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Ah! Yes! We're off the Thruway and onto US-20. Even better we're back at Johnson Estate Winery near Westfield, New York. We were here in '13 and were quite impressed with their wines, especially their Red Ipocras. Today we stopped and stocked up on some old favorites...
It's our third trip through this part of New York. On both previous trips we traveled US-20 and loved it. The countryside is beautiful and we enjoy traveling through the small towns. Today we needed to make time because we have reservations at Geneva State Park in...
Our route today brought south to Ithaca and then north on the Scenic Byway on the western shore of Lake Cayuga. We enjoyed our planned stop at Bellwether Cidery which is now also a winery. We first visited them two years ago on our maiden voyage in our T@B!  Our plans...
Biography Video Well this definitely wasn't planned, and doesn't really count as a visit to a presidential site but we discovered this morning that Grover Cleveland lived here in Fayetteville NY during his boyhood. He's the one who was elected in 1884, defeated by...
This morning's adventure in Green Lakes State Park near Syracuse, New York was a portion of the Old Growth Trail. It took us through an amazing grove of cedar trees along the edge of Green Lake. It's overcast today and not as warm as yesterday but with the humidity...
 No, that's not an adjective we were familiar with until today but we're staying at Green Lakes State Park near Syracuse, New York and the two lakes here are very deep and are meromictic meaning that the deep and the surface waters do not experience seasonal mixing....
Another intriguing chapter in the history of transportation in America, is the building and operation of the Erie Canal beginning in the late 1810's. We visited the Erie Canal Museum in Syracuse, New York a community that owes its very existence to the canal....
When we checked in to the campground office here in Glimmerglass State Park near Cooperstown, New York, the ranger suggested we visit the Hyde Hall Covered Bridge, the oldest covered bridge in the country. So we made the short hike from the campground this morning....
Yesterday afternoon we pulled into Glimmerglass State Park near Cooperstown in upstate NY and got Campsite 37. It's spacious, surrounded by woods, and outside the campground loop so we're separated a bit from other campers yet close enough to the facilities. This...
Ranger TalkCall Bell Restoration Ranger TalkTable We had the privilege today of visiting the home of the 8th President of the United States! Lindenwald, the home and farm estate of Martin Van Buren in the years following his presidency is located in his hometown...
Planning a trip? Dreaming of travel? Perhaps some of our adventures could inspire yours! Over the last several years we’ve had the distinct pleasure of many cross country journeys traveling though the Lower 48 in tents and our various teardrop campers as well as an amazing Alaska adventure that did not involve a camper.
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Our journey from Portsmouth, England to our home in Ohio might have been accomplished in about sixteen hours but my avoiding air travel we were able to enjoy a fifteen day journey home via train, ship, Uber, train, as well as our own feet and finally our personal vehicle.
It’s been a fascinating two day visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. We managed to pack in tours of the HMS Warrior, the HMS Victory as well ast Victory Live: The
Big Repair, and finally the Mary Rose. All were incredibly informative and well presented.
From London we made our way to Tunbridge Wells in Kent to dance to the strains of The Jive Aces and later enjoyed the opportunity to hobnob with the band members at The Ship and Castle in Portsmouth. Two fabulous experiences!