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Articles focused on travel destinations.
03
Oct
Two very large whooping cranes

Visiting the International Crane Foundation

Located in Baraboo, Wisconsin, the International Crane Foundation is a Noah's Ark of the world's cranes, ensuring a breeding population into the future.
2 min read
01
Oct
Boy Scout Council Shoulder Patches

Collecting Boy Scout Council Shoulder Patches

As our travels take us across America, we're stopping in Boy Scout council offices to add to a lifelong collection of Boy Scout Council Shoulder Patches.
3 min read
30
Sep
Culver's custard in a cup

Crazy about Culver's

Culver's is a family restaurant best known for Butterburgers and frozen custard. In their home state of Wisconsin, this regional restaurant chain shines.
2 min read
29
Sep
Downtown Chicago cityscape

Taking on Chicago

When I look back at the plans we'd made to leave the Appalachian Trail for Chicago, I have to laugh. Sensory overload made for a shortened trip.
4 min read
26
Sep
A farm covered in corn

Cornfields and wind farms

Crossing Indiana twice in our travels, I was introduced to a scene I'd not seen before in America: miles and miles of wind turbines turning slowly above the cornfields of the heartland, churning out energy.
1 min read
26
Sep
Royal Chitwan National Park

Jungle Walk in Nepal

On a jungle walk - a guided hike - through Royal Chitwan National Park in Nepal, wildlife encounters are of the safari kind, and you're on foot. Breathtaking beauty, meet sheer terror.
5 min read
23
Sep
On the track at Indy

Cars galore at Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Car lovers alert! The Hall of Fame Museum at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway showcases the winners over decades of running the Indy 500 and other races.
2 min read
02
Sep
A living room straight out of the early 1950s with a wall of books, radio, TV, and toaster

Carl Sandburg's Home

Great authors, creative souls, artistic minds need time and space and a well to dip into for inspiration. Carl Sandburg found it in the mountains of North Carolina.
2 min read
10
Aug
Adventureland tiki

Disney's Magic Kingdom with Mom

Inter-generational travel meets girlfriend getaway taking Mom on a trip to Disney's Magic Kingdom, reliving childhood memories while making new ones.
4 min read
15
May
Minneapolis artwork with a cherry balanced on a spoon

Cherry on Top

Art and nature come together in downtown Minneapolis with the whimsical Spoonbridge and Cherry forming the core of a creative collection in the free Minneapolis Sculpture Garden at the Walker Art Center.
1 min read