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2024 09 12 - Beachs - CA coast
California coast Today was a few stops along the coast. We were traveling with my wife's sister and her husband. 1st we stopped in Jenner...
jim9145
Jan 312 min read


2024 09 10 - State Beach - Half Moon Bay CA
We are back at Half Moon Bay State Beach this AM. This time we are at the Roosevelt area. The first half of our walk we do on the paved...
jim9145
Oct 21, 20241 min read


2024 09 09 - State Beach - Half Moon Bay CA
(Our) Foot prints in the sand. We had finished our last trip this AM and won't be picking up the rest of our family until later tomorrow...
jim9145
Oct 20, 20241 min read


2024 07 14 - State Park - Grand Portage MN
Today was just a quick trip to the park and then the falls. Someone that was also staying at Grand Marais had not been to the Canadian...
jim9145
Oct 19, 20241 min read


2024 07 12 - Marina Park - Thunder Bay ON
The park area is on one end of the path. It shows that the park is 31 acres but I'm not sure if that is just the main park area or if it...
jim9145
Jul 19, 20241 min read


2024 07 12 - Pigeon River - South Gillis ON
Pigeon Falls / High Falls from the Canadian side. We are staying in Grand Marais for a few days and some of the family that had never...
jim9145
Jul 18, 20244 min read


2024 07 11 - Gooseberry State Park - Two Harbors
Google maps says it is about 1/3 of a mile to these falls depending on where you park in the parking lot. This is considered a rest area...
jim9145
Jul 14, 20242 min read


2024 07 10 - Canal Park - Duluth MN
The native vegetation is finally starting to take hold but most of the bushes between the boardwalk and the bike path are gone. Not sure...
jim9145
Jul 13, 20241 min read


2024 05 19 - Glendalough State Park - Battle Lake MN
This is the park entrance. Behind the sign you can see the new grade for the paved bicycle trail. We did not walk the paved trail. It is...
jim9145
May 23, 20242 min read


2024 05 18 - Lake Carlos State Park - Carlos MN
Our plan for this weekend was to walk two state parks a day and fill in the time with any cemeteries in the area. We stopped at two...
jim9145
May 22, 20241 min read


2024 03 13 - Prairie Ridge - Woodbury MN
Picture: Street sign for park. This is a new park in Woodbury MN. New? I looked it up and there are reviews from seven years ago. New to...
jim9145
May 21, 20241 min read


2024 02 02 - Davis Arboretum - Davis CA
Picture: Signage for one of the area's of the Arboretum. We had spent the night in Davis and were looking for some place free and close...
jim9145
May 20, 20241 min read


2024 02 01 - Turtle Bay Park - Redding CA
Picture: Main entrance. This place has a number of area's, we just walked on the trails through the arboretum and botanical garden area....
jim9145
Feb 17, 20242 min read


2024 01 21 - Sarah Duke Gardens - Durham NC
Picture: East entrance to park. We had gotten work and driven up from FL. We got to the customer and they had not left out the keys for...
jim9145
Feb 15, 20241 min read


2024 01 19 - DeSoto Nat'l Memorial - Bradenton FL
Picture: Sign is facing the bay near the trail, this is not by a highway. Parking is free, admission is free. We saw a lot about DeSoto...
jim9145
Feb 14, 20241 min read


2024 01 16 - Six Mile Slough - Tampa FL
Picture: Street sign for Six Mile Slough. The guess is that it is called this because it is six miles from Tampa. The park is over 3,000...
jim9145
Feb 14, 20241 min read


2024 01 16 - River Walk - Tampa FL
Picture: Eastern end of the River Walk. On this day we had gone downtown Tampa to go to the history museum as it was forecast to rain...
jim9145
Feb 13, 20241 min read


2024 01 15 - Honeymoon Island State Park - Dunedine FL
Picture: Park sign From our hotel, we were just over five miles from this park. $8 a car to get in. There is a gift shop/building near...
jim9145
Feb 13, 20241 min read


2024 01 14 - Edgewater Drive Park - Clearwater FL
PICTURE: Park sign along side of roadway. The walking part of the park looks to be about a mile and a half long. There is a four acre...
jim9145
Feb 12, 20241 min read


2024 01 14 - Circle B Bar Ranch - Lakeland FL
Picture: The wildlife at the park today. Birds. This is our free, go to place in this part of FL. The weather is cool, so the 'gator's...
jim9145
Feb 12, 20241 min read
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