Mammoth Springs, An Apocalyptic Fairytale

Arriving into Mammoth Hot Springs, there was a large crowd of visitors standing around the center of town.  From a distance it was difficult to…

A Famous Wedding Takes Place at Malabar Farm State Park

Hollywood seems so far from Ohio, but for a pair of movie stars who wanted to escape the limelight of Los Angeles, Mansfield became the…

Cataract Falls, Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee

All Nolan could talk about was our hike to Laurel Falls, so we decided to take the short walk to Cataract Falls the next day…

NTPRD Chiller: Springfield, Ohio’s First Ice Skating Rink

On a hot summer day, I had the idea to escape the heat by visiting the NTPRD Chiller in downtown Springfield, Ohio.  A complex that…

Three Bears General Store in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee

As the town of Pigeon Forge seemed to be on the verge of a thunderstorm, we wanted to stop at a nearby shop to pick…

Former Church is now the Home of Father John’s Brewery

On this beautiful Sunday afternoon, my sinful urge to have a beer led me to Father John’s Brewery, the former Methodist church in Bryan, Ohio. …

The Village in Gatlinburg, Tennessee

One of my favorite places to visit in Gatlinburg is The Village, especially at dusk. Resembling a charming, European town out of a Grimm’s Fairytale,…

Hiking Buzzardroost Rock in Ohio

Located in the rolling hills of southwest Ohio is one of my favorite hikes, Buzzardroost Rock. Nearly two hours of driving from Cincinnati, I arrived…

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co., Gatlinburg, Tennessee

Having finished the hike at Laurel Falls, we decided to go into town to have lunch at Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.  It would be a…

Cody, Wyoming: More Than a Gateway to Yellowstone

Arriving in Cody, I made plans to spend the night and allowed only enough time for a quick stop on my schedule.   Having entered the…