Exploring the American Landscape
Old people and things
Our stay in Innsbruck, Austria covered Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and this year Saturday was Maria Himmelfahrt (Assumption), a national holiday in Austria. We knew that some destinations might close for the holiday, and that we might encounter unusual crowds, but with a little maneuvering we made it work. After two enjoyable days in Munich … Read more
We’re off to Europe! Our first stop was the somewhat unlikely destination of Munich. While Munich is an important commercial center in Germany, its most-visited attractions — things like BMW-Welt and a completely over-the-top Oktoberfest — are not exactly our jam. Add to that the fact that the majority of Munich was destroyed by bombs … Read more
This year my mother passed a years-lived milestone that ends in zero, and to celebrate her birthday we took a mother-daughter trip to a destination of her choice. She selected the Scottish Highlands as the focus of the trip, and the high latitudes (comparable to Labrador in North America) made it prudent to travel somewhat … Read more
The last trip I posted about included a recitation of the many delights of the Blue Ridge Parkway; less than a month after we returned home the Parkway was severely impacted by Hurricane Helene. The storm inflicted terrible damage on many communities in Western North Carolina, and the damage to infrastructure was widespread. Sadly, our … Read more
Despite having been planned as an eastern version of the great western national parks, and sitting within a day’s drive of millions of East Coast dwellers, somehow Shenandoah National Park was one that we had not managed to add to our list of national parks visited. Until now, making it #33. After completing our northbound … Read more