Tag: Kate

  • A Walk on the Mild Side via Selfie

    Summit Lake State Park, IN, July 2026 John tends to take a while when photographing insects, birds, etc. I end up getting a little bored. To alleviate boredom, I end up taking selfies. This post is dedicated to selfies and keeping myself entertained while trying not to scare all the bugs and wildlife away. (On…

  • A Walk on the Mild Side

    Summit Lake State Park, IN, July 2026 That title does sound like a lot like a Taco Bell commercial, but the walk certainly was not that wild. Summit Lake State Park has five hiking trails, but two are connected. We had hiked and biked the roads some, but we had not hiked the trails. It…

  • Escatawpa Playground

    Semmes, AL, March 2026 My nephew would absolutely love the Escatawpa Hollow Park and Campground playground. Everything is made of wood vs. metal. The playground has a section for each age group. Along with a rule that states “adults please refrain from climbing on play equipment”.

  • Canada Goose Flash Mob

    Summit Lake State Park, IN, July 2026 Indiana (and Illinois) have terrible roads. You would think that, at least, the interstates would be good, but they resemble a cheese grater more than a road. Maybe each state has a greater purpose. Maybe, God created Indiana and Illinois to grate mozzarella for a giant pizza, hopefully,…

  • Findley State Park Kayaking

    Wellington, OH, July 2026 Ohio State Parks have naturalist assigned to each park. The naturalist comes up with a list of activities that visitors can participate in for free throughout the summer months. This weeks was kayaking excursions, nature by kayaking, introduction to archery, reel fishing fun, meet the naturalist, gyotaku, and Saturday night at…

  • Cuyahoga Valley National Park

    Cuyahoga Valley National Park, OH, July 2026 We planned to go to Cuyahoga Valley National Park to bike on the canal trail. (It is not pronounced the way it looks; the proper pronunciation is Kai-uh-how-guh.) The name is Native American for “Crooked River”. (John wonders if they call the leaders of our country Cuyopoliticans?) The…

  • Findley State Park Blue, Blue and Blue Trails

    Wellington, OH, July 2026 I gave a “blue trail” (look for Y on the map) another try. This light blue trail started by the pickle-ball court, which was put in last year. We walked the entire trail and did not see any blue markers. We did see blue drainage pipes with dark blue caps instead…

  • Findley State Park Blue Trail

    Wellington, OH, July 2026 We got back from Lorain, Ohio and both decided on a nap since we stayed up late and got up early. Well for me, the nap didn’t happen. Too many interruptions like locking the trailer door and Mackie deciding to take a big dump that stunk up the bedroom. (The last…

  • Lorain Lighthouse Tour

    Lorain Lighthouse, OH, July 2026 There were over 800 photos taken for this trip, but most of them were for the fireworks. We have pared it down to a little over 200 photos, and it will probably be pared down more. We will split this into the fireworks and everything else. This is the everything…

  • Manassas National Battlefield Park

    Manassas, VA, June 2026 It appears we forgot to post this, we were to busy to post this, or thought the postcard was enough. It was probably a combination of the first and second one. When we were at Fairfax Lake Park, we stopped by Bull Run State Park to see if it would work…