Travel

Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.

We had a fun (and very hot) hike down and back up the Gorge Trail at Watkins Glen State Park. The trail wound around the water and through rock tunnels.

Tall narrow waterfall plunging into a dark rocky gorge at Watkins Glen, with visitors visible on a walkway above

Waterfall cascading over layered shale rock at Watkins Glen State Park with a wooden railing and cave-like alcove below

Family of four posing in Watkins Glen gorge with layered rock walls and a waterfall on the trail behind them

Hikers cross Sentry Bridge, a stone arch bridge inside Watkins Glen gorge, surrounded by layered rock walls and lush green foliage

We all got to meet Dan Pritchard in person today! Should have gotten a pic. Kubb uniting people in action. 😊👍🏻

The kids had fun racing at RPM Raceway in Syracuse. I was impressed with their electric karts. Very cool! 🏎

Child in red helmet and shirt driving red go-kart number 63 on an indoor racing track with yellow and black barriers.

Child wearing a silver helmet driving red go-kart number 57 on an indoor electric karting track with yellow and black barriers.

We had a great time doing The Heist and Cold Case at the Museum of Intrigue! It is a very innovative, first of its kind approach to escape rooms!

Family of four posing in front of The Dig exhibit sign at Museum of Intrigue, man holding a Heist booklet, child touching a black cat statue

Maximum Art Deco in Syracuse, NY.

Niagara Mohawk Building facade in Syracuse NY, a striking Art Deco skyscraper with chrome metalwork and black granite trim

Enjoying a delicious lunch at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que! 🐖 Thanks Jason Greenberg for the recommendation! 🍽

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant exterior with red signage, covered outdoor seating with hanging flower baskets, and a second-floor balcony.

Busy bar-and-grill interior with dark wood, string lights, neon Hostess sign, TV showing sports, and patrons seated along a long wooden bar.

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que Syracuse menu showing starters, pork ribs by the rack, and combination plates with prices

Flight delayed on tarmac waiting out storm… asked about weather “Well, I’m not a meteorologist but I do have an iPhone.” ✈️⛈

Starting vacation with a 2 hour (and still counting) delay on the tarmac. ☹️

Radar image showing KMPX weather station with intense storm cells in red and orange over the Minneapolis metro area with lightning symbols

Had a fabulous afternoon at Shady Oak Beach! 🏖

Swimmers enjoy Shady Oak Beach on a sunny day, with floating docks, a diving platform, roped swim area, and sandy shore on a calm lake.

Sailboat on Lake Superior.

Sailboat with sail number 57589 gliding across calm waters of Lake Superior under an overcast sky, distant shoreline visible

Flag and wake on Lake Superior.

American flag flying from the stern of a boat crossing Lake Superior, white wake trailing behind