A 1997 Tour of Savannah

I had just moved from Jacksonville, Florida to Raleigh, North Carolina and was missing my friend Ann.  We decided to meet somewhere in-between that would…

Arlington National Cemetery, A Tribute to US Veterans

With the approaching Memorial Day holiday in sight, what better way to honor the brave Americans who have served our country and fought to protect…

Visiting My First Winery in Sonoma, Viansa Winery & Italian Marketplace

Pouring ourselves glasses of champagne, we said goodbye to the city of San Francisco, boarded our limousine and continued our journey towards California’s wine country. …

Sonoma’s Sebastiani, Continuing to Make Wine History

During a conference in San Francisco, my boss Joe wanted to thank a few of our clients for working with us over the years, renting…

A Weekend of Whitewater Rafting the Lower New River, 1998

It was a long holiday weekend and our family decided to plan a whitewater rafting trip on the New River in West Virginia.   We would…

Visit the Painted Desert in Arizona! 100 years of US National Parks

On a week-long vacation that included the Grand Canyon National Park, I decided that I would include additional stops in the Four Corners region of…

A Copper Mining Ghost Town: Jerome State Historic Park

Surrounded by a sense of the paranormal, I approached the historical ghost town of Jerome.  Uninhabited, it felt as though the residents of this Arizona…

Experience a Western Town by Visiting Rawhide in Arizona

It seems like ages ago that I spent the afternoon in the little western town of Rawhide,  in northern Scottsdale, Arizona.  With a fascination of…

The Petrified Forest National Park is a Scientific Phenomenon

Located in northeastern Arizona, the Petrified Forest National Park hosts over 800,000 visitors each year.  Words cannot explain this surreal environment where scattered logs cover…

A Side Trip to the Meteor Crater, Arizona

Since we were traveling to the Grand Canyon from Phoenix, I wanted to research some of the nearby locations that we could explore on our…