My peregrinations are coming to an end, and so, it seems, is the pandemic. I’ve met a lot of people,…
Trouble in Louisiana
Ocean Springs, Mississippi drew me back for a glorious week on the Gulf Coast. I was lazily enjoying my time…
Oconee Bells
One of the rarest wildflowers in the United States, Oconee bells, or Shortia galacifolia (the specific epithet calls out the…
Wupatki
Wupatki National Monument shares a border with Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument, so you can visit both on the same…
Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument
Another volcano! Sunset Crater Volcano is one of the 600 volcanoes in the San Francisco volcanic field. Sunset Crater Volcano…
Mississippi Sandhill Crane National Wildlife Refuge
About 100 Mississippi Sandhill Cranes, a critically endangered subspecies of sandhill crane, remain in the wild. They are all found…
Food on the Road
Usually I eat food from the grocery store, but sometimes I can’t resist trying some local food (and eating dairy…
Park, Forest, Monument, Preserve, or Refuge?
The difference between a national park, forest, and monument was not always clear to me. The more I traveled, the…
Travel Essentials
Living in/out of your car is tough sometimes. A few items make life on the road easier. Men can stop…
Yellowstone
Yellowstone National Park is the site of several calderas from past eruptions of the Yellowstone supervolcano. Although the volcano hasn’t…
Pandemic Peregrinations 