Visiting with the Roosevelts and Vanderbilts in Hyde Park, New York
As we neared the end of our time in upstate New York (for this time around anyway), we detoured south,Continue Reading
Category: US Presidential Sites
Galena, Illinois: Come for Main Street and Stay for U.S. Grant
We’d read about Galena, Illinois on a few lists like this one, over time. So, on our spring 2023 cross-countryContinue Reading
Iowa: Much More than Corn, Hogs and Caucuses
Iowa is known for its corn and pork products. Hogs outnumber people 4 to 1 and, of course, US politicalContinue Reading
Adorning the Banks of the Potomac: Mount Vernon
We concluded our eight months gone from Colorado by visiting the home of the first President on our last day.Continue Reading
Following Jefferson’s Path in Virginia
“We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their CreatorContinue Reading
The Traveling Ridleys 