Mount St. Helens
We never would have imagined this visit would be so much fun! Visiting the Johnston Ridge Observatory when at Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is a must. There is…
When in Seattle…
Eat a Seattle dog! (Cream cheese, caramelized onions and roasted vegetables.) Then, go visit the Space Needle, lol. The Space Needle has been called the United States’ Eiffel Tower. Built…
More Texas Memories
Picture the teeny-tiniest little black ant you’ve ever seen. Crawling around, seeming harmless. Now add fire. OUCH. We encountered these little terrors in southern Texas. Black fire ants. Not red…
Space Center Houston
The mood in the space center was celebratory. Fifty years ago humans first set foot on the moon during the Apollo 11 mission, and NASA was ready to party! We…
Tennessee Tales
The foggy mist of the Great Smokey Mountains really does make them look smokey. Jeremy and I had been to the North Carolina side of the mountains before, but never…
Spokane, we love you! Greetings from Washington
We rode a cable car over the Spokane River and Falls—right in downtown! And these water features are not only beautiful, but useful too. Two dams generate hydroelectric power. We…
Bighorn National Forest and the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming
What a great place to hike. Tall mountain views, caves, rock formations and the Tongue River are all here in the Bighorns of northeastern Wyoming. We began our hike to…
The prairie sod house
Who needs brick or timber when you’ve got sod? We learned about this structure while in the grasslands of Kansas. In pioneer days where trees weren’t available to build cabins,…
Swimming in the Gulf of Mexico!
This was such a fun day in July. There was a heat wave sweeping most of the nation, but we didn’t notice in the comfort of the ocean breeze on…