A Trip to France – Day 4
On day 4, we visit Fecamp, home of the Palace Benedictine Museum and distillery of the liqueur Benedictine. For the afternoon we travel to Étretat, a beach town famous for its arches and cliffs painted by Monet and others.
A Trip to France – Day 5
On day 5, we visit Saint Vaast la Hougue, a coastal town where we boarded a boat to visit the Island of Tatihou. Afterwards, we boarded two horse drawn carriages for a tour of the town. Once we got to the island, we walked around to look at the gardens. It was raining so we …
A Trip to France – Day 6
On day 6, we visit Mont Saint-Michel, a UNESCO world heritage site and the most popular tourist attractions in France. The abbey is constructed with the abbey and monastery on top; below this, the great halls, then stores and housing, and at the bottom (outside the walls), fishermen’s and farmers’ housing. The abbeys position—on an …
A Trip to France – Day 7
On the last day of my trip, we visit a cheese factory, a local farmer, and explore the city where we stayed, Pont-l’Évêque, France.
Exploring Florida 2021-22
After attending a friends wedding in Delaware, I started my trek south to Florida for the winter. I stopped to see a couple places on the way that I had missed in the past. The Angel Oak Park is located on Johns Island where you can find what is known as the Angle Oak. The …
St Louis to Pittsburgh and Gettysburg
I stopped in St Louis to visit the Gateway Arch and ride to the top for a view of downtown. I have passed through St Louis many times but never had an opportunity to stop. Moving on to Pittsburgh, I found this Mail Pouch Barn in Arona near my campground. I only spent one day …
Leaving Colorado Eastbound
I left the mountains of Colorado in a snow storm and traveled across the eastern Colorado plains into Kansas and Missouri. I found a few interesting sights along the way. Monument Rocks, a group of rock outcroppings, near US-83 in western Kansas seem out of place. We are use to outcroppings like this in Utah! …
fall colors in colorado
Here are the last of the Colorado fall colors and photos I took near Ridgway, Colorado before starting my trip back east across the USA. The first ten photos were shot in the same meadow shown in the first photo below. It was hard to pick favorites so you will see two near identical photos …
Fall in Colorado
I drove the “Last Dollar” National Forest 4WD Access Road over the mountains from near Ridgway to near Telluride, Colorado and enjoyed the fall colors.
Random Acts of Photography
After leaving Leadville, Colorado July 21, 2021, I’ve been bouncing around from Buena Vista to Salida, Gunnison, Montrose, and back to Gunnison. Following are random photos of wildlife, rivers, and mountains of the area. While in Montrose, I was told that I must take a drive up on Grand Mesa, known as the largest flattop …