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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...
We suspected last evening that we would get rain during the night. With that in mind we packed up our outdoor furnishings before bed. Indeed we got rain throughout the night and all morning so far. It's been sufficiently light to allow us to cook a...
We spent the day immersed in the history of the fifth cousins Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt. At the National Park we toured Springwood, his childhood and their marital home in a group of about fifty people. From there we were on our own to explore the stables, visit...
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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The two of us have long been fascinated with the history of canals and their role in the history of transportation, industrialization, and more recently recreation. This stay in London has given us new opportunities to explore and learn more about how canals contributed to the growth of this great city and how they are being used and preserved today.
It was a most educational visit to the newly renovated National Portrait Gallery at Trafalgar Square in Central London. We were intrigued with the contemporary approach to presenting British History.
It was at Bletchley Park that the Allied Codebreakers deciphered German military messages during the Second World War. A free guided tour gave us a good overview of the campus and the activities that occurred here from 1938 to 1945.