While visiting Hot Springs NP last October, we made a visit to The Fordyce, a bathhouse that was restored as a museum and configured as the bathhouse was, back in 1915. Along with my book “Images of America Hot Springs National Park” I gained a great overview of the park’s history. A few fun facts about…
Tag: Road Trip
White Sands National Park
In my previous post (see post here), I noted that our long-anticipated road trip east was redirected due to a medical emergency that waylaid us in Ft. Worth Texas for several days. However, we did get a brief stop at White Sands National Park shortly after our adventure began. White Sands National Park in New…
Lunch time!
Ran across this fellow over in Carlsbad, CA in one of their many lagoons. The thing is, after we walked past him heading around the lagoon, I realized I had filled up my camera card, with no spare on me. I decided to delete a few photos “just in case”. As we headed back to…
Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
One of our stops while in Santa Barbara was the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden. It was lovely with lots of walking paths, flowers and bees. And on a clear day, some beautiful views. They even had some hiking paths if you wanted a little more substance in your activity. We enjoyed our visit and I’m…
Next Stop: Santa Barbara, CA
My birthday celebration road trip started in Joshua Tree National Park, then continued in Death Valley National Park (where I had a most amazing experience!). The next stop was Santa Barbara, California. I found a beautiful hotel near the beach with a lovely location. The Blue Sands Inn was walking distance from the beach, the…
peace of life today 