They are called the big five, the mighty five, and the amazing five. Do an online search of Utah’s national parks, and it is easy to see they are very popular. We decided to adjust our schedule to see them earlier than originally planned. Our goal was to check them out before summer break started … More Utah’s National Parks: Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, & Zion.
Galaxy Quest is one of our favorite silly movies. It is a cute little parody that pokes fun at a certain sci-fi television series, the related conventions, and somewhat rabid fans. If you need a silly break, you should check it out. We stumbled across one of the locations for this film while in Utah. … More Have you seen Galaxy Quest? (Goblin Valley State Park)
The Gateway Arch was recently designated as a national park. Most National Parks are in a natural and recreational setting, not in the middle of a busy city. This is the only park where we were surrounded by homeless people as soon as we parked our rig. The arch is an important monument, but we … More Gateway Arch National Park & Route 66
In Nashville, we did many of the traditional touristy things, starting with a tour the Grand ole opry and the Opryland hotel. The opry has moved to different locations over the years, but they have kept the section of the original stage, which they always keep front and center in their current location. Naturally, hubby … More Music and adventures in Tennessee
On our way to Mammoth Cave National Park, we had to make a detour and have lunch at the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken. At one time, there was a motel there, but that portion of the Saunders court and cafe is just a distant memory. There is a nice little museum in the restaurant … More Mammoth Cave National Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park was next on our list, and we were able to explore Georgia along the way. A favorite highlight from the journey was the little town Juliette, where we dined on fried green tomatoes at the Whistle stop café, and enjoyed a stroll through town with the mayor, Otis the rooster. … More Great Smoky Mountains National Park
One of the more beautiful stops on our journey was in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI). It was another place we could combine time with family and checking out more of our national parks system. We have been to St. Croix, USVI many times, but had never made the trip out to Buck Island. … More Buck Island Reef National Monument
As we made our way to Everglades National Park, in addition to visiting more friends and family, we stayed at many of Florida’s amazing state parks and explored as many springs as we could. Here are some of our favorite highlights. The parks in Florida have signage that proudly say they are the best in … More Everglades National Park
On our way to Florida, we saw a pig on the roof of a car, in front of a BBQ place in Mississippi. It looked like something we needed to check out, and we were glad we did. We enjoyed a yummy lunch, then had stop again to check out a fabulous shark adorned gift … More Hello Florida!
Yes, food again. Lots and lots of food. How did we not know what real fried food was before now? Honestly, we didn’t know what we didn’t know until we had some real fried chicken, fish, shrimp, and hush puppies in a small local restaurant in Shreveport. Right away, I could tell this state was … More …and then we went to Louisiana!
Traveling Team Fischer 