by Linda Aksomitis | Apr 14, 2017
G The Appalachian Trail celebrates its 80th anniversary in 2017. An amazing 17,000+ hikers have completed the 2190 mile hike since the trail was completed from Maine to Georgia in 1937. And me? I’ve been able to hike the Appalachian Trail, but only for a...
by Linda Aksomitis | Sep 25, 2016
The Pacific Coast Highway, Highway 101, is the one of the most well known road trips in America–and with reason! Day 5: Oregon’s Pacific Coast Scenic Byway to California’s Redwood Highway No matter what name it goes by, Highway 101 is an...
by Linda Aksomitis | Jun 1, 2016
April showers bring May flowers — this line started out life as a British proverb first found written down in the late 1800s. It was part of the fuller phrase, March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers. Then, in the 1920s, oddly enough, two song...
by Linda Aksomitis | May 4, 2016
My train adventure continued on Sunday, April 3, 2016, with Day 2 of my three day journey from Williston, ND, to Oxnard, CA. Sunday morning, I woke up to miles and miles of wind turbines strung out along the hilltops like a row of paper dolls all cut from a single...
by Linda Aksomitis | Apr 22, 2016
The Empire Builder Amtrak train runs just below the 49th parallel from Chicago, IL, to Seattle, WA, or Portland, OR. I’d always wanted to ride the rails over the Rockies and this April, when Amtrak provided complimentary tickets for participants in the NATJA (North...
by Linda Aksomitis | Sep 21, 2015
Emily Bronte wrote, “Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn.” And while she penned these words around 175 years ago, in her poem, Fall, Leaves Fall, her words still capture the fall season for me. I love fall leaves and have discovered...
Uncover Outlaw Legends at Boot Hill in Ogallala, Nebraska’s Cowboy CapitalOgallala, Nebraska, is known as known as the state's cowboy capital. Some of its legends are found in Boot Hill, the last resting place for some drovers.
Check out this Scottsbluff NE Tapas Bar – The Tangled TumbleweedVisit The Tangled Tumbleweed Tapas Bar in Scottsbluff, NE, to try some great "small bites" along with fine wines & craft beers, & check out their gift shop.
Discover Carhenge Pop Culture Roadside Attraction in NebraskaThe free Carhenge pop culture roadside attraction in Nebraska is a replica of England's Stonehenge built from same sized vintage cars painted grey.
The Warship That Never Went to War: Vasa Museum in StockholmStockholm's Vasa Museum is home to the only fully preserved 17th century warship. The 69 m long, 50+ m tall ship is housed along with maritime artifacts.
Legacy of the Plains Museum – Westward Ho to Gering, NebraskaThe new, ultra-modern, Legacy of the Plains Museum in Gering, Nebraska, curates the importance of Western Nebraska to the development of the West.
Courthouse Rock & Jail Rock: Hiking the Oregon National Historic TrailHiking to the top of Jail Rock gives you a 40-mile view of Courthouse Rock and the Nebraska Plains area on the historic Oregon Trail of the 1840s.
Best California Winery Tour – Halter Ranch Winery[…]
Hear Cajun and Zydeco Music at the Cajun Grand Old Opry — Eunice, LA[…]
Discover the Legends of Devil’s Gate — Landmark in WyomingDevil's Gate is a Wyoming landmark registered on the National Register of Historic Place. The site is in the Rattlesnake Mountains on the Sweetwater River.
Check out the 1908 Old West Montana Bar in Miles City[…]