What do you know about our country's great national parks? The first? Yellowstone. Established in 1872 by a bill signed by Ulysses S. Grant. How many? We now have fifty-nine parks plus many more national historical and heritage sites all under the supervision of the National Park Service. The grandest? In 1919 the Grand Canyon … Continue reading National Park Week, April 19-27
Category: Outdoor Adventures
“Home Run.” Free for Kindle
"Home Run." Free for Kindle Fri and Sat April 18-19 only. To get to first base, a softball player borrows a co-worker's identity. http://bit.ly/HR4short
Spill Out Your Bucket
Making promises to yourself and having future goals are wonderful things. Fill your bucket list with them, but don’t forget to also look back and congratulate yourself for all the things you’ve already accomplished. The new year has begun and maybe those New Year resolutions are already falling to the wayside. Give yourself a pick-me-up … Continue reading Spill Out Your Bucket
Bitter Liberation
I love this. I think I have a thing for nature and for long wild hair.
Botched Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside-down Cake
Everything tastes better when cooked over an open fire. Even a botched upside-down cake. Everyone in the group declared it the best cake for miles around -- not hard to accomplish on a sandbar in the Wisconsin River. Here's how to do it right: 1) At home cut 2 pieces of HEAVY-DUTY aluminum foil big … Continue reading Botched Dutch Oven Pineapple Upside-down Cake