed up the broken red rock to the top of [...]
Mount Wolverine – Short intense hike in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011View of Wasatch above Albion Basin – Along Wolverine Route; Wasatch Mtns, Utah The route up to the summit of 10,795 foot Mount Wolverine in the WasatchMountains of Utah is probably the most rewarding hike you can do for the distance involved. State Highway 210 climbs up Little Cottonwood Canyon about 15 miles south of [...]