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NPS # 138 Blue Ridge Parkway.
December 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
NPS # 138 Blue Ridge Parkway.
NPS#137 Carl Sandburg NHP. Lillian Sandburg was the driver in moving Carl south to a place she could settle and continue her award winning work. Connemara Farms and her famous line of dairy goats thus became the home and office of the 3 time Pulitzer Prize winner.
December 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
NPS#137 Carl Sandburg NHP. Lillian Sandburg was the driver in moving Carl south to a place she could settle and continue her award winning work. Connemara Farms and her famous line of dairy goats thus became the home and office of the 3 time Pulitzer Prize winner.
NPS #136 Obed Wild and Scenic River. Great trails, may need to come back in summer to run the rapids, or in spring for the wildflowers.
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
NPS #136 Obed Wild and Scenic River. Great trails, may need to come back in summer to run the rapids, or in spring for the wildflowers.
NPS#135 : Brown versus Board of Education NHP. Much to learn and more to reflect on than can be absorbed easily. Heard many difficult conversations between parents and children while I was there.
November 25, 2025 at 11:03 PM
NPS#135 : Brown versus Board of Education NHP. Much to learn and more to reflect on than can be absorbed easily. Heard many difficult conversations between parents and children while I was there.
After-work hike at Forks of the River.
November 18, 2025 at 11:03 PM
After-work hike at Forks of the River.
NPS#134 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. While surveyors have recognized the importance of the gap in the Appalachian Mountain chain since 1650, Daniel Boone and his Wilderness Trail made it a major thoroughfare for pioneers heading west. I completed the Bluegrass State, too!
August 16, 2025 at 10:31 PM
NPS#134 Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. While surveyors have recognized the importance of the gap in the Appalachian Mountain chain since 1650, Daniel Boone and his Wilderness Trail made it a major thoroughfare for pioneers heading west. I completed the Bluegrass State, too!
NPS #133 - Manhattan Project - Oak Ridge
The history of the secret city is told throughout 30 signs/stops in Oak Ridge. I've been to a few now and got my stamp today and talked to the Rangers, I'm counting it.
2 museums in town - Children's Museum and the American Museum of Science and Energy.
The history of the secret city is told throughout 30 signs/stops in Oak Ridge. I've been to a few now and got my stamp today and talked to the Rangers, I'm counting it.
2 museums in town - Children's Museum and the American Museum of Science and Energy.
August 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
NPS #133 - Manhattan Project - Oak Ridge
The history of the secret city is told throughout 30 signs/stops in Oak Ridge. I've been to a few now and got my stamp today and talked to the Rangers, I'm counting it.
2 museums in town - Children's Museum and the American Museum of Science and Energy.
The history of the secret city is told throughout 30 signs/stops in Oak Ridge. I've been to a few now and got my stamp today and talked to the Rangers, I'm counting it.
2 museums in town - Children's Museum and the American Museum of Science and Energy.
NPS#132 Saint-Gaudens NHS in New Hampshire an enchanting place of sculpture, gardens, and the history of Augustus Saint Gaudens. The light and space of the numerous studios are beautiful, but far surpassed by the magnificent sculptures. I confess i prefer his females to his extensive civil war men.
July 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
NPS#132 Saint-Gaudens NHS in New Hampshire an enchanting place of sculpture, gardens, and the history of Augustus Saint Gaudens. The light and space of the numerous studios are beautiful, but far surpassed by the magnificent sculptures. I confess i prefer his females to his extensive civil war men.
NPS #131 Marah-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Site. A groundbreaking experiment in conservationism, that spread across multiple generations and families. Beautiful property in the 💚 Green Mountains of Vermont!!
July 11, 2025 at 9:43 PM
NPS #131 Marah-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Site. A groundbreaking experiment in conservationism, that spread across multiple generations and families. Beautiful property in the 💚 Green Mountains of Vermont!!
NPS #130 Tallgrass Prarie National Preseve was a beautiful hike in the great state of Kansas. Unfortunately the Bison 🦬 did not make an appearance. The smaller wildlife did and wildflowers were beautiful.
