Author Archives: maysestomp

Today’s trip was short on distance and long on interesting stops. Since we left Boise I have had to continue to alter our travel path due to numerous wild fires throughout Utah. I have long wanted to travel the “Million … Continue reading →

No problems with travel today – we needed to head south up and over several mountain ranges of southern WY, eastern UT and down the spine of western Colorado. First was a pit stop to stretch our legs and empty … Continue reading →

Today we begin the long journey back to Atlanta. We spent 4 weeks in Boise and got in well more than our fair share of fun and visits. Not quite daylight at Sharon’s house. The car is clean and packed … Continue reading →

Continuing my travels in the area.. On the shores of Walloon Lake – Hemingway’s family began summering there in 1899, when he was just a few months old, and he returned nearly every year through his early twenties. The lake … Continue reading →

I was in northern Michigan this past week – on business visiting my company’s plant in Charlevoix. Over the weekend I had some free time before I needed to catch my flight back to Boise. I broke the cardinal rule … Continue reading →

The five of us (with both dogs) visited Box Canyon and hiked a tricky trail down to the base of the canyon. Total hike down and back was just under 2 hours. This area fascinates geologists. The water appears to … Continue reading →

With perfect weather on the schedule, we decided to go camping at a location Brian and Phuong have previously visited (but not camped). It’s about a 2 hour drive from Boise, located nearish to Twin Falls. The place is free … Continue reading →

Today was our last full day of hotel-to-hotel travel before we roll into Boise and start taking advantage of Sharon’s kindness, patience and pantry! Early morning in Cody..Winston needs a bush or tree or pole or something more vertically inclined … Continue reading →

Continuing west we headed into the Black Hills of SD and to a place I’ve not visited before.. I’m particularly proud of this photo.. it is completely unaltered, uncropped. The light was perfect and the photo really shows the details … Continue reading →

These are the results of my early morning drive. It was daylight by 4:30 and sunrise was at 5:15. I got up around 5, grabbed by camera and Winston and we headed off deeper into the park. We had the … Continue reading →

Most of you know what it’s like driving across the Dakotas.. not a lot to see or do. There are no shortage of billboards that desperately We stopped in Midland to tour the “1880 Town” and it was worth the … Continue reading →

Once I had some reasonable confidence that the weather was going to be decent, I booked us a camping spot for one night inside the Badlands park. We arrived there in the afternoon – it was already 90+ degrees, but … Continue reading →

Our slow westward journey continues. This is usually Winston’s sleeping spot in any hotel – right at the door to prevent anyone from leaving without his knowledge (and accompaniment). Overhead view of the car with tent and some other camping … Continue reading →

Our travels today took us from north from Iowa into Minnesota. We then took a hard left and headed west into South Dakota. Our first stop was at Palisades State Park in Garretson, SD. The park features hikes around the … Continue reading →

Perfect weather and location for a relatively easy hike – about 2 miles along the Appalachian Trail. Very rocky and mostly uphill, but the hiking app on my phone promised we would be rewarded for our efforts. Tick check along … Continue reading →

We have begun a long summer road trip that starts along the east coast. Our first stop was to Maryland to see Holden. We picked him up just after his work on Friday afternoon and then drove a little more … Continue reading →

This weekend the three of us (Brenda, Josie and I) went camping in the far northwest corner of Georgia nearby a canyon. We are getting ready to make a long road trip back to Boise this summer and it will … Continue reading →

The three of us spent our Saturday in Salem, Massachusetts – about 45 minutes from where we’re staying in Boston. Salem is of course famous for the Witch Trials of 1692, during which more than 200 people were accused of … Continue reading →

Friday started off slow for us but things picked up come evening time. I had work to do Friday morning and so we weren’t “off” to start our weekend until just after lunch. That suited Josie as well – she … Continue reading →

Brenda and I arrived into Boston yesterday evening. We’re going to be here for four nights. I have a business convention to attend (in the 3D printing industry) and then we will spend Friday and Saturday playing. As an added … Continue reading →

For our final day in Malaysia we left the city and headed north to the Cameron Highlands.  This area is up in the mountains, much closer to the Thailand border.. the elevation is 5200 feet and so the climate is … Continue reading →

With very little of an agenda we agreed to just wander the city and see what we might stumble onto.  We started our walk at Merdeka square which is the largest place for citizen gatherings and marks the location where … Continue reading →

Most of today was dedicated to travel.. we took a flight from Hong Kong and headed a bit west and a lot further south to the island nation of Singapore.  This is our first time here and we’re eager to … Continue reading →

This was the first day of the trade show but it didn’t start until just before lunch time.  The weather turned dark and heavily overcast… it never rained but always acted like it was about to. That gave Brenda and … Continue reading →

Another full day to explore downtown Baltimore. We started the morning with a visit to Fort McHenry – famous now for the defense of Baltimore harbor against the British during the War of 1812.  The fort’s success in preventing the … Continue reading →

For our extended Labor Day weekend we rented a house in a neighborhood in Baltimore, not far from the marina and waterfront attractions. Brenda and I are taking Josie back to Rhode Island – school starts next week.  On the … Continue reading →

Some black and white photos from my business trip this week..

The previous day’s storms had blown through and we had nothing but sunny skies today. We did get in a good up-and-down-the-beach walk this morning before breakfast and then it was back in the car to head north. Our goal for … Continue reading →

Today was lazy day at the house.  The girls slept in.  I found a grocery store and place to get the car washed and vacuumed. After breakfast we headed to one of the many beach access locations here to get … Continue reading →

Today we left South Carolina and continued our drive north.  We could not check into our next location until 5 – so we had some time to kill in the morning as well as make a couple of stops along … Continue reading →