"Let us go on and take the adventures that shall fall to us." ~C.S. Lewis
I went back to my hotel in Denver professionally tired from the non stop days at the conference I had attended and carrying notebooks full of conference notes of all that I learned. I was looking forward to enjoying having a hotel room to myself for one last night. I had big plans to stay [...]
Driving home from a friends house near Atlanta this weekend and the radio comes on with Alan Jackson singing about going down yonder on the Chattahoochee. This song could be on the soundtrack of my life for all the time I heard it since I was a kid. (If you haven't heard this song you [...]
Arguably the most popular thing to do in Vegas is to watch the incredible water show in front of the Bellagio Hotel. This attraction is one that everyone who comes to Vegas makes sure to see no matter what brought them to Sin City. Beginning first thing in the morning, shows run every half hour. [...]
After playing in the waves at the first state park, we then made our way up to the next state park- Morro Bay State Park. This park is known for the large domed rock right next to the bay. We drove all the way up the hill to see the bay from the top of [...]
This weekend's state park adventure is brought to you by Davy Crockett- legendary folk hero, frontiersman, soldier, politician, defender of The Alamo, and purveyor of animal skin clothing- who was considered the 'King of the Wild Frontier'. He gained a reputation for his larger than life adventures and as those stories were then put into [...]
There is nothing better than an evening walk in the spring of Tennessee, especially if it is at one of the state's beautiful state parks. For this evening's walk, we made our way south to Tims Ford State Park. We love this park because of all the trails that weave around the many hands and [...]
One of most beautiful areas of San Antonio is the Riverwalk. As the river winds its way through the heart of the city, visitors can enjoy walking along its sides exploring the many wonders of the city. This is probably the most visited place in the city and as such is full of wonderful restaurants [...]
With the beautiful warm weather this weekend, we spent most of the time outside in our yard planting some trees and getting the ground ready for flowers. But after our yardwork, we needed a walk and decided on a visit to a new state park and made our way to Edgar Evins State Park. This [...]
We spent a cloudy morning taking a walk along one of the many trails at Tims Ford State Park. Tims Ford Lake is not only large, but with many different off shoots of the lake it makes it so any trail you take you will be rewarded with views of the lake. For our walk [...]
On our way home from Missouri, we decided to make a stop at Port Royal State Park to get out and stretch our legs. This area became an important point in Tennessee history as it was a regional tobacco inspection point and flatboat check point. It no longer serves in the tobacco industry, now it [...]