Today marks the beginning of what is – at this point – a very short series on world capitals. As of the writing of this post, I’ve only visited two: Ottawa and Washington, DC. But eventually that number will increase. (Edit: as of the posting of this post, that number has now increased to three;… Continue reading World Capitals: Ottawa, Canada
Unfortunately, our time in Bruce Peninsula was basically the last time we saw the sun for the rest of our trip. We packed up under cloudy skies and spent the next ten hours driving through torrential rain to Gatineau Park, Quebec. Gatineau (GA-ti-noh) is a National Capital Conservation Park, located across the river from the… Continue reading A Meromictic Lake and a Marble Cave – Gatineau Park, Quebec
For the better part of the last two years, I've been seeing these 'Weekly Challenge' posts and other things of the sort, but I've never actually participated in them. At first, I think I was just too focused on getting my blog up and running and making sure I had time to write the posts.… Continue reading Weekly Photo Challenge: Favorite Place
If I were making a list – which we all know I like to do – Bruce Peninsula National Park would be #1 on the "Most Unexpectedly Amazing Destinations" list. I began planning this vacation just like any other – pulled up Google maps, located parks in the general vicinity of where we wanted to… Continue reading The unexpected beauty of the Georgian Bay – Bruce Peninsula National Park, Ontario
If you haven’t been to Niagara Falls, you’ve probably seen pictures of it and read the stats about how big it is and how much water flows over it every second. Hundreds of thousands of gallons – it has one of the highest waterfall flow rates in the world. That’s a big number, but I… Continue reading Cave of the Winds – Niagara Falls, New York
In today's edition of my ongoing How To series, I’m going to talk about something that has begun to bother me greatly over the last few years: the amount of waste that people generate while camping. I’m not sure if it’s just because I’m older and more observant now, but when I was a kid… Continue reading How To: be more eco-friendly while camping
When I first started this Connecticut State Parks series, I was thinking it would be 3 or 4 posts long. Turns out I drastically underestimated the number of state parks Pat and I have been to. I’m actually pretty impressed with us – the number is somewhere around 35. But what’s even more impressive is… Continue reading Exploring Connecticut’s State Parks (part IV)
