Tag Archives: around the US travel

A first trip to Cape Cod: photographed in watercolor

Posted on October 21, 2018 by simpletravelourway

In our extensive travels there are still lots and lots of places we haven’t been to – some by design and others because it just wasn’t on our way to anywhere else. It was high time, we thought, to make … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged around the US travel, Cape Cod, gray seals, Head of the Meadow beach, Massachusetts, photography, Sony RX100 II camera, travel, Truro, Watercolor, Wellfleet, Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary | 9 Comments

Rest days turned into touring days

Posted on October 12, 2018 by simpletravelourway

Sometimes good intentions are abandoned for better plans. We intended to spend our few days at a lovely Charlotte, Vermont AirBnB resting and reading. Then we talked to our host and discovered that, just a few miles down the road, the … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged AirBnB, around the US travel, Frederick Law Olmsted, Jerry Geier, Shelburne, Shelburne Farm, Shelburne Museum, Ticonderoga, travel, Vermont | 7 Comments

A welcome surprise in Wyoming

Posted on August 28, 2018 by simpletravelourway

People with cameras gathered ahead. Our friend, John, pulled the car over to the side of the road. He correctly predicted there must be an animal sighting. Yes, indeed! This was one more delightful surprise in our traveling life. How … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged around the US travel, Centennial, hiking, Mountain View Hotel, Snowy Range, travel, Wyoming | 5 Comments

Picturesque – and then some

Posted on August 24, 2018 by simpletravelourway

We hit road construction soon after we left Steamboat Springs. Still, the scenery as we climbed through the mountains and across northern Colorado was inspiring. By mid-afternoon we arrived at Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, created to provide a habitat for nesting … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged Arapaho National Wildlife Refuge, around the US travel, black-tailed prairie dogs, Centennial, Colorado, hiking, Lakes Trail, Medicine Bow Peaks, Mountain View Hotel, Snowy Range, travel, Wyoming | 3 Comments

Photography in Steamboat Springs

Posted on August 20, 2018 by simpletravelourway

Last time we visited Steamboat Springs, Colorado we skied and played in the snow. What would we do on a summer visit by ourselves? We counted on wonderful hiking… We visited three times during our week in Steamboat Springs – … Continue reading →

Posted in US - miscellaneous | Tagged around the US travel, butterflies, Colorado, crevice garden, flowers, garden, photography, Steamboat Springs, travel, Yampa River Botanic Park | 3 Comments