June 16, 2025 at 12:17 PM
NPS #130 Tallgrass Prarie National Preseve was a beautiful hike in the great state of Kansas. Unfortunately the Bison 🦬 did not make an appearance. The smaller wildlife did and wildflowers were beautiful.
NPS#129 : Indiana Dunes National Park. Trails, dunes, beaches, tons of wildflowers and a bevy of bird sightings are making our trip memorable. Oh, and Bark Ranger tags!
May 25, 2025 at 10:58 PM
NPS#129 : Indiana Dunes National Park. Trails, dunes, beaches, tons of wildflowers and a bevy of bird sightings are making our trip memorable. Oh, and Bark Ranger tags!
NPS#128: River Raisin National Battlefield Park. Second Michigan Passport symptoms and a battlecry older than Remember the Alamo...REMEMBER THE RAISIN!
May 24, 2025 at 3:08 PM
NPS#128: River Raisin National Battlefield Park. Second Michigan Passport symptoms and a battlecry older than Remember the Alamo...REMEMBER THE RAISIN!
A fun tour of yet another Frank Lloyd Wright house, this time Pope-Leighey, a usonion house originally built in Falls Church and moved in 194 to its current site in Woodlawn to make way for I-66.
May 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM
A fun tour of yet another Frank Lloyd Wright house, this time Pope-Leighey, a usonion house originally built in Falls Church and moved in 194 to its current site in Woodlawn to make way for I-66.
Fur babies make me happy!
May 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Fur babies make me happy!
Many of us can use a little more Maya Angelou in our days.
April 26, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Many of us can use a little more Maya Angelou in our days.
Spring Break, Eat Tennessee was a relaxing time - hiking, botanical gardens, more hiking, off-roading in the baby Jeep (oh my!) and a fun time with family and friends. 🧡
April 17, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Spring Break, Eat Tennessee was a relaxing time - hiking, botanical gardens, more hiking, off-roading in the baby Jeep (oh my!) and a fun time with family and friends. 🧡
Bluebells are in bloom! No matter what changes year over year with the rest of the world, the bluebells are a predictable and happy!
April 5, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Bluebells are in bloom! No matter what changes year over year with the rest of the world, the bluebells are a predictable and happy!
Trailday at Great Plains Nature Preserve
March 23, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Trailday at Great Plains Nature Preserve
Long day on the trail with first signs of spring!
March 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Long day on the trail with first signs of spring!
From Harvard Business Review's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, 2010.
February 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
From Harvard Business Review's 10 Must Reads on Managing Yourself, 2010.
This is a book that is 75 years old in 2025, but as timely as ever. And, yes, it has been on banned lists. Be a Mack when you are presented with Turtle Kings.
February 21, 2025 at 12:03 PM
This is a book that is 75 years old in 2025, but as timely as ever. And, yes, it has been on banned lists. Be a Mack when you are presented with Turtle Kings.
President's Day! Time to remind ourselves of the Presidents who created the amazing NPS sites and sign petitions and donate money to help protect our greatest natioal treasure!
February 17, 2025 at 10:44 AM
President's Day! Time to remind ourselves of the Presidents who created the amazing NPS sites and sign petitions and donate money to help protect our greatest natioal treasure!
It's Rodeo Time...
February 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
It's Rodeo Time...
Happy Valentine's Day. Love is love. I choose love over hate. I choose inclusion over division. I choose Human Rights for all. Thinking back to my Stonewall NM visit as haters are rewriting websites in their efforts to divide and ostracize.
February 14, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Happy Valentine's Day. Love is love. I choose love over hate. I choose inclusion over division. I choose Human Rights for all. Thinking back to my Stonewall NM visit as haters are rewriting websites in their efforts to divide and ostracize.
Started out my weekend by making 2 donations - one to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the other to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Happy way to start my weekend!
February 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Started out my weekend by making 2 donations - one to the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) and the other to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). Happy way to start my weekend!