BrokenClaw | July 27, 2005
For Trailwalker’s birthday, I planned a surprise weekend getaway to the New Jersey shore. I went online and made reservations at a bed and breakfast in Cape May, but I didn’t tell Trailwalker where we were going. We stopped for gas and snacks, and Trailwalker picked up a copy of Southern Living magazine to read [...]
BrokenClaw | September 9, 2003
After four weeks of rigorous training, we made the two-day hike to the bottom of the Grand Canyon. NOT! Actually, we took the bus trip from Las Vegas to the South Rim. Our first stop was lunch at Max and Thelma’s buffet in Williams, Arizona. Williams is the closest town on this side of the [...]
BrokenClaw | September 8, 2002
We spent a fun and relaxing vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. For the first few days we stayed in Gatlinburg at the Glenstone Lodge. Gatlinburg is situated on the edge of the National Park, squeezed in a tiny valley, and has been a tourist destination for many years. It was our first [...]
BrokenClaw | July 7, 1999
We spent the Fourth of July weekend camping at a family resort in Virginia. The weather was perfect for relaxing by the pool with temps in the 80′s, just a few high clouds, and low humidity. We enjoyed the usual activities: swimming, walking, reading, outdoor cooking, and listening to the baseball games on the radio [...]
BrokenClaw | January 23, 1999
On a blustery January weekend, we packed our bags and headed west from Baltimore on I-70. We passed Frederick, passed Hagerstown, and just kept driving, with only a vague notion of a destination somewhere in western Maryland. On the far side of Hancock, we turned onto I-68 and approached the man-made mountain pass called Sideling [...]