Category Archives: National Monument

Pinnacles National Park

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 Whenever we have the opportunity, we like to visit our nation’s parks. Pinnacles National Park is only about 75 miles from Paso Robles, east if the Salinas Valley, which made it nice day trip for us. … Continue reading

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Fun with PawPaw

Saturday, September 18, 2021 Like many others, we have been watching the COVID news to see if it’s still safe to attend events, or even if they will still be held. Optimistic, we ordered our tickets last month. We drove … Continue reading

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Downtown Baltimore, Maryland

Friday, September 17 Today started early with a Baltimore City & Fort McHenry Sightseeing Tour by Viator. There were several stops to give us a taste of this city’s culture and long history. First stop was at Federal Hill which … Continue reading

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Frozen Waters Nine: Washington State

July, 2018 This is my final glacier post, at least for now. We took an airplane flight from Boeing Field around Mount St. Helens and Mount Rainier. Mount St. Helens has an ancient history of glaciation. When the volcano began … Continue reading

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Falling Waters Twenty-Five: Wrapping Up

This is the final post in my waterfall series, that is, until I see some more. I believe there were about 70 so far. January, 2016 – The Big Island of Hawaii Akaka Falls State Park, located a few miles … Continue reading

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