Category Archives: Travel
Flippin’ horseshoe crabs
Dawn walks on the Delaware beach yield delightful discoveries as a rising sun illuminates all manner of treasures. Sand dollars, starfish, mermaid’s purses, and an endless variety of shel......
Catchable in Baltimore
Just in case I ever want to run away and join the circus, the Trapeze School in Baltimore has me covered. In under two hours, they had me from vertigo to “catchable” by teaching me n......
Reindeer in velvet
Just as our plants seem to grow by leaps and bounds this time of year, so do reindeer antlers. The stars of the holiday season lose their antlers in the depths of midwinter. But come spring, fuz......
Got a goat
Thank goodness for friends with benefits, especially in the springtime when we long for life on a farm. When we heard a new miniature goat was born, we dropped everything to see the tiny new arr......
Cheat in springtime
For whitewater enthusiasts, there are plenty of rivers to play on. Predictable rivers with dammed releases, offering familiar rapids that present scripted challenges.
But for purists, those look......
Mountain wine
It’s a challenge to grow grapes in the mountains of Maryland, where May freezes and tenacious deer threaten to wipe out a growing season in one swoop.
But winemaker Paul Roberts of Deep Creek Ce......
Ramps: Not just for Rednecks anymore
With buckets, picks and spades in hand, we ease our way down a rocky mountainside in Maryland’s Potomac State Forest, grasping for saplings to steady our steep descent. We’re in search of ramps......
Philly art and eats
Decided to take a quick day trip to Philadelphia to visit with extended family. Our choice for this rainy Sunday was to spend the day at the iconic Philadelphia Museum of Art, home to the “......
The Sea-side of Orlando
For our family, it’s not a vacation unless water’s involved. Growing up on a lake and at the shore, we find that it continues to be a mandatory ingredient for any trip we plan. Which is why when......
Girl’s Guide to Spring Training
Certainly among baseball fans, Vero Beach is legendary. The granddaddy of the spring training sites in Florida, Dodgertown’s Holman Stadium becomes a pilgrimage for fans each spring. The histori......