Midwestern US
North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri
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On Top of Nebraska: Panorama Point
The highest point in Nebraska, Panorama Point, is located just across the border from both Colorado and Wyoming in the middle of basically nowhere. The elevation at Panorama Point is 5424 feet (1653 m) – higher than I would have expected for a plains state. But one thing differentiates this high point from most of… Continue reading
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Westward Bound, part II – Kentucky to Colorado
(Read part 1 of this post here) Day #5: I pride myself on being a pretty good vacation planner, but the logistics of this portion of our cross-country trip completely slipped through the cracks. I’d done my best to divide up the driving into relatively equal amounts – about 8 hours – each day. But… Continue reading
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Fourth Time is the Charm – Chicago, Illinois
I’ve previously written about my travels to an annual conference in Boston and San Diego – trips that were a combination of work and exploring. One year, the conference was held in Chicago and, I must admit, I went into the trip with fairly low expectations. You see, my previous experiences in Chicago consisted of… Continue reading
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Opt Outside
Happy belated Thanksgiving to all my American readers. I hope you’ll join me and many others today and #OptOutside for Black Friday. I’m so glad REI started this trend and I hope it continues to grow in the years to come. I spent my morning exploring the upper midwest, where I’m currently visiting family for… Continue reading
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Eastward Bound (part II) – Indiana to Ontario
At the end of my last post, my mom and I were wading in Lake Michigan at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Day 4 of our cross-country excursion, however, was the one I was most excited for. Our destination: Niagara Falls! We left Indiana early in the morning, continuing across the northern edge of the state… Continue reading
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Eastward Bound (part I) – West to Indiana
Moving Day. I don’t think it had hit me yet that I would be spending the next few years of my life on the east coast. I’d never been there before. I’d never even been anywhere near there. All I had was warnings from various people that easterners are rude and everyone has a funny… Continue reading