Big travel and big emotions
Last week we were in Alaska again and, while it's always a good trip, it brings some challenges both physical and emotional. From MSP...
Last week we were in Alaska again and, while it's always a good trip, it brings some challenges both physical and emotional. From MSP...
The original plan for Arizona was to write up Chase Field, the home ballpark of the Arizona Diamondbacks. We saw a game there for the...
As I've said in the past (The Cactus League), we have family in Arizona and we travel down with some regularity, maybe once a year. At...
Last weekend a couple friends and I were in Las Vegas. As stated previously (see Vegas during Covid), we go about once a year, but this...
Maryland has the 'Eastern Shore' (of the Chesapeake). Minnesota has the 'North Shore' (of Lake Superior). Both are referred to by locals...
Our visit to San Diego included a few run-ins with Stone Brewing. A huge and prominent craft brewing operation based in southern...
To celebrate decades of my parents marriage we spent last week in California, getting back over the weekend. My siblings and I, with our...
It's summer and we're back from our annual pilgrimage to see my wife's sister's family on the Last Frontier. I've written in the past...
Two weekends ago we crossed something off our bucket list, visiting the Bourbon Trail in Kentucky. The impetus for the trip was our 10th...
One of the most popular destinations in Washington DC is the Air and Space Museum, and for good reason. The Smithsonian institution...
This year the 150th British Open golf tournament, a.k.a. 'the Open Championship,' one of golf's major tournaments, will be played at the...
Last weekend we spent a few days in Wisconsin Dells for the first time as a family. I'd been there a handful of times as a kid myself,...
About a week ago we got back from our (usually) annual trip to Alaska. As I've said before we have family near Homer, AK on the Kenai...
In my head I wanted to have this done the day we moved. Missed that deadline by, uh, a lot. I don't want to dwell too much in the past...
We suddenly have plenty of family in Phoenix. My sister has lived there a while and her family has been growing. Her in-laws are all...
We had time for one last short trip before the move. The timeline aligned with my birthday and my wife let me decide where to go (and...
During our last full calendar month in Maryland, we've worked in multiple short and drivable trips to re-see places one more time. About...
I need to cover more places before we move, gah! Harpers Ferry, WV is another cool spot we've seen a few times over the course of our...
The beaches out this way are a way of life in the summer. An absurd number of people sporting 'Salt Life' car clings are immensely proud...