You can’t get much closer to authentic New England than a sugarhouse in March. I have fond memories of looking into open vats of boiling maple sap. This was in and around a cold walk outside to watch the sap…

Washington, D.C. is a lovely capital city. Built on swamp land and declared the U.S. capital in 1790, its sprawling mall lends itself to show off some awesome monuments. On a recent trip, I took a Monuments by Moonlight Tour…

Alaska.  From Juneau, I took a very noisy ride on an eight-seater plane to Gustavus, where I saw a porcupine walking the beach and another porcupine climbing a tree. Most of the time in Gustavus was spent riding on a…

Worcester, Massachusetts. It’s baseball season and one of my new favorite parks is the Polar Park. If you know Worcester, you are familiar with the inflatable polar bear that graces the sign for Polar on Route 291 as you go…

Mesa Verde National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering eighty-two square miles in southwest Colorado. President Theodore Roosevelt signed legislation in 1906 designating this area as a National Park. It is packed with archaeological sites and beautiful desert…