United States Trips

Meth House Central | May 16 11'

""Motel Hell 6""

Okay so as you know we left Monday around 11:30. We made pretty good time until we got to Bakersfield. The road atlas we were using didn't have the... Continue reading »

Serendipity Strikes Again | Oct 28 10'

"Now, six full months after I willingly "retired," I am ready to be employed again!"

The last two months of my life (September and October 2010) have been really strange.  I never saw them coming.  By the time Pat and I de... Continue reading »

Day 6: Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole | Oct 01 10'

"We pulled in and the scenery was breathtaking. There reflected in Jackson Lake was the Teton Mountain Range. The sky was incredibly blue that day and there were only steaks of bright white clouds over the mountains."

Today began early. We made a quick stop in the Old Faithful gift shop for last minute souvenirs. We ate breakfast at the dining room in the Old Fai... Continue reading »

Day 5: Yellowstone's Geyser Basins | Sep 30 10'

"Old Faithful isn't the biggest geyser or the prettiest but atleast you know when its going to erupt. Many of the surrounding geysers grow quiet before Old Faithful is going to erupt. The ground begins to vibrate and a massive hissing sound is your only warning before Old Faithful shoots a jet of water 185 ft into the air. "

We left early today to get a good start on the day and skipped breakfast. We travelled south from Mammoth Hot Springs and made our first stop just... Continue reading »

Day 4 : Lamar Valley and Mammoth Hot Springs | Sep 29 10'

"The wolves play and romp with each other just like my Siberian Huskies do.They were far enough out that you could only see them with binoculars and unfortunately you couldn't get pictures of them but it was magical watching them play."

This morning we ate breakfast at the Lake Lodge hotel. They had a cafeteria on site so we ate there. We had scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and juic... Continue reading »

Day 3: Mud Volcano, Hayden Valley and Yellowstone Canyon | Sep 28 10'

"One rule that is for sure in Yellowstone National Park is where you see lots of traffic there is wildlife! As we drove further up the road we saw tons of vehicles haphazardly parked all over the place, so we pulled in to find out what was here. As it turns our there was a female grizzly with two cubs!"

This morning we ate breakfast at the Grant Village Dining Room. There was a bit of a wait as it was the only restaurant in the area still open for... Continue reading »

Day 2: West Thumb Area of Yellowstone National Park | Sep 27 10'

"There are huge patches of forest that still are barren and the earth is black but out of the ashes of that tragic fire new life has taken root and new small trees and shrubs are growing."

This morning we got up and decided to take a walk around Jackson Hole and take a few pictures before deciding on a place to eat. We walked around u... Continue reading »

Day 1 : Exploring Jackson Hole | Sep 26 10'

"The scenery in Grand Teton is really lovely, the mountain range is spellbinding and the Aspen trees were changing to a beautiful shade of yellow. "

We left the Microtel Inn and Suites in Philadelphia at 6 a.m. to catch our flight at the Philadelphia airport. I had some trouble picking up wi-fi... Continue reading »

Wedding #3 - Vegas Opulence | Sep 03 10'

"Obviously Saturday required some sleeping in. "

I have known Chris Williams, I guess, since we were three years old.  Our moms worked at a bank together when we were wee things. &n... Continue reading »

Friday 24th - Skagway - going up the Yukon range | Sep 24 10'

Earlier breakfast the usual this morning as we wanted to be up and at 'em.  Left the ship and decided to get our own train tour in town which... Continue reading »