Lake Superior Adventures: Gooseberry Falls…

September 14th (continued from previous entry) At Duluth I veered north onto Highway 61 – Quick fact: For music lovers, Bob Dylan hails from Duluth and one of his songs Highway 61 Revisited is inspired by Highway 61 in his hometown. Highway 61 runs all the way from Minnesota to New Orleans and is known […]

Lake Superior Adventures Part II: Jay Cooke State Park

September 14th, 2022: After enjoying a detour at St. Croix State Park, I followed the bucolic MN-23 byway from Hinckley to Jay Cooke State Park, which is located twenty minutes south of Duluth’s city center. Jay Cooke State Park is one of the reasons I wanted to visit Minnesota’s Lake Country. I discovered the park […]

Lake Superior Adventures: Part I -The Road North

Introduction: The start of my travelogue of a ‘superior’ adventure from Minnesota to Wisconsin…Lake Superior and more! Last year I fell in love with Lake Michigan after a week long adventure from Door County, WI to Indiana Dunes National Park and Sleeping Bear Dunes National Park…I grew up two hours from the Atlantic Ocean and […]

Nashville Road

Nashville has always been close to my heart. I lived in Music City for many years while attending Belmont University and performing songwriter nights around town. While I make money these days doing software demos vs. music demos, music is still in my soul… Nashville is Music City – music is in the life blood […]

Waterfall Wonderland: Cookeville TN area

In July, I was excited to spent a day in the Cookeville TN area. I was first introduced to the area when I attended Belmont University in Nashville, which is an hour west from Cookeville. Cookeville lies in the heart of the Cumberland Plateau, where the Appalachians collide into the lush high hill country. Cookeville […]

NC Coast: Fort Macon to Swansboro

From Cape Lookout and the wild horses of the Shackleford Banks to Crystal Coast of NC offers something for everyone… The anchor is Morehead City – this coastal metro is an important port and fisherman’s paradise. Founded in the 1850s, Morehead City is home to the world-famous Big Rock Fishing Event. We were able to […]

On Cape Lookout Time

There is a magical barrier island where the Atlantic Ocean kisses the clear white sands of North Carolina’s Crystal Coast – this fifty-six mile seashore is anchored by a mighty lighthouse – Cape Lookout… I am a NC native and feel blessed to have spent the majority of my life only a few hours from […]

Blue Ridge Time: Georgia to NC

After a work trip in June, I enjoyed driving took the scenic backroads from Atlanta, GA to back to my hometown of Raleigh, NC. Instead of plodding up Interstate 85 ( with road work and traffic jams), I decided to explore the mountains of Georgia before crossing over into NC’s Highlands. My mom and I […]