June Lake Loop
This year during our visit to the Mammoth Lakes area in California we took the scenic June Lake Loop drive. For about 15 miles the road goes though alpine scenery and passes four glacial[…] Continue reading →
Yearly Archive: 2016
Let’s Hike — It’s Philmont
Philmont Scout Reservation is the popular boy scout high adventure camp in New Mexico. Thousands of boy scout and adult leaders have backpacked across the trails and mountains of this expansive and remote camp And[…] Continue reading →
A Step Back in Time to St. Francisville, Louisiana
A trip to St. Francisville, Louisiana, which is about 60 minutes north of Baton Rouge is like stepping back in time. The small community was a thriving town in the 1800’s when cotton plantations[…] Continue reading →
Summer Beautiful Flowers at Chautaupua
We visited Chautauqua Institution in upstate Western New York in August and were enchanted by the beautiful flowers around the homes and buildings of this gated community. Here is a sampling of what we[…] Continue reading →
Endless Caverns
While visiting Virginia we decided to visit Endless Caverns which are near the town of New Market. While I toured the caverns quite a few times as I was growing up I never get[…] Continue reading →
Chautauqua: Beautiful western New York Scenery
We recently visited a new area of the country, Chautauqua, New York. It is located in the most western and southern part of New York, close to Erie, Pennsylvania. We discovered what a beautiful[…] Continue reading →
Texas St. Croix and Barbados Lambs
My sister-in-law and her husband live on the Texas grasslands on Rock Dove Ranch. The Bencals raise St. Croix sheep, Barbados sheep and white doves for dove releases at ceremonies. This spring several lambs[…] Continue reading →
Rainbow and Sunset
A couple of weeks ago as the sun set, my husband came running inside after taking the trash out. He yelled, there’s a beautiful, full rainbow! I grabbed my camera and ran out the[…] Continue reading →
Shenandoah Valley Flowering Trees
We made a visit to Bridgewater in the Virginia Shenandoah Valley in late March 2016. This is about the time the cherry trees were in full bloom in Washington D.C. The trees around Bridgewater[…] Continue reading →
Sights at Gallifrey One
Gallifrey One is a sci-fi convention for the Doctor Who television show and is held annually in Los Angeles, California. Doctor Who is a British show which first aired in 1963 and, except for[…] Continue reading →
