July 14, 2024
Today, we visited the California State Fair at Cal Expo in Sacramento. It has been a tradition since 1854, celebrating the state’s agricultural and...
May 18, 2024
Jean left for China last night, so it’s just the boys and me for the next two weeks (boys being the two dogs). To...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 29)
Today we left Kingman. Founded in the late 19th century during the railroad and mining boom, the town’s early history is closely tied to...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 28)
Since we’ve been driving west, we’ve been gaining an hour every few days. Now we’re back on Pacific Standard Time, although our bodies still...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 27)
Today we departed from Santa Fe. It's the oldest continuously inhabited state capital in the U.S., dating back to its establishment in 1610. Its...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 26)
This morning we visited Los Alamos, the birthplace of the Manhattan Project. Established in 1942 as a secret research facility, it played a pivotal...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 25)
Amarillo has long served as a key hub in the American West. The area was originally home to Native American tribes and later saw...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 24)
This morning, we visited the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum, which honors the victims, survivors, and rescuers of the bombing. On April 19,...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 23)
This morning we visited Christ of the Ozarks, a giant monumental statue near Eureka Springs. Towering 67 feet tall, this sculpture portrays Jesus Christ...
Coast-to-coast: San Francisco to Savannah (Part 22)
We're currently in Branson, nestled deep within the Ozarks. Spanning across Arkansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Kansas, the Ozarks are renowned for their dense forests,...