An African Safari in Baltimore

With the economy in turmoil, now is a good time to get out and enjoy a cost saving adventure.   All you need is a little creativity and a trip to your local zoo.  You will undoubtedly learn more about...

The Mysterious Underground of Pendleton Oregon

Like an epic novel, the intriguing "city beneath a city" of Pendleton, Oregon, is rich with characters and settings as diverse as underground opium dens and ice cream parlors. The entertaining and knowledgeable...

Time Running Out for Airborne Rebate $$

Time is running out to get your rebate from the makers of Airborne, the popular cold prevention product.  You remember, the one invented by a teacher.  Seems they have met the ubiquitous class-action...

Wallowa Lake and the City of Joseph

A trip to Northeast Oregon is an opportunity to witness where one of history's tragic stories begins. This is where the Nez Perce Indians spent their last free days, before going to a reservation. Today, among the...

Biking Through History - The Civil War Northern Campaign on a Bike

      I arrived nearly 150 years too late for the Battle of Antietam. The signs of war however were still evident across the Maryland landscape.  Burnside Bridge still crosses Antietam...

The Road to Independence Lives On in Williamsburg

General George Washington, accompanied by French general Marquis de Lafayette, addressed a large crowd yesterday in Market Square, Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. His speech was short and to the point, "more militia...

What Lies Beneath – An Underground Journey through Carlsbad Caverns

Daylight vanishes as we walk down the steep serpentine trail leading into the huge mouth of Carlsbad Caverns located in the southeast corner of New Mexico. My two daughters and I were glad to be wearing good...

Angels and Knights over Nation’s Capitol

(updated) Screaming in formation through the blue skies near the nation's capitol, the phenomenal U.S. Navy Blue Angels and the Army's premier parachute team, the Golden Knights join a host of other aerial acrobatic...

Kinetic Race a Big Success in Baltimore - Race Results

Wilma and the Wombats, Fifi and Platypus were crowd favorites at the 10th annual Baltimore Kinetic Sculpture Race, hosted by the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM).  The annual race started under overcast...

Springtime in Yellowstone

Majestic mountains, cascading waterfalls, bears, wolves and buffalo are some of the reasons people travel to Yellowstone National Park.  My wife Debbie and I were no exception.  The purpose of our...

Florida Bird Photography and Alligators

  Florida, the land of sunshine, fresh fruit and a cornucopia of colorful birds waiting to be enjoyed.  Home to over 257 species of birds the Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge is a birders dream or in...

Photography in National Parks – Be Aware, Not Afraid

  Our National Parks are wild, beautiful and all too often dangerous, especially for tourists with cameras.  I have often seen people so caught up with recording their experience that they put themselves...

The Other Air and Space Museum

The largest collection of historic air and spacecraft in the world traces the history of human flight in grand fashion at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.  The Smithsonian has two Air and Space...

Living Christmas Tree Sings Out

This is the time of year for many churches across America to erect elaborate scaffolding in the shape of a Christmas tree for their annual Christmas presentations. One of the largest singing Christmas trees is at the...

48 Hours in New York

If you had 48 hours for a family weekend in New York City what would be your top five places to visit? Before giving the specifics about where we went during our 48 hours, I want to state that my family was...