Going to explore a town known for its beach and abs isn’t on my list of adventures, but I can’t say no when my uncle proposes I join in on a road trip to Miami, a city bleached by the sun and warmed by the Florida Current off the Gulf Stream. Cold alerts glaze the […]
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To laze and gaze in Florida
The New Year’s Eve festivities at St. Augustine beach end at 10pm, I suspect to give people enough time to find their own festivities for the final minutes of the year. The night ends with a long queue waiting for a school bus to take everyone back to the city; arriving here in a car […]
The European charm of St. Augustine, Florida
On past road trips I’ve driven close to Florida, but never had an itch to drive into and around it. The peninsular state has never crept into my imagination, and although once a fan of Disney, and familiar with Will Smith’s ‘Miami,’ I was never hooked. Many Canadians, especially the older ones who no longer […]
Porkies, Painted Rocks and the Great Lakes, Michigan
The last part of my road trip is spent exploring the Great Lakes area in northern Michigan, including the Porcupine Mountains, affectionately named the Porkies. Early in the morning I roll out of my tent in the Porcupine Mountain Wilderness State Park and plan to hike the forests around the beautifully named Lake of the […]
Minnesota on a Stick: The State Fair
The Minnesota State Fair is a big deal. It runs for 10 days, prior to and including the US Labor Day Weekend. Nearly 2 million people attend the fair and I want to be one of them, experiencing this typical American extravaganza. For many people, it has to do with nostalgia of the old days […]
South Dakota’s Astounding Badlands…and Wall Drug
I can’t complain about the weather. Although there have been some storms, many of them have been timed perfectly – I’ve either been enjoying the slashing and tearing of the heavens from the safety of my car, or while I’ve been nestled into my cozy sleeping bag, my thirteen year-old tent doing a marvellous job […]
Adventure outside of Custer State Park – Jewel and Wind Cave
It is easy to fill your days with adventure and wonder in Custer State Park, but when you feel like you know the park well enough, venture out. West of the park is Jewel Cave National Monument and I am interested in spending some time wandering underground where it is cool and dark. I arrive […]
Adventure in the Black Hills and Custer State Park, South Dakota
I like driving as long as its not in the city: the roads in and around Custer State Park perfectly satisfy my amateur driving needs. The seventeen mile Iron Mountain Road runs from Keystone to Custer SP and is full of hairpin bends, horseshoe turns and tunnels carved through rock, which conveniently, and beautifully, frame […]