Camping Across America
Camping across America is a great way to really see the country up close and personal. It is also a very affordable way to travel. But camping is not for everyone. And not everyone has the same idea about what camping means.
For some, it means minimal supplies, tent and sleeping bags, in a remote area [...]
Portfolio: Ohio, Cuyahoga Valley National Park
The Cuyahoga Valley National Park looked hauntingly beautiful when we arrived just after the rain stopped. It was the time of day when the wildlife came out to forage and we delighted in crossing paths. Camping at one of the Stanford House primitive tent sites, we were well-placed for a morning hike to the Brandywine [...]
Which Way Do We Go?
While Route 66 was the raison d’être of our trip, we would actually have to travel a lot more. First, we would have to get from New York to Chicago, to the Route’s starting point, and then we would have to get back to New York from California, once we made it out there.
Now [...]
Destination: Cuyahoga Valley, OH
Unlike many other national parks in far-flung corners of the wilderness, the Cuyahoga Valley National Park stretches between two urban hubs, Cleveland and Akron. Centered around the winding Cuyahoga river (the Native American name means “crooked river”) the 33,000-acre park gives way to deep forests, rolling hills, and open farmlands. The river once provided water [...]
Bears and “bear safety”…
Working on the last part of the return itinerary today, the part that will take us through the Great Smoky Mountains and then the Shenandoah Valley national parks, and it is clear we will be in black bear country there.
All the park websites have information about what to do if you see a bear. And what [...]
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