From Gallup, our next stopping point for the night was a little speck of a town along Route 66 in Texas. I’ll share a bit of McLean’s charm with our next post. We’ve got to get there first. There’s over 7 hours of driving ahead of us and some “must see” stops along the way.
Continue reading “Just a 500-Mile Sunday Drive in the Country”Category: Our Travels and Adventures
The Remnant Beauty of the Past
While we have visited the Petrified Forest in Northeastern Arizona several times in the past, this was our first time to travel the entire route from its southern entrance to its northern gate.
Continue reading “The Remnant Beauty of the Past”Buckle up for an Insane Road Trip
First off, I want to tell the man of my dreams Happy Birthday! I love you so very much.
Continue reading “Buckle up for an Insane Road Trip”Greeting the Summer Solstice
For my birthday Hubby, Kiddo and I spent three glorious days in the Napa Valley. Napa is California’s renowned wine region. With its rolling hills, fertile soil and Mediterranean climate, the wines produced here are world-class.
Continue reading “Greeting the Summer Solstice”Take a Ride on the Napa Wine Train
You don’t turn 70 every day. That’s what everyone kept telling me. As my 70th year spent on this spinning blue marble drew ever closer, I was filled with such mixed emotions.
Continue reading “Take a Ride on the Napa Wine Train”Gotta Wonder Sometimes
Have you ever checked into a hotel, been shown your room and immediately wondered what were they thinking?
Continue reading “Gotta Wonder Sometimes”And the Winner Is – Who Cares!
There is a reason why most women do not know a thing about sports. We simply don’t care. In the greater scheme of things, who wins the Super Bowl will not impact the world at large. Hubby finds my way of watchig sports amusing.
Continue reading “And the Winner Is – Who Cares!”Now That’s Funny!
People are so funny. As we counted down to our “Sail Away” day, Hubby and I kicked things into high gear. Watched what we ate, excersized more and went clothes shopping. A Cruise Vacation meant putting our best foot forward for a bunch of strangers we’d never see again.
Continue reading “Now That’s Funny!”Let’s Photograph Nature!
Did you know that at the beginning of June, it was Black Bear Day? Yep, June 3rd was National Black Bear Day. And today is National Photograph Nature Day. So I thought why not tie the two together?
Continue reading “Let’s Photograph Nature!”Discovering the Magic of a Staycation
This year instead of a traditional vacation (leaving home for an extended period of time), we decided to enjoy a Staycation. A Staycation let us explore things nearby while sleeping in our own beds most nights. We had no real plans. And that added to the adventure.
Continue reading “Discovering the Magic of a Staycation”What to do with Ocean Trash
Along the Oregon coast is the little town of Bandon. It’s a sleepy little coastal town with a lighthouse, a famous rock, nearby tide pools and sand dunes. Summer tourism is its life blood. And tourists leave behind mounds and mounds of trash.
Continue reading “What to do with Ocean Trash”Off the Beaten Trail
If you were to search for popular places to explore along the Oregon Coast, on nearly every list are places like Haystack Rock (Cannon Beach) or Yaquina Head (Newport). These are considered some of the best tide pool areas in the state. Yaquina Head’s full name is Yaquina Head Outstanding Natural Area, and with good reason.
Continue reading “Off the Beaten Trail”A Walk on the Beach
Have you ever looked at your vacation photos and impressed yourself? Every now and then, things just seem to fall into place for that “wow” shot. I’m not going to bother you with a lot of facts, backgrounds and such. The photos need to speak for themselves. All of the pictures were taken in a single day as Hubby, Kiddo and I took a stroll together on the beach at our hotel. Nothing is staged, what you see is how the beach appeared that day. You can call it God, Nature or whatever you like as the hand that placed things “just so”. All I know is that everywhere there was simplistic beauty. Hopefully, I’ve saved the best for last.
A Farewell to Oregon
As all things must come to an end, so it was with our Pacific Northwest Vacation Holiday. The weekend in Florence was all that remained. Oh but what a great weekend! There was just enough time to do a little shopping in the historic section of town, to enjoy leisurely suppers surrounded by family, to raise a glass of good cheer and experience the warmth of loving hugs.
On the Road Again
Our wonderful holiday vacation is coming to an end. We’ll spend a few days in Florence with my beautiful sister and her husband. Maybe a day of shopping, and then it will be time to head home once more. We do have the breathtaking drive south along Highway 101 between Depoe Bay and Florence. I’m sure by now you are tired of hearing me lecture and ramble on. It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words, so I have a few thousand to share. See you in Florence!
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