Local Fare ~ Sonnenberg Gardens ~ Canandaigua, NY
As a boy, I grew up having two parents, my mom, and my grandmother. We didn’t have a lot of money but my gram and mom did what they could each year during the summer to make it
Local Fare ~ CMOG ~ Corning, NY
This will be the first in a series of posts on local travel locations. Often, because I have lived here so long, I have overlooked the obvious. Many of these sites I visited regularly when
Mono Lake ~ California
Mono Lake (moh-noh) is a large, shallow saline soda lake in Mono County, California, formed at least 760,000 years ago as a terminal lake in an endorheic basin. The lack of an outlet causes
Yosemite ~ Part Three ~ Tuolumne Grove
Well there is no doubt that if you have followed me for a while you know that I am a bit of a Star Wars geek. Without a doubt, this story about Tuolumne Grove in Yosemite National Park, will drive that
Yosemite ~ Part Two ~ Inspirationville
So, as stated in part one of this series, Yosemite for me was all about channeling inspiration. I tried to do this at every location we visited. I would try to imagine what it was like to hike to the
Yosemite ~ Part One ~ Magic is Real
This story actually starts in 2012, a long way from Yosemite National Park. Farther even, than the 2261.215 miles that lie between me and it.
Pennsylvania Camping ~ Ives Run
Pennsylvania Camping, pffft! I will start out this post by saying that I am really a hotel kinda guy. I love the outdoors, as well exploring some of the most dark, moldy, disgusting places on
Abandoned Catskills, NY ~ Shoot the Pool
On a recent exploration located deep in the Catskills, NY region. A group of friends and I came upon an old pool table hidden in one of the rooms in this old hospital. It was pretty cool and at the
Bodie Ghost Town ~ Bodie, California
Located in the middle of nowhere just beyond Mono Lake, California outside of Yosemite National park is Bodie Ghost Town, or what is officially known as Bodie State Historical Park. Bodie became
