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You know that I love a road trip! (And if you’re new to the Catching Katie blog- welcome, thanks for coming, I’m Katie and I love a road trip). Sometimes you don’t need to take a long road trip in order to explore someplace new. And while I love driving around and exploring other countries …
My friend Sheri and I have been wanting to go to Buffalo, New York ever since we found out there are a few Frank Lloyd Wright houses in the city. The problem is getting there in the winter, as our annual trip is over Presidents’ Day weekend. But last year we were able to find …
A few weeks back my friend Kelly and I opted to take a winter guided hike at Johnson Woods State Nature Preserve, located southwest of Wooster in Wayne County, Ohio. And while we were there we made a day of it, exploring all the different things that the Wooster area has to offer. Wooster, Ohio, …
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, 2021, 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 …