Grand Isle, Louisiana is a town on a barrier island (of the same name) in the Gulf of Mexico. Located at the mouth of Barataria Bay where the bay meets the Gulf, Grand Isle is part of Jefferson Parish, as is Metairie, a suburb of New Orleans where David and I raised three of our kids. […]
Summer
Chinese Water Torture?
Drip, Drip, Drip…droplets of fairy rain floating down from the heavens. So sparse and light I can barely tell it’s raining except for the ground being wet and the steady dripping from my roof. It’s been like this for days, forcing us to cancel our Memorial Day trip to Yellowstone. Our picnic in the park this afternoon […]
The History of Dutch Elm Disease
Pictured on the cover of this morning’s newspaper is a man in a bucket truck cutting tree limbs. It’s captioned that he is cutting branches from a tree infected with Dutch elm disease. Crews will have to destroy from 75 to 90 of these majestic trees by April. What is Dutch elm disease and why is it named “Dutch”? It seems […]
Alaska Campers Tired of Sun
After reading M & E’s latest adventure article titled, Bear Charges Trail Riders!, my eldest daughter sent me a link to an article in the Anchorage Daily News. She lives with her family in the picturesque town of Palmer, Alaska and often hears stories about outsiders who are unprepared for Alaska’s rugged wilderness. In […]
Not About Michael Jackson
Okay, I told you this post wasn’t going to be about Michael Jackson, and I intend to keep my word. Just because he’s the most popular search on the internet today and his televised memorial has occupied all of the major TV stations doesn’t mean I have to participate and write about him on […]
Did RMKK Make a Difference?
By M Before Rocky Mountain Kids Korner went online, Glacier National Park was essentially a retired baby boomer paradise. It was unlikely to see people under 45, and even more unlikely to see a child. On the trails, we saw numerous 50+ patrons of the park, but we seldom saw young adults and kids! […]
Splash Pass
Splash Pass (Wow! Free waterpark passes from the library) The next day after having picked up the free passes we had earned from summer reading, we went to Woodland Waterpark. After getting wet in the shower, we headed out into the swimming area, a place full of many exciting watery attractions; like waterslides […]