Exploring Northern Idaho
When I was younger and it was time to plan a vacation I was all about the city. No country life for me. Give me some place with action, with things to do at all hours because I want to be busy, busy busy. As […]
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My First Visit to Montana
Like many avid US travelers I hold a desire to visit all 50 states. Some like, Nevada and Arizona, were pretty easy to knock off the list while others, say North Dakota or Maine, will be a bit harder. One that I thought would take […]
Visiting the California State Capitol
San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego get the most attention when it comes to California cities while Sacramento often gets overlooked. It’s a shame, really, because it’s a lovely city with a lot to offer. Heck! It’s even the state capital! Last fall, while […]
Cecil B. DeMille and the Guadalupe Dunes
In 1923 Cecil B. DeMille, one of Hollywood’s leading directors, started work on his biblical epic, The Ten Commandments. A stickler for details he was hoping to film in Egypt but the idea was quickly axed by the studios. Instead they gave him a more […]
A Weekend in Buellton
full disclosure: I worked with Visit Buellton to facilitate this trip. All opinions are my own. When I was a kid my family and I made several trips to Solvang, a quaint town in the Santa Ynez Valley. We’d drive up the 101, get off […]
Visiting the Hoover Dam
Sometime when I was a teenager I decided I wanted to visit the Hoover Dam (yes, I was that nerdy). I couldn’t even tell you why…I probably heard about it in an old film and thought “I think I’ll check that out someday.” As things […]