Permanently Closed
I loved this place so much, I brought my parents here. It is not often that I can take my parents on a day trip. We were going to see relatives that we hadn’t visited in a while, and stopping at ZimArt was a good…
The Bear and the Dove
We decided to give camping a try since we found hotels to be an expensive, cost-prohibitive way to spend the night. My daughter had a tent, and I decided to borrow it one day. I set it up in the backyard, sent a picture to…
Ariel-Foundation Park
It was our last day of travel for what has become a tradition – a birthday trip on Labour Day Weekend. My birthday is September 1, and it’s always been a sore point for me to have this as my birthdate. As a kid, it…
Cedar Breaks National Monument
July 8, 2025, was a great day for us on our America is Beautiful summer vacation. We visited a bird zoo, had lunch in the first place to put the “K” in KFC, visited a Hindu temple, and stopped at a Walmart to replenish our…
Craters of the Moon
I heard of Mount St. Helens and the huge eruption that happened in 1980. That was so unexpected and shocking, but it was nothing like the volcanic lava flows of Hawaii or the fiery displays of Iceland. For Mount St. Helens, it was a loud,…
Mill Canyon Dinosaur Track
It is part of our current mythos that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day to maintain optimal health. With my sit-down job as a school bus driver, it takes several days to achieve that goal. My previous job meant running up and down…
New York – Places We Want To See
The first state we ever visited was New York. The first place we went to see was a tourist area where we gathered every brochure they had for the state. They had a lot. I finally went through them all and added them to my…
Big Friendly Rock
There is nothing like seeing your favourite celebrity in person—the excitement, the amazement, the joy, the overwhelming elation that fills your body. The most significant being the sense of connection. My first celebrity encounter was with Mickey Mouse decades ago. I was surprised by how…
American Sign Museum
As soon as I walked in here, I was blown away by all the lights. After visiting this incredibly unique museum, I wanted to hop in the car and see the lights on the Vegas strip. The American Sign Museum was a stop we made…
America, the Unaffordable
I am a tourist. I love taking my wife to amazing places that we had no idea existed until we toured there. There are so many wonderful things in this world that they need to be discovered, explored and seen. Travel opened our eyes to…