Blogs from Ohio, United States, North America - page 6

Pam (a friend I met on my first Road Scholar trip) and I are heading up to an "independent study" Road Scholar trip in Montreal and Canada. She drove to my house, then we left together on a road trip to explore the 1,000 Islands (NY and Ontario) area, Montreal, Quebec City, and on the way back, hitting Kingston, Ontario and Niagara Falls (both sides). The "independent study" means there are fewer group tours and activities, with afternoons and evenings left on our own to explore. This trip is different from recent trips because I normally travel alone; We left Strongsville about 9 am and drove as far as Watertown, NY. It occurred to me that some of Mom's family is from the area, so it might be fun to come back later for a couple ... read more

Well, we made it to Roman Atwood's house but we did not get to meet him. We did meet security at the end of his driveway. ... read more

Well we reached the end of an extraordinary 17000+ mile journey across this beautiful country of ours. Starting in August we crossed 28 states, visited 10 national parks, countless state parks/national monuments and museums...while camping along rivers, beside streams, within ancient lava flows, on mountain tops, below sea level playas, in deserts, forests, prairies, and along both oceans with sun rise above the Atlantic and set over the Pacific. We saw how the poorest of people live in the Slabs, the richest in Monterey, and the imprisoned in Alcatraz...we saw great human creations an even greater natural ones. After leaving Las Vegas as our final significant stop, we began a 7-day-2,000+ mile trip home along the path of Route 66 where we saw some cools stuff and camped within an ancient lava flow, but for the ... read more

Well, we're in Cincinnati, Ohio, on our way back home. We left Maine and traveled south through New Hampshire, then Connecticut, then New York, across Pennsylvania, and into Ohio. Along the way we stayed in Springfield, MA, Lewisburg, PA, then Akron, OH, then Columbus, and then finally Cincinnati. Tomorrow we head to Indianapolis and then on through Illinois to Iowa, where we'll spend a day with family before continuing on home. We really haven't done much of anything spectacular since leaving Maine other than locating really great brew pubs and lots of interesting antique stores. The colors are not as turned this far south as they were in Maine and Nova Scotia. Seen some interesting trains along the way although not as many as I would have like or even expected. In Akron, our hotel was ... read more

Two weeks. Just two weeks until I head to France with my mother. All arrangements have been made. Tickets, hotels, rental car, a loose intinerary and a general idea of the things we want to see and do. I'm feeling a little more nervous than normal. The language barrier and reputation of the French certainly contribute to the anxiety. Ranger Rita has not failed me though. I have a vision of how the weeks should play out and know there will always be adjustments. Relax, be yourself, be flexible and when all else fails....eat cheese and drink wine! ... read more