Last post, we saw the exterior of Hearst Castle, a monument of a place on the Central Coast of California. Today’s post covers the ground and first floors of the largest house at Hearst Castle. First, there is the Kitchen area, which is the epitome of a state-of-the-art kitchen of the 1930s. Large ovens, industrial-size […]
Today, we live in an uncertain time. People ask questions from big to small, from “Will I have a job in the future?” to “Do I have enough toilet paper today?” My belief is that we shall prevail through this pandemic; we will come out of it better than before and more prepared. Life, love, […]
As the song goes, “I’m dreaming of a White Christmas.” But, I’ve adjusted them to say, “White Sands Christmas” because I landed in desert lands again this holiday season. The quest for dry and warm led me from California to Arizona, New Mexico, and the greater Southwest (Utah and Nevada next.) The sand dunes cover […]
I write a quick post today, before I hop on a plane and return to mainland U.S.A. this afternoon. The past week, I stayed on the island of Oahu. As an experiment, I went without a rental car for the entire week. It was a test of how easy it would be to get around […]
Howdy folks! Over the past couple of weeks, I made my way to the Hawaiian islands; otherwise, known as paradise here on Earth. I wanted to see all of the major islands of Hawaii this year. In combination with my trip six months ago, I visited them all except Lanai. (One day, I will have […]
The return to the United States from Canada at International Falls, Minnesota, brought me through the Lake of the Woods, a very scenic drive close to the Great Lakes. I camped a few nights at Voyageurs National Park, a park dedicated to the life of French and Indian fur traders of two hundred years ago. […]
In last week’s post, I chronicled my trip on the Alaskan Marine Highway System, a “highway” on the waters of the Inside Passage. This week, I write about my experiences on the Alaskan Highway. The “Alaskan Highway,” like Route 66, today comprises a series of numbered land roads–British Columbia 97, Yukon 1, and Alaska 2– […]
This post is titled “The Road to Alaska…on the Alaska Marine Highway System.” However bizarre this may appear, the name of the ferry service reflects the course through the Inside Passage and its use, for all intents and purposes, as a Marine Highway. And all along, I thought it was just a poor man’s cruise! […]
After three months on the road, I took the Wander to the repair shop for “shakedown (warranty)” adjustments. Fortunately, this led me to another one of my favorite travel options. I took a vacation from the Drive and rode the Amtrak train system! After I dropped the RV off at the repair shop, I hopped […]
On my way back to the west coast, I stopped at national parks in Colorado that were quite impressive. I was able to grab a campsite at Pinon Flats campground in Great Sand Dunes National Park. There, I hiked and climbed the highest sand dunes on the North American continent. At Rocky Mountain National Park, […]