My boyfriend Gary and I love to go camping – especially in places where communing with nature is the focus and not socializing/people. Not that we don’t like socializing/people, just that when camping we prefer a little space & tranquility. Yesterday was going to be …
Category: Historical Places
Posts about historical places
Enjoy the Journey – A perspective on History
History classes are wasted on youth. I am way more interested in history now than I ever was as a child. The way they teach history is also such a shame. All of the focus seems to be on wars and generals and dates. There …
Off the Beaten Path – Sioux Falls, SD
When people think about South Dakota, they usually envision the Black Hills, with the infamous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Mount Rushmore, or the unique Badlands landscape, or maybe even Wall Drug. But if you’re not paying attention, you could miss out on a wonderful small …
History, Trains, and Wine – Alma, WI
The small town of Alma, WI is a great stop along the Great River Road – an iconic roadtrip road in the middle of the USA. The Great River Road follows the Mississippi River from Louisiana to Minnesota, winding through America’s heartland and is Wisconsin’s …
Off the Beaten Path – A Day in San Francisco
I’ve only been to San Francisco once. It was the first week in July and I froze my arse off! It was the middle of summer! I only packed summer clothes. Unbeknownst to me, San Francisco can be quite cold in the summer! It was …