Just south of Cleveland is the beautiful and unique Cuyahoga Valley National Park. This national park was created in 1974 as part of the federal Parks to People program. This program called for national parks in population centers. CVNP is 33,000 acres nestled in the Cuyahoga River valley and is full of walking and biking…
Category: Travel
Flashback to 2008: Antiqua BVI
These photos have been on my mind recently. I decided to pull them up and reminisce about our stop in Antiqua in 2008. We cruised the Eastern Caribbean and this was one of five stops. I fell in love with Antigua, I’m not quite sure why. But the water was amazing, and I enjoyed the…
Indiana Dunes National Park
Along the very south of Lake Michigan you will find Indiana Dunes National Park. We visited the park towards the end of April and although we didn’t have to fight the summer crowds, we experienced some frigid weather that I didn’t expect when I was planning our trip. I guess because I live in the…
Badlands National Park, South Dakota
Our next stop after our “Wall Drug” adventure in the town of Wall, was Badlands National Park. Badlands encompasses 244,000 acres and protects the largest expanse of prairie in the National Park System. The Oglala Lakota called these lands mako sica, meaning “land bad”. The French trappers and traders followed suit by calling this place…
How ice water saved Wall Drug in Wall, South Dakota
Off of I-90, exit 110, you’ll find Wall, South Dakota. Turn on to Service Road, then head north on Main Street, and you will find Wall Drug. We began seeing signs miles and miles away from Wall Drug. In fact I believe the first sign I saw was in Wyoming! But I can’t prove it…
peace of life today 