Yellowstone National Park’s iconic attraction is Old Faithful with The Old Faithful Lodge only steps away. The area is called the lower geyser basin and true to its name it provides one of the planets largest collections of active geysers. Within walking distance of the lodge is well over a dozen large geysers with incrediblyContinue reading “Todays Featured Poster • Yellowstone Geysers”
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Cruising The Panama Canal
Haven’t Cruised Through The Canal Yet? The Panama Canal is always near the top of peoples favorite cruise experiences and for good reason. First the canal remains one of the world’s greatest engineering feats after over one hundred years and is something that must be seen. It is also a cruise where most start andContinue reading “Cruising The Panama Canal”
Old Spanish Sugar Mill, A Florida Tradition
The Old Spanish Sugar Mill, A Griddle House Restaurant Located ten miles north of DeLand Florida and only twenty five miles west of Daytona Beach is a Florida park named De Leon Springs and inside the park is a truly unique restaurant. The Old Spanish Sugar Mill must be doing something right since they haveContinue reading “Old Spanish Sugar Mill, A Florida Tradition”
Exploring Battleships
America has never been known to back away from a fight and the American Battleship has served as a symbol of the American motto “Peace Through Strength”. Between 1895 and 1945, the United States Navy commissioned 64 battleships (sometimes referred to as dreadnoughts). As a class of ship they were the largest gun ships everContinue reading “Exploring Battleships”
Florida’s Air Force Armament Museum
Up on Florida’s Panhandle is Eglin Air Force Base located not far from Fort Walton Beach. The base is home to the Air Force’s 96th Test Wing and a very interesting museum. The Air Force Armament Museum at Eglin is the only museum in the world dedicated to the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifactsContinue reading “Florida’s Air Force Armament Museum”
Hiking The Longleaf Trace In Mississippi
Beginning in Hattiesburg Mississippi it is one of the countries longest hiking and biking trails. Originating in downtown Hattiesburg it runs past the beautiful campus of the University of Southern Mississippi and on for almost 45 well maintained miles. The Longleaf Trace was completed as a Rails-to-Trails conservancy project in 2000, making use of aContinue reading “Hiking The Longleaf Trace In Mississippi”
