Travel2There

02/10/2024

River pics on the Chicago River.

02/10/2024

The reflections of other buildings in these glass building is really cool.

01/10/2024

We went on an architectural tour of Chicago. There are different tours; I'd recommend https://www.cruisechicago.com/tours/architecture
The guide was a member of the Chicago Architectural Center. Here are some photos of buildings you've likely seen many times.

03/07/2024

19/06/2024

Traveling well by train.

07/06/2024

07/06/2024

Big Sur, California

05/06/2024

Off Hwy 1 on California Coast near Big Sur

04/06/2024

Riding along train in Mojave Desert

01/06/2024

From path at Mount Rainier

31/05/2024

Olympic National Park. Follow for more National Park photos and vids

31/05/2024

Barhop pizza and brews in Sequim WA. Honestly, I think it was one of the best pizzas I’ve had. Don’t usually go on about food, but it was that good.

31/05/2024

Old Faithful... the geyser lasts about 5 minutes, but the high points are within the first 1.5 minutes.

30/05/2024

"...what really puts a tour over the edge, into the elite category, would be a stellar tour guide and great people on the tour. Well, a stellar tour guide and great people is exactly what we got on our Loch Ness bus tour. "

Explore the scenic Scottish Highlands with an unforgettable bus tour of Loch Ness from Inverness. Enjoy breathtaking views, light hikes, charming local towns, and delve into the folklore of the Loch Ness Monster.

30/05/2024

Photos of Devils Tower Wyoming.

29/05/2024

Bison in Yellowstone National Park. They're everywhere here!

29/05/2024

Are you using hotel star ratings the right way? Star ratings are not about how well a hotel does things, but about how much they do. So, what's the difference between a 2-star and a 4-star hotel?

Logan and I are traveling to national parks and staying at various campgrounds and hotels along the way. I got me thinking about why I was picking certain hotels. I use to travel a lot for business, and got into the habit of going to familiar hotel chains. It was good because I had a […]

27/05/2024

The first day of the trip was driving...and driving. The changing view from the car window from Northern Illinois to South Dakota.

22/05/2024

South Dakota, Wyoming (just barely), Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California… then who knows? Logan just graduated college, and he wants to take a long road trip focusing on National Parks. It's something I’ve been thinking about as well, so now seems to be the time.

The Badlands in South Dakota will be first on the list. We were there as a family in 2008, but Logan doesn’t have much memory of it. We’ll spend some time there hiking and then on to Yellow Stone National Park, meandering into Wyoming via Montana. I’ve never been there, so it’ll be a first for both of us.

We’ll drive through Billings and Bozeman, both places I hear mentioned often but have never been.

Come to think of it, most of the places we’ve mentioned as we’ve talked about it, I haven’t visited before…

Olympic National Forest in Washington is the last planned stop heading west. It kind of has to be since it’s on the ocean. We think we’ll spend more time here with the variety of hiking and scenery.

From this point, where we go is a little fuzzy. We could go somewhere south through Oregon on the coast, perhaps following routes 101 and 1. But we’ve also talked about heading to eastern California to see other national parks.

Pics and notes will follow as we go.

13/03/2024

This was a gem of a stop in West Virginia... The Tamarack Marketplace...

A dog friendly place for crafts and artisans aliong with craft studios. A great place to visit!