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Joshua Tree
For the second year in a row, we've piggybacked a trip to a National Park onto wedding celebration. Two very dear friends ,who married...
Jun 17, 20173 min read


Great Smoky Mountains
Another National Park in the books: The Great Smoky Mountains! Ray Ray and I just returned from a wedding road trip in North Carolina....
Aug 15, 20162 min read


Crater Lake
It’s clear I’m not getting to as many entries this year as I’d like. It has more to do with a lack of time than material. As ever, we...
Jun 14, 20162 min read


Mt. Rainier
More travels and another National Park checked off the list. This week Ray Ray and I visited Mt. Rainier in the evergreen state of...
Jul 15, 20111 min read


Shenandoah
Just a quick entry to mark our first trip to Shenandoah National Park. It wasn’t much of a visit, just a quick day driving around and...
Nov 1, 20101 min read


National Parks: In Praise of Our Common Ground
For Christmas Ray Ray gave me a coupon to tour three national parks in the West/Northwestern part of the country: Glacier, Yellowstone...
Jul 5, 20103 min read
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