Long Island East End Adventure

Long Island East End Adventure

by | Sep 20, 2013 | New York

If you’re looking for a nice road trip adventure.  One that entails some beautiful rural country, wineries, small quaint villages, fine dining, great beaches, and a some ocean adventure then consider visiting the East End of Long Island.  The East End comprises...
Rhythm and Roots Music & Dance Festival

Rhythm and Roots Music & Dance Festival

by | Sep 5, 2013 | Music Festivals

One New Years Eve (I think it was 1998), I was watching a couple dance to a group called the ZydeCats.  The group was a Zydeco band and the couple was doing a dance that sort of looked like a stationary version of the 2-step.  The only other people dancing...

2013 Western Trip Summary – Day 34

by | Jun 28, 2013 | Western Roadtrip

Honey, I’m Home!!!!  My five week journey has come to an end.  I was on the road for 34 days, traveled thru 15 different states, and logged almost 6,600 miles.  I had a very good time.  I saw some great aspects of this country that I had...
Waukee, IA – Day 30

Waukee, IA – Day 30

by | Jun 25, 2013 | Western Roadtrip

At Kearney, the land was flat and mostly under cultivation in corn.  I can see where the University of Nebraska football team, The Cornhuskers, get their name.  I stayed overnight at the Fort Kearny State Recreation Park. It was a nice state park campground...
Exploring the Sandhills of Nebraska

Exploring the Sandhills of Nebraska

by | Jun 24, 2013 | Nebraska, Western Roadtrip

I left the Black Hills and proceeded south to the western panhandle and Sandhills of Nebraska.  Before I left South Dakota, I stopped in Hot Springs to see the Mammoth Site.  In 1980’s, a developer who was putting in a housing project unearthed some large bones.  He...
Custer City, SD – Day 25 and 26

Custer City, SD – Day 25 and 26

by | Jun 20, 2013 | Western Roadtrip

I left Sheridan and continued my eastward trek to the Black Hills of South Dakota.  I enjoyed Wyoming and now it was time to see some new terrain.  I stopped in Deadwood to check it out and see what it had to offer.  Deadwood was established 1876 once...