by eric | Apr 24, 2022 | Travel, USA Travel
We went to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park twice on our spring trip, once to the relatively close Cataloochee Valley in the early evening, and then an all day trip to the Tennessee side of the park around Gatlinburg. The Cataloochee Valley was about a 45 min...
by eric | Apr 22, 2022 | Travel, USA Travel
During our week in the mountains we made sure to seek out several waterfalls that we hadn’t yet visited. On a beautiful Sunday we focused our effort along Forest Rd 475, hitting the following: Cove Creek cascades Cove Creek Falls Toms Spring Falls; Cedar Rock...
by eric | Mar 6, 2022 | Food & Drink, street art, Travel, USA Travel
We started our afternoon in the Edge district with cuban sandwiches at Bodega. We ordered at the outdoor window and grabbed an open table inside. We were so hungry we ate everything before thinking about photos! Sandwiches were good but quite messy and a little...
by eric | Jan 10, 2022 | Noteworthy, Travel, USA Travel
Previous years-in-review – 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 2021 was another slow(er) travel year – no international travel, but following our vaccinations we did take several road trips plus a few domestic flights in the...
by eric | Dec 15, 2021 | Food & Drink, Travel, USA Travel
A trip to meet up with Leandra’s sister and family in early November fell apart, so we decided to fly up to Chicago for a long weekend in December. Since we also had a free Hilton night we needed to use we started our trip with a night at the Chicago Waldorf. On...