In the Mat-Su valley of Alaska near Palmer and Wasilla is a beautiful mountain pass named after miner Robert Hatcher. Hatcher’s Pass is a great skiing destination for locals during the winter, but in the summer people come for the hiking and the history. For like I said, Hatcher’s Pass was named after a miner …
I loved visiting Quebec. Montreal and Quebec City were lovely cities, and they were full of charm. But, they were cities. They had a lot of history evident, but life had moved on. Most parts of the cities were as modern as any other city, and you had to go into the “Old Town” if …
I’ll admit it. I’m a city girl. That’s not something most Texans admit. There’s a lot of country pride in my state. But I grew up in a big city suburb and I’ve never lived in anything even remotely close to a town. I don’t know anything about farms. My husband is a farm boy. …
While we are lucky to live in Fort Worth for many reasons, a big one would have to be because of the Fort Worth Zoo. Routinely named in the top five zoos in America, the Fort Worth Zoo is a local attraction we head back to time and time again. Even Gary said he was “impressed,” …
When I was in Europe, it was amazing to me how much history was in every turn. Churches were centuries old and some homes had been used for generations upon generations. That is a very different experience than I have in America. We’re a young country, and our history is young history. Of course, our …
If you visit Alaska during the summer season there is a good chance you can find a creek or river to watch the salmon run. Most salmon in Alaska live mostly in the saltwater ocean. When they are mature and it is time for them to reproduce, they “run up” freshwater rivers in the salmon …
During my most recent visit to South Africa, I was able to do something I had always wanted to do: swim with great white sharks. Yes, I’m talking about Jaws. Carcharodon carcharias. Ferocious man-eater of the deep. The world’s most efficient killing machines. Whitey. Chewy. The Warden. The Landlord. The man in the grey suit. …
I’ve published my first article for the Huffington Post today. Please check it out and leave a comment! 20 Things I’ve Learned From Traveling Around the World for Three Years On March 13, 2007, I handed over the keys to my house, put my possessions in storage and headed out to travel around the world …
This the fifth installment in a series for my 4th Travelversay Celebration. In many ways, this list was easier than creating a list of historic places. Natural sites and national parks tend to be much larger and you have to get out of the city to experience them. Most of the sites on this list …