The colorful coats of the Chincoteague ponies are well know, made famous by books like Misty of Chincoteague. Being a required reading in school (is it still?) every child in America was familiar with the cheerful little ponies on the beach, if they weren't totally obsessed with them. The story of[...]
Although the mustangs of the west are well known, it might surprise you to know that there's quite a few wild horse herds on the eastern side of the United States as well... and you can see them in person relatively easily. If you're planning to travel to these areas, it's worth adding these spots[...]
Traveling, but have horses on your mind? Of course you are, horse people can never shut off the horse part of your brain. Make the most of your vacation time, and spend some time celebrating more horses. Horses have played a vital role in American history and culture, and there are many museums acr[...]
We had so much fun the last time, we headed down again to see family, and spend some time doing the touristy things. The baby didn't get to meet all of the family the first trip down, so that was a priority this time! After family time, we went to the Hollywood Wax Museum in Pigeon Forge. I hav[...]
Far away, in the depths of Tennesee tourist country, there is a place called Parrot Mountain. It is literally a mountain of parrots. (Okay, maybe it's more like a really big hill, but still, lots of parrots.) We took a little family trip to Tennesee so Bridgette could visit with the grandparents, a[...]
I have wanted to see Biltmore since I found out it existed, and we finally made the trip down. We stayed in Asheville, which is a bit too hippie-ish for my liking, but Biltmore was pretty amazing. The area has been getting a lot of rain recently, and when we first arrived, the driveway to Biltmore[...]
In the time of my recent silence, I took a trip to New York City! It's so close to me, and yet I've never actually explored the city. I did pass through one time to get on a cruise ship, but I won't count that. I didn't have much of a desire to go before, but Dave said he wanted to go, so off we wen[...]
On the first leg of our journey, we traveled from Annapolis, MD to St. Michaels, MD. It took 6 hours, a combination of sailing and motoring. Sail-motoring. I would venture to say it's not really easy to get to St. Michaels by car either. On previous sailing trips we have seen houses with seaplane[...]
We were supposed to travel down to Key West last week, but hurricane Irma decided to come through and leave a trail of destruction. I'm not so out of touch that I think losing out on a vacation is the most horrible thing that could have happened. Obviously, the people whose homes and businesses[...]
It's that time of year again - Time for me to set aside my horse-ing so we can do something Dave enjoys. The Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second largest in the country. It just started this last weekend and runs for the next 8 weekends. This past weekend had the theme of "Children's We[...]