Avery Island of Louisiana & Tabasco Sauce
Deep in South Louisiana where the marsh land meets the Gulf of Mexico is an “Island” named Avery Island. It it is not an actual island but rather a series of salt domes. This[…] Continue reading →
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Favorite Ice Cream Flavors
“I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.” Homemade ice cream is everyone’s favorite dessert, especially in the summertime. Smooth and creamy; there are so many flavors and varieties. When we were[…] Continue reading →
The Champion Lodgepole Pine and Bluff Lake
In the forest not too far from Big Bear Lake, California is a tree called the Champion Lodgepole Pine. So why does the pine tree have this designation? Well follow along a hike we[…] Continue reading →
Houmas House in Burnside, Louisiana
Houma House is an old Louisiana antebellum plantation home along the Mississippi River close to Baton Rouge. Recently we spent an day exploring the plantation home and surrounding gardens. Although Houmas House is close[…] Continue reading →
Springtime in Japan part 2
The tour of my visit to Japan when the cherry trees were in bloom continues in this post. The next location visited is the seaside city of Kamakura which is just a little over[…] Continue reading →
Springtime in Japan part 1
When I was working for Hewlett-Packard Company I had a number of business trips to Japan. One of them was in April 2000 and happened to hit the cherry trees in bloom. While work[…] Continue reading →
Hot Air Balloon Launch at Albany, Oregon
I have always been fascinated by hot air balloons and back when I lived in Oregon I decided to attend a balloon launch which took place in the town of Albany. There I was[…] Continue reading →
Cog Train Visit to Mt Washington in New Hampshire
Last fall we had a fun adventure to the top of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire. Mt. Washington part of the White Mountains and is the highest mountain in the northeastern states. It is[…] Continue reading →
Winter Snow at Big Bear
With a snow storm passing through the San Bernardino Mountains on December 28, 2020 we as well as a lot of other people decided to check it out at Big Bear City, California over[…] Continue reading →
Holidays in Louisiana
Though my brothers and sister grew up in Virginia, after graduating from college we all ended up in different parts of the U.S. We are far enough apart that we do not get together[…] Continue reading →
