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South Dakota Adventure

I recently returned from a 5-day trip to South Dakota. As I have mentioned before, my wife and I love National Parks. We planned to visit the Badlands and Wind Cave National Parks on the trip. There was the added bonus… Continue Reading →

Greece and Turkey Part 2

Welcome to part two of my trip to Greece and Turkey. When I am asked about my highlight of the trip, the city of Ephesus is at the top of the list. The ancient city of Ephesus is located near… Continue Reading →

Greece and Turkey

I recently completed a trip to Greece and Turkey. The theme of this trip was following in the apostle Paul’s footsteps on his missionary journey. As you can tell from the theme, the broad focus was on history with a… Continue Reading →

Northern Lights

I recently returned from a trip to Norway to see the Northern Lights. My daughter Rachel always wanted to see the Northern Lights. She would send me pictures asking, “when are we going to see the Northern Lights?” We could… Continue Reading →

Yellowstone Musings

I have just returned from a 5-day trip to Yellowstone National Park, and I do not feel the urge to describe the logistics or elements of a trip to Yellowstone. There are plenty of resources covering this topic, and I… Continue Reading →

Presidential Libraries

I enjoy visiting presidential libraries and have a quest to see all of them. So far, I have visited the following libraries. Lyndon Baines Johnson – Austin, TX George H. W. Bush – College Station, TX Bill Clinton – Little… Continue Reading →

National Park Fix

I love national parks. Dedicating beautiful and unique land for use as a park is one of the best ideas our country has implemented. I have been to many national parks and have enjoyed them all. I have a somewhat… Continue Reading →

Costa Rica

I recently returned from a four-day trip to Costa Rica. I have visited Cosa Rica before, but I was working and did not get to see much of the country beyond a meeting room. Costa Rica is known as an… Continue Reading →

Great Blasket Island

In a previous blog article, I wrote about my trip to Ireland. While I enjoyed the entire trip, there was one place that left a lasting impact on me. Before the trip, I did not know this place existed. Now… Continue Reading →

Ireland

I just completed a wonderful trip to Ireland. This was a once in a lifetime trip I shared with my wife, mother, and sister. The primary objective of this trip was for my mother to fulfill her genealogist dream of… Continue Reading →

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