So, where we ended yesterday was the beginning of what I consider to be one big life lesson…or perhaps many life/travel lessons mashed into one somewhat miserable experience. I KNEW something was up with my back my second day on the road. I figured it would work itself out, so made the choice to just … More Trip Interrupted: When Things Go Horribly Wrong…And Then Right. Part Two.
I didn’t grow up taking epic road trips with my family. We did drive from Maryland to Upstate New York to visit family and we occasionally took camping trips to neighboring states, but these “long” drives were not the goal, but something to endure until we reached our destination (I doubt there are many families … More How to Appreciate A Roadtrip
After several months of a forced hiatus from work and travel, I’m in the midst of planning another long road trip. I thought it was about time I shared a bit with how I actually go about planning these trips. I generally start with a rough idea of where I want to go. Google Maps … More Planning a Trip
Having quite the successful trip and have lots to write about, but wifi and time to blog is scarce. Guaranteed that ill be an updating fool post trip. in the meantime…
I don’t think Mammoth Cave’s web site does it the least bit of justice. My only reason for planning to go there is because I want to eventually visit all of the national parks, and this one is fairly close. My impression of the park had been that it had great caves and the rest … More Mammoth Cave National Park
Just a little sampler of my “wandering in the rain” finds of the morning…
Kentucky is colored like spring, and I don’t think just because its spring. Vibrant green fields, crisp white fences, pink flowered trees and blue skies. Even though the skies were completely overcast on my first day in Kentucky, even the storm clouds were blue. Its not often that I find myself enjoying a drive, despite … More Kentucky
My destination Tuesday evening was Charleston, WV. I’d forgotten that at higher elevations, spring would still be a thing to come, so driving through western Maryland included some drabby scenery with naked trees and sad little buds barely giving a hint of color to the landscape. Lower down, and thankfully for most of the drive, … More West Virginia
I spent the last few weeks writing blog posts, intending to keep the flow of information steady, but for one reason or another, the posts all ended up nearly finished on my laptop. I’m several days into my trip south and haven’t broken out the laptop yet. I’ll be designating tomorrow at least a partial … More So many partially finished blog posts!