Blogs from United States, North America - page 6890

far out! hve just been to Niagra falls and walked into Canada on my day off - so cool! had an amazing day checking out the falls and being a good old tourist! If you ever get the chance to go to Niagra, then do it, cos its honestly worth it. People here at camp have said that its really boring and a waste of time, but it soooo isnt! the sheer height and power of the falls and water is.....i dont know! its just amazing! you really have to experience it for yourselves to fully understand. The water that flows over the falls come from the great lakes, and travel out into the atlanta ocean - that in itself is cool! Did the Maid of the Mist boat ride (did some of yous get my ... read more

I am leaving LA today and while I didn’t get to see any of Hollywood or Beverly Hills, I figure that these places are just glitzy shopping malls for people with more money and time than me. The tourist stretches of the movie industry are a big attraction for some, but I will have to come back another time to find out why. Perhaps if I saw Yodo walking along the road, I too would want jump and scream. Anyway, wherever I went saw small groups of tourists flocking to watch some b grade camera crew just for a glimpse of someone they might think is famous. My only real contact with this world was a momentary glimpse of the Hollywood sign. I saw it down a little way from city hall. For anyone who has ... read more

What a great week it has been. We left Denver and headed to Teton National Park where we spent a day putzing around, picking up some forgotten items and looking for a place for Bret to photograph sunset. Instead of staying in the Tetons we headed to Yellowstone. We camped just outside the park at a great campground that was FREE. We hope to remember it in the future. It was set aside a braided river which was beautiful and wonderful mountains in the backdrop. The next morning we left the campground and headed through the park to the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center. We hung out there for an hour photographing grizzly bears. Nice facility but not enough room for the bears to roam, I don't think. We then went back into the park, drove ... read more

This was the place I originally was planning to spend most of my time in LA. According to all the travel guides, it’s a must see destination and it is very impressive. The most unique part of the area for me was the stretch of walk way around Venice Beach. Its diverse mix of music, craft and atmosphere is a big attraction for many alternative thinking people. As a result some in the area claim it to the world’s largest demonstration of free speech. Musicians and other artisans are competing for attention and promoting their wares and trying to earn a dollar based on their talent. Occassionaly the market’s atmosphere is momentarily thwarted by the presence of a stand or two for some multi-national company. They are manned by young business looking like people. Against the ... read more

First and most important, Nancy is still alive and did NOT fall out of the boat!!!!! Okay, now for the day. It is becoming an Griswold family adventure as we stayed in the Hualapai Lodge (prononced Wall-a-pie but Julie couldn't get it so she just called it the Oompah Loompah Lodge - no disrespect to our Native American friends intended of course!) If you plan to visit next summer call your breakfast order in today and it might be ready, maybe... The restaurant is simply the worst we've experienced but we are truly in the middle of NOWHERE and they are the only game in town (Literally!). We took a school bus on a bumpy 45 minute ride to the bottom of the canyon where we saw wild burros (and, no, we were not just looking ... read more