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If you’re new to my blog, let me tell you a few things about myself. I love traveling. International, National Park, small town, weekend road trip- I’ll take them all. Throw in a historical site and I’m even more excited. But make it a historic house by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and I’m over the …
If you follow my blog, you may know that I have an ongoing New Years life resolution to have a new adventure every month. Only requirement- see or experience something I never have before, could be far or near. The result is that sometimes I take just a quick jaunt in Ohio. A few weeks …
My life goal has always been to travel the world. I want to see it all. Like for most people, COVID threw a wrench into those plans. But, COVID lockdowns also gave me the opportunity to start exploring things closer to home. The first summer of COVID I did all the National Parks in Utah …
Located on the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawa Rivers, Point Pleasant, WV is a small town with a very interesting history. My friend Matt and I decided to take weekend road trip there because of its close proximity to Columbus (less than a 2 hour drive) and to see the site of the famous …
A few weekends ago, my friend Sheri and I took a 6 hour roadtrip from Columbus, Ohio to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was our first time visiting this historic landmark, and we had a wonderful time. There is so much to see and do, no matter what your interests; history, shopping, breweries, ghosts…Gettysburg has it all! …
A few years ago I decided my New Year’s resolution would be to take an adventure every month. I succeeded my goal that year, and I have kept it going every year since. Sometimes my adventures take me far away, to other states or even countries, and sometimes they are just exploring places just outside …
There is no shortage of things to do in St Louis. When my best friend Tommy and I made plans to take a road trip there in August, I had no idea there was going be so many great things to do. While it is a bit of a trek from Ohio, it definitely is …
While I am a HUGE Beatles fan (probably the largest in my not-so-humble opinion), you can’t visit Memphis, Tennessee without thinking of Elvis Presley. And so when my friend Tommy and I started planning out our spring break 2021 trip to Memphis & Louisville, I knew that visiting Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley was …
The weather has been so nice in Columbus! It finally feels like spring is here. The combination of warm weather and feeling so cooped up during Covid winter has made me extra motivated to get out and hike every weekend this month. I’m happy to share with you my latest hikes and adventures! This adventure …