Yearly Archives: 2012

Affectionately known as “The Egg” this National Theatre is an architecturally delightful both inside and out. Surrounded by a pool of water, the reflection creates the illusion of an egg. Cool, huh? When I was there during the Chinese National Day celebration, the Egg turned colors, shifting from blue to purple to white.  Supposedly, it doesn’t […]

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Ah, spring is in the air…pollen, too, with all the Bradford pear trees flowering around here… Perfect days like this, with temps in the mid 70s, beg to be outdoors. The woods here in the midwest are pretty, but if I had my druthers, I’d transport myself to Page, Arizona and spend a day exploring […]

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Just a lone tree in Yellowstone’s remote Hayden Valley. Travelled quite a distance by snowmobile from Old Faithful to reach this famed valley, hoping to see some wolves. Did see one little guy waaaaaaay up on a hill curled up in a ball, trying to keep warm I’d guess, as the temps dipped 10 below zero that afternoon. […]

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This walking route is rather overgrown, a bit dangerous, and stretches for miles and miles. In fact, across a huge country. And boy the tales this trail could tell! Chock full of ancient history, it may be brick trail, but it was no yellow brick road… Just where in the world is it??  

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