Destinations
Artists and Conservation of National Parks
It was of primary importance to have visual representation when explorers and surveyors traveled west in America. Without their stunning images many of these areas would not have been protected as National Parks and Land preserved for the people.
Bonaire Island
Bonaire Island The Unique Island of Bonaire Bonaire is a gorgeous island in the Leeward Antilles of the Caribbean Sea. In fact, it is one of the ABC Islands of Aruba, Bonaire, and Curaçao and is located 80 km (50 miles) off the coast of Venezuela. Even more alluring...
The World’s Best Spice Markets
Spice Market Photo The Spice Trade When the Spice Trade Began About 1550 B.C., an Egyptian scroll called the "Ebers Papyrus" listed essential spices and plants used as medicines. Some of these were found in Southeast Asia and China and not Egypt, so it appears that...
Canyons of the Ancients Colorado
Hovenweep, located in the Monument is a designated Dark Sky site by dark sky.org Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Colorado Located in southwest Colorado and southeast Utah is Canyons of the Ancients National Monument. Interestingly, it has the highest density...
Climbing Mt Sinai Egypt
Mt Sinai and Bedouin camps in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt This post's initiation came about when I asked my oldest daughter Elaine what I should write about next. Her answer, "Climbing Mt Sinai," immediately prompted a happy conversation and reminiscence about an...
Leadville Colorado an Attitude with Altitude
Downtown Leadville, Colorado Photo by Danette Ulrich Leadville's History A special nod: Recently, this high-elevation mountain town was named on USA TODAY's 2020 10Best Historic Small Town list. We are offering a two day class for graduate credit through...