My recent Road Scholar trip was absolutely amazing. In my mind, Iconic National Parks from the Grand Tetons to Banff played out in three acts. Act One - The parks. Mountains, lakes, rivers, streams, hot springs, geysers, mudpots, fumaroles, canyons, waterfalls, rocks being formed, gorges, prairies and plains, icefields and glaciers. We saw (and learned about) it all. Yellowstone takes the cake in having the most varied topography. I'd never been there so everytime I saw some earth bubbling Continue Reading
Aging is a humbling experience
I'm headed to my first Road Scholar experience next week, and I couldn't be more excited. Are you familiar with the program? Their mission is to inspire adults to learn, discover and travel. It used to be called Elderhostel and I first became aware of the program 35 years ago when my aunt went on a couple of trips. They were of course, for old people. https://www.roadscholar.org/ Aging is a humbling experience, isn't it? And now I'm going on a trip for old people. You get the Continue Reading
Life in a frying pan
My friend, Karen, gets up at 5:00 a.m. to drive her dog to a patch of grass two miles away. He does his business, then runs around like crazy for a few minutes. The rocks and sidewalk around her house are already too hot for his feet. At 5:30 a.m., Kathy leaves the house in the golf cart for a 6:07 tee time. Her cooler is stocked with sports drinks. I hear the neighbor’s outdoor workmen who begin 6:00 a.m.. By 7:00 a.m., I’m grocery shopping. I smooth out the reflective screen across Continue Reading
New Mexico Visit
New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment. After recently spending two weeks traveling throughout the state, I’m calling it the Land of Enlightenment. Our interest in visiting our 47th state was initiated by artwork including jewelry and pottery that we’d seen at the annual Native American Market at the Heard Museum in Phoenix. Much of it comes from artists from the various Native American Pueblos in New Mexico, so we went in search of … Pueblos What exactly is a Pueblo? Here’s my Continue Reading