USA

Chicago River Cruise

The Chicago Architecture Foundation’s Chicago River Cruise is great.  Several companies offer tours of the Chicago River. The CAF tour...

Mono Lake and Tufa Towers, California

The otherworldly vistas at Mono Lake are stunning. The lake is very salty and alkaline so no fish live in...

Mirror Lake Trail – Yosemite National Park

Mirror Lake Trail – Yosemite National Park

  The Mirror Lake Trail is about 2 miles long (5 miles if you walk around the lake too).  ...

Yosemite’s beauty

Shout out to Arthur Scales (CTA rail operator, Chicago)

In the morning, when heading to work, I sometimes get on a train operated by (I think) Arthur Scales (he...

Maui attractions (Hawaii)

Maui is, to me, the most active of the Hawaiian islands.  I own an every-other-year time-share week on Maui near...

Balboa Park, San Diego – gardens, museums, organ, and more

Balboa Park is a large park complex in San Diego. It has a recreated Spanish village, several museums (including a...

Yellowstone National Park – Thermal areas (USA)

More Yosemite

Yellowstone National Park – mountains, lakes, waterfalls, and bison