Gannets on Bonaventure Island
It was the summer of 2024, and we were on a coastal trip to the USA and Canada. A trip like this takes quite a bit of planning, but there was one day when I had to wing it. When we arrived in Percé, QC,…
Ricketts Glen State Park
For us Canadians, it was Victoria Day Weekend. This holiday celebrates the person who inspired the Victorian Era worldwide and is also the unofficial start of summer. Naturally, I had made plans for this celebratory festivity. Falling Head Over Heals for Waterfalls was the trip…
Devil’s Tower
It was 1977, when I was just 6 years old, when Steven Spielberg released Close Encounters of the Third Kind. It was a phenomenal movie that grabbed my attention when I first saw it on TV. Two parts of that movie that grabbed my attention…
Multiple Trips In The Works
Wow! I love planning trips, but this is the first time I have had to plan this many all at once. The past couple of months have kept me rather busy on my computer, coming up with destinations and itineraries for my travel plans and…
The Story Behind The Pic -Dorset Lookout Tower
This photo brings back memories, and there is a story behind this picture. Let us go back in time to when I was younger and much, much, much skinnier. It is June 2018, and Charlene and I are touring the area. Our goal was to…
The Tale of the Terrifying Snake Encounter At Daggett Rock
I heard it clear as day. A scream. A scream that echoed through the mountains of Maine. I knew my beloved wife was in danger, and I was the only one who could save her. Charlene and I were passing through Maine on a warm…