Travel & Excursions

Last weekend, we decided to get into the car and go for a Sunday drive. We have been experiencing a bit of cabin fever due to this month’s several rainstorms and having to avoid the bites of the annoying mosquitoes (Culicidae) and blackflies (Simuliidae). It ended up being a partly sunny day with some wind […]

The Spring Mountains National Recreation Area is part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. This area is better known to locals as the Mount Charleston Wilderness Area and is located thirty-five miles northwest of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. In forty-five minutes, visitors can escape to the mountains and enjoy cooler weather and panoramic views that provide […]

You may have been wondering where I have been…or not. I recently took a trip out to Las Vegas, Nevada for business, with a small amount of pleasure mixed in as well. I stayed at the Suncoast and Casino located on Alta Drive. From Suncoast, you can take in the breathtaking views of the mountains, […]

Spring is upon us once again here in Maine and along with the season comes the statewide celebration of Maine Maple Sunday. Maine takes the production of maple syrup very seriously and this event gives Maine’s maple syrup producers the opportunity to showcase their maple syrup products. Maine Maple Sunday is always held on the […]

Over the weekend, we wanted to get out and finish some last-minute Christmas shopping, locally. For these types of shopping trips, our go-to place always seems to be Kingfield, Maine. We feel right at home in Kingfield and we can usually accomplish whatever task we have at hand. Perhaps this is because Kingfield reminds us […]

After leaving the beautiful state of New Hampshire, we decided to take a detour during our road trip after we got back into Maine. This entailed taking a short visit to the town of Bethel, Maine. While we were living in Florida, the town of Bethel sort of became the catalyst for us moving to […]