One Day in America

This blog showcases my fascination with travel into the heart of America. Each blog post will transport readers from behind their screens and into the realm of the American experience. My goal is to inspire people with tales of travel and discovery and to motivate them to explore the world beyond their doorsteps.

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  1. Swept Away in Henson Creek 
  2. Learning From the Elders: A Day in Navajo Country  
  3. Moose Encounter in Rocky Mountain National Park  
  4. Tribute to a Traveler:  Robert Wechter 1928-2015
  5. Exploring Redwoods State and National Parks, California
  6. The Hungry Bear Cafe—Enter if You Dare!
  7. Two Travel Tales: A Photo Essay
  8. RedCloud Peak in Colorado's San Juan Wilderness
  9. Bread and Puppet Museum, Glover, Vermont
  10. Wyoming's Watchable Wildlife
  11. Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park
  12. Eating Across America:  From Bakeries to Barbecues
  13. Monument Valley Tribal Park—the Navajo Nation's Geologic Wonderland
    14. Happy 10th Anniversary to One Day in America!
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American Basin in Colorado's San Juan Mountains

American Basin in Colorado's San Juan Mountains
Annie, Tim and Rita

Where Will You Go Today?

My parents loved to travel and every summer our family explored a state or region within a day’s drive of our home in Pennsylvania. I credit my parents with planting those first seeds of yearning, of wanting to explore and to learn about the world beyond my doorstep. My Dad had only one week’s vacation and so we never ventured beyond the Mississippi. Finally, the summer after my first year of graduate school, my dream of touring the west came true. With a roommate, an old car and a cheap orange tent I traveled the country from Pennsylvania to California and from that first cross-country trip I’ve been hooked on the joy of discovery.

Come along with me on this journey. We’ll travel from national parks to national historic sites, from primitive campgrounds to luxury B&B’s, from fields and streams to cities and towns. I’ll share both descriptions of and opinions about the places we’ll go. You’ll have a chance to learn of a new hidden treasure or to re-visit cherished locales. I welcome your comments.

Where will you go today? The world is waiting......

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