Travel (The Fun, The Adventures, The Mishaps)
Tree Swallow Cruise–Connecticut
The tree swallows in the sky along the CT River. Some friends and I went on a Tree Swallow Cruise with RiverQuest down the Connecticut River last week and if you can arrange it you have to go. It’s really reasonable ($40 per person) for the time (3-3.5 hours) and what you get to see (half a million [...]
Welcome to Jordan
“You are welcome to Jordan” was the phrase we heard from almost everyone we met on our recent whirlwind trip to the Middle East. “Please, go home and tell your friends and family they are welcome to Jordan too.” Jordan, like Turkey, is a predominately safe country with some very difficult neighbors. It doesn’t have any state issued travel warnings. [...]
Hiking Zion, Bryce, and Arches National Parks
Traveling the world always reminds me why I keep moving. I enjoy hiking, which enables me to see places in the world that are a little harder to get to. I want to keep moving so that I can see the whole world. Here are some of my most recent and favorite spots from a trip out to Utah to [...]
Hiking the Subway in Zion (Not if there is a flash flood)
Rain has never stopped us before. If we are traveling and want to hike, we go, even if we occasionally get strange looks from the locals. The Subway got it's name because parts look like an actual subway. So when we got to Zion Visitor Center to pick up our permit to hike the Subway, we were conflicted [...]
Grateful on Thanksgiving and Every Day
I may have dreamt it, but I’m pretty sure last year my Dad asked us all to say what we were grateful for before we dug into Thanksgiving dinner. And I’ll admit, while it feels a little cheesy, it is a nice concept, and I liked it. So here are just a couple of the things that I am so [...]
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