Photo below by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images Over the past several days major fires spread by 60 mph winds have devastated the islands major towns. Most of the city of Lahaina’s waterfront, including the art galleries. historic buildings and major residential neighborhoods have been completely destroyed. The island of Maui isContinue reading “Prayers For Maui Hawaii”
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Alaska Totem Poles – A Slide Show
The symbol of Alaska’s indigenous peoples is the totem poles and they are more than just art. These iconic symbols tell stories, celebrate clans and can honor individuals and in some cases shame them. The states largest collection of these monuments can be found in a park in Sitka managed by the National Park Service.Continue reading “Alaska Totem Poles – A Slide Show”
Three Virginia Historic Destinations
Along the Southern Chesapeake Bay in Virginia are three of the most important sights in the history of the settlement and founding of the United States Of America. They include the sight of the first English settlement in the country, the town that was the first legislative government and the battlefield where America won itsContinue reading “Three Virginia Historic Destinations”
Utah’s 9 Mile Canyon
A Journey Into America’s Past In the remote Utah desert, about 125 miles south from Salt Lake City, is Nine Mile Canyon. The area is filled with tens of thousands of petroglyphs and pictographs, some thousands of years old. The earliest were produced by hunter-gatherer cultures of the mid-to-late Archaic periods from almost 7,000 yearsContinue reading “Utah’s 9 Mile Canyon”
Visiting Yellowstone National Park
Beating The Crowds When Visiting Yellowstone National Park If you intend to visit Yellowstone, the first thing you need to understand is that the park is larger than the state of Delaware with just nine hotels and a few campgrounds inside the park. For that reason reservations are difficult to come by. Most Park visitorsContinue reading “Visiting Yellowstone National Park”
Happy 4th Of July
I know that only 78% of our visitors are Americans, but I would suggest that anyone who values self determination, freedom and universal human rights should join us in celebrating America’s founding. As a nation and people we have often stumbled and faltered but as a goal this nation has always aspired to live upContinue reading “Happy 4th Of July”
The Intentional Travelers 