It was a cold, dreary evening the night I was in Midway Utah. The mess falling from the sky couldn’t decide if it wanted to be rain or snow. I had spent the day sliding down the longest snow tubing…
The Delicious Magic of Portland’s VooDoo Doughnuts
People who knew I was going to Portland, Oregon told me I had to visit VooDoo Doughnuts. A good doughnut or donut always commands my attention. So, the idea that a little dark magic might be mixed in the batter…
Great Tap House & Restaurant in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
When Bruce and I were in Coeur d’Alene Idaho looking for a good place to eat, we found it on Sherman Avenue, the main drag for interesting shops, restaurants and galleries in CDA. The place is called Crafted Tap House…
Rapid City South Dakota – A City of Presidents
A visit to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota’s sacred Black Hills is more than a lesson in a how to carve faces on a really big mountain. It’s also a bit of a history lesson in the four presidents represented…
Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park in Colorado
The Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a smaller unit of our national park system, but one worthy of exploration when your travels take you to southern Colorado between Montrose and Gunnison. It is here over millions of…
Fun Cheyenne Wyoming Restaurant Located in a Trolley Car
Our first day in Cheyenne Wyoming, we were delighted by the number of bright red trolleys on the streets. Then our delight multiplied when we learned one of Cheyenne’s best restaurants was also in a trolley car. Trolley tours are…
Cruising Beautiful Lake Tahoe’s Clear and Pristine Water
Peering down over the side of the Tahoe Queen, a paddle wheeler that offers cruises on beautiful Lake Tahoe, all I could see was blue, more blue and then a deeper blue. Our guides told us that we could see…
Crested Butte Colorado Wildflower Festival
Crested Butte Colorado is one of the more spectacular places in the Rocky Mountain State, especially in mid-to-late summer when the wildflowers are in bloom. Of course, you can see wildflowers in many mountain communities, but Crested Butte is THE designated…
Devils Postpile National Monument – What is it and Where is it?
America’s national parks never fail to disappoint in their beauty and unique opportunities to understand our natural, cultural and historical world just a little better. We had never heard of Devils Postpile National Monument until we were in Yosemite National…