Travel
First of all, since the first 19 spam comments I received this morning, I changed the settings to disallow anonymous comments and haven't gotten n'ary a one since.
Second, I took a look at the four used books by Nevada Barr, putting them in chronological order. For some reason I picked up the second book in the stack and looked at the synopsis on the back cover, and while I was handling the book it opened to reveal a $5 and two $1 bills! I consider my luck to be running pretty high when money falls into my lap. But then I'm a person who will stop when I see a penny lying in the street, and I repeat the incantation that every kid knows, "Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you'll have good luck."
I've been trying to map out a route or two with the intention of visiting as many national parks & monuments as I can without zig-zagging too badly. It's impossible to not zig-zag, but I'd like to map it out in a logical way if I could. The overview maps - USA and Regional) don't show all the little roads, which are the way to get in to most national parks. I have large maps of all the individual states, but that doesn't always help because the border doesn't always indicate how close a park is on the other side. Another consideration is the time of year and the weather. I won't ever travel during the summer months again if I can help it, and many of the parks close in the fall because of snow, which leaves me just a small window of opportunity in those areas, i.e., the far north and the southwest, plus those in the mountain ranges.
I can always see a few of them on my way to and from NY next September, and I'm thinking maybe I should just devote an entire year of traveling the country in search of national parks, monuments, battlefields, and so on. Have any readers ever undertaken to map out a logical route for this purpose? I'd love to get comments and suggestions, and if you don't want to comment, my email address is listed on the front page of my blog. And thanks for any help.
- Dreaded Job Finished, For Now
I'm talking about laundry, and it's dreaded because I have to wash the clothes, then load them into the car to dry them at a nearby laundry. It's really not that bad, but for some reason I hate doing it. The towels will wait until...
- Clarification
An anonymous reader commented: "Your ranting at the Federal Government is misplaced. They have not opened the parks. A few States have decided to open the parks and pay for them (like Utah). If you're going to rant it is always a good thing to get...
- Saturday Morning
Thanks to readers who have commented on my problems with spam. My blog currently allows anyone to comment, and I can deal with a couple of spams a day. You may remember a few months back I received close to 100 spams in about two days. ...
- Temporary Halt To Anonymous Comments
After having to delete more than 75 spam comments yesterday, and waking up this morning to 19 more in my mailbox, I've decided to not accept anonymous comments. I regret the inconvenience this may cause the readers of this blog, but I don't...
- 100 National Parks To Waive Entrance Fees This Weekend
More than 100 national parks all over USA are waiving entrance fees this weekend, August 14-15. The idea is to encourage people seeking affordable vacations to visit national parks and national refuges. Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Yosemite, Rocky Mountain,...
Travel
My lucky day
First of all, since the first 19 spam comments I received this morning, I changed the settings to disallow anonymous comments and haven't gotten n'ary a one since.
Second, I took a look at the four used books by Nevada Barr, putting them in chronological order. For some reason I picked up the second book in the stack and looked at the synopsis on the back cover, and while I was handling the book it opened to reveal a $5 and two $1 bills! I consider my luck to be running pretty high when money falls into my lap. But then I'm a person who will stop when I see a penny lying in the street, and I repeat the incantation that every kid knows, "Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you'll have good luck."
I've been trying to map out a route or two with the intention of visiting as many national parks & monuments as I can without zig-zagging too badly. It's impossible to not zig-zag, but I'd like to map it out in a logical way if I could. The overview maps - USA and Regional) don't show all the little roads, which are the way to get in to most national parks. I have large maps of all the individual states, but that doesn't always help because the border doesn't always indicate how close a park is on the other side. Another consideration is the time of year and the weather. I won't ever travel during the summer months again if I can help it, and many of the parks close in the fall because of snow, which leaves me just a small window of opportunity in those areas, i.e., the far north and the southwest, plus those in the mountain ranges.
I can always see a few of them on my way to and from NY next September, and I'm thinking maybe I should just devote an entire year of traveling the country in search of national parks, monuments, battlefields, and so on. Have any readers ever undertaken to map out a logical route for this purpose? I'd love to get comments and suggestions, and if you don't want to comment, my email address is listed on the front page of my blog. And thanks for any help.
- Dreaded Job Finished, For Now
I'm talking about laundry, and it's dreaded because I have to wash the clothes, then load them into the car to dry them at a nearby laundry. It's really not that bad, but for some reason I hate doing it. The towels will wait until...
- Clarification
An anonymous reader commented: "Your ranting at the Federal Government is misplaced. They have not opened the parks. A few States have decided to open the parks and pay for them (like Utah). If you're going to rant it is always a good thing to get...
- Saturday Morning
Thanks to readers who have commented on my problems with spam. My blog currently allows anyone to comment, and I can deal with a couple of spams a day. You may remember a few months back I received close to 100 spams in about two days. ...
- Temporary Halt To Anonymous Comments
After having to delete more than 75 spam comments yesterday, and waking up this morning to 19 more in my mailbox, I've decided to not accept anonymous comments. I regret the inconvenience this may cause the readers of this blog, but I don't...
- 100 National Parks To Waive Entrance Fees This Weekend
More than 100 national parks all over USA are waiving entrance fees this weekend, August 14-15. The idea is to encourage people seeking affordable vacations to visit national parks and national refuges. Grand Canyon, Death Valley, Yosemite, Rocky Mountain,...