From The Riverwalk to the Bean, Rediscovering Chicago After 10 Years Illinois July 2024 After ten years, we were back in Chicago, IL. The weather was perfect for a long stroll downtown. It was incredible to see how much the area has changed. We walked on the Riverwalk, which has undergone beautiful improvements since our […]
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Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor New York June 2025 xx June 6, 2025 1.03 mi 0:26:22 hrs 66 °F xx
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Visiting El Paso, TX New Mexico June 2021 Visiting Ysleta Mission June 10, 2021 0.73 mi 16:39 min 92 °F Visiting Socorro Mission June 10, 2021 0.51 mi 11:46 min 95 °F xx xx Visiting San Elceario Mission June 10, 2021 0.87 mi 20:41 min 97 °F xx xx Downtown El Paso June 10, 2021
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Our Stay in Las Cruces, NM New Mexico June 2021 Driving Through Dust & Desert May 16, 2021 0.75 mi 18:50 min We spent about four hours on HW-10 heading toward our next destination in Las Cruces, NM. Just before crossing the New Mexico border, we made a quick stop to stretch our legs, use
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Spring 2026, A Different Kind of Adventure Illinois March – April 2026 Spring 2026, A Different Kind of Adventure This spring, our “Traveling through the States” adventure looked a little different. Instead of crisscrossing thousands of miles, as we had since July 2020, we settled in Illinois. We exchanged our nomadic life for just a
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Our Stay in Edgewater, Chicago, IL Illinois March – April 2026 Four Weeks Near The Lake After returning from the Netherlands, we first settled in Naperville and pet-sat while the young family was on spring break. We then drove to our Airbnb in Edgewater, a Chicago neighborhood just half a mile from the lakefront. My
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Grand Canyon National Park Arizona May 2021 Grand Canyon – Pipe Creek Vista – Yaki Point May 19, 2021 3.90 mi 1:12:38 hrs 76 °F Grand Canyon – Parking to Rim Trail May 19, 2021 1.70 mi 0:34:39 hrs 77 °F Grand Canyon – Hermits Nest to Monument Creek Vista May 19, 2021 3.10 mi
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The Legacy of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Illinois April 2026 A Story That Shouldn’t Be Forgotten April 19, 2026 Temple Church 38 °F Imagine your 14-year-old son visits family, is accused of whistling at a woman, and is subsequently tortured and murdered by racists. This was the reality for Mamie Till-Mobley in 1955. Her
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Indiana Dunes NP – Day 2 Indiana June 2024 First the Pin, Then the Trails June 22, 2025 0.32 mi 10:30 min 82 °F The first thing we did on our return visit was go straight ahead to the visitor center to buy an Indiana Dunes Nation pin. Today, there wasn’t a long line, the
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A Bird Sanctuary Among Skyscrapers Illinois April 2026 A Skyline Sanctuary, The Success of Montrose Point During our walks along the lakefront, we discovered a natural hidden gem and urban wildlife hotspot, Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary. As one of the first natural areas being preserved in the Chicago area, it is an important birding location,
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