The California gold rush had two types of gold mining: the complex underground mines like the one we toured in…
Yosemite is one of those “bucket list” national parks, like Yellowstone or the Grand Canyon. Known for its waterfalls and…
According to literature, the Empire Mine is “one of the oldest, largest, deepest, longest and richest gold mines in California.” Between 1850 and its…
We’ve spent the last three days exploring Redding, California, which time magazine dubbed the “kayak capital” for its “weird obsession”…
In all our time in the Pacific Northwest, we had never been to Medford or Ashland, Oregon. They are nice…
Our first “year two” travelogue takes us to the scenic Oregon coast. Starting in Newport, we worked our way down…
Year one of our RV adventure (Aug 2018 to Aug 2019), was a massive, 33-state road trip filled with frequent…
We were quite apprehensive about Ellen recovering from her total knee surgery in a fifth wheel trailer. Friend Judy and…
When Ellen and I worked in Yellowstone as college students, the Buffalo Bill Museum in Cody was a small, almost…
Ellen and I set out on our journey across America with a few simple goals: connect with long lost friends…