One of my favorite hiking areas is located is south east Ohio, about 3 hours drive from Cleveland. I was first introduced to Hocking Hills about 23 years ago on a camping trip. I’ve gone back on my one half a dozen times. In my opinion, the best time to see it is if you can catch the fall season where the leaves are changing color and the temperatures are in a...
What do you do when you live 7 miles from the beach and own a muscle car? Go cruising! My friend had 3 main requests for this day. First, he wanted to see Dana Point, a place connected to his Daughter’s life. Next, he wanted to see the view over Lake Elsenore and revisit the Ortega Highway. Finally, he wanted to try and find the remains of the El Toro Marine...
I picked up a friend in Glendale, AZ. His name is Tim. He was my high school Math Teacher and has been a good friend for over 20 years. He helped me achieve great success in my life as well as assisted with one of my first trips to Alaska (starting much of my travel bug). Having lost his wife a few years ago to illness, he has been slowly working his way back into...
Arriving back at the visitor center, I returned to my Car. I needed to start heading towards Glendale, AZ. Luckily, that same route would let me see a few more canyon spots including Navajo Point and Desert View Tower. Leaving the park I drove into the Navajo reservation. I didn’t plan it, but ended up on the same roads I had driven 2 years ago. A new lesson I...
Continuing on my exploration of Grand Canyon National Park. Because the sun was going to be particularly vicious today, I opted to wear my beach hat. Surfer Selfie time: I came across some amazing views from the Powell Monument and Mojave point. The Greenway trail is near the end of the Hermit’s road so I decided to hike the 2.2 mile section instead of continue...
My work week ended on Tuesday. As expected the conference really burned me out emotionally and mentally. Thanks to lingering pain from my bicycle wreak I was also physically shot too. When I moved to California in 2015 I had intended to visit Grand Canyon National Park, however due to a last minute emergency at work, I skipped it, rushed to Irvine, then flew to...
Once a year, my employer sends me to either Orlando or Vegas to work at a training conference. After doing this for the past 6 years I am kind of bored with the event. This year it was Vegas and due to living in So Cal it presented a unique opportunity to drive there instead of flying. If felt kind of nice not having to rush for an airline schedule. I took some time...
With winter break in full swing, not a great deal of travel opportunities have arisen for me over the last month. I’ve started to feel a little stir-crazy. Based on a google search of places to visit in CA, I took an impromptu road trip a few hours from the coast into the mountains. My goal was to visit Idyllwild! I started out by enjoying a drive on scenic...
Sometimes my employer has me work 2 weeks strait in a remote location and simply pays for my hotels and meals over the weekend. It is much cheaper than having to fly me home and then back again. One of the ways I keep my sanity with frequent business travel is I go exploring and get involved in local activities. I started my Saturday right with a nice little...
I’ve made it folks. My 3400+ mile journey is complete. At least…this one is… Tomorrow, I will jump on a jet airliner to go work for a week in Brazil. I did not get to visit the Grand Canyon, but it is now only 6 hours from my new home so it won’t be long until I see it. Perhaps my next road trip will include following historic route 66. Here...