Continuing our “Not-New-York-City” tour of New York State, we moved on to explore more of the Finger Lakes region in Central New York. With eleven lakes, several state parks, interesting little towns, waterfalls, wineries, and unique cultural attractions, it wasn’t easy to narrow down our choices. We settled on a handful of things that we […]
Most people, when they think of New York, think of the big city, right? (That’s what even New Yorkers have told us.) But there’s so much more. New York is lush with greenery, waterfalls, and rivers; myriad opportunities for biking and hiking; and interesting little towns. In mid-June, we started a month-long exploration of not-New-York-City […]
Truth be told, Niagara Falls was never on our bucket list. I always imagined it would be tacky, overdone, and overrun with tourists. But we were going right by it on our way to the Finger Lakes, so we had to at least swing by. Here’s our take: Yes, Niagara Falls has a tacky and […]
At the end of May, we made a brief foray into Michigan to visit the Henry Ford Museum and nearby Ann Arbor. Michigan has long been on our list for an in-depth exploration. But with many miles to go to get to the Maritimes, we decided to save the rest of Michigan for another time, […]
Wrapping up our “did it last year and it was so good we came back for more” eastern-central tour, in mid-May we returned to Ohio and Indiana to experience the extravaganza of colorful warblers in migration. This, my friends, is one of the wonders of nature. Even if you aren’t a birder, it is a […]
The first of April, just ahead of the heat, humidity, and bugs, we left Florida and headed north. This is the first time that we’ll spend an entire year east of the Mississippi in our travels. We’ve looked forward to this adventure—which will take us all the way to the Maritimes—for years. To ease into our […]
As I’ve said before, were it not for my elderly parents in Apalachicola, we would not spend every winter in Florida. And as I’ve also said before, we’re lucky that Florida is a tropical paradise and offers so many things we enjoy—crystal clear spring-fed rivers, abundant birds, sugar sand beaches, and fresh seafood. We always […]
We’ve made the trip along I-10 from Texas to Florida more than a few times. Although we generally try to find new experiences along the way, we have some places that we always look forward to revisiting, and we haven’t yet grown tired of them. We are, however, tired of the horrendous, teeth-rattling stretch of […]
Traveling provides ongoing lessons in the spiritual teaching of impermanence. While we really enjoy going back and revisiting places, things are never the same twice. Natural disasters rework landscapes, places become “discovered” and overrun with tourists, favorite restaurants close, or there are too many people at the local micro-brewery and the resident kitty goes into […]
While paging through the National Geographic Field Guide to Birds of North America, I came across an illustration of a Green Jay. “I want to see THAT bird,” I told Eric. That’s how we ended up in the Rio Grande Valley for the first time a decade ago, way down south on the Mexican border. […]
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