abandoned house – Oh, the Places We See . . .

Take the detour, for sure: Scenic, South Dakota

The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour. ― Sir James Jeans With an extra day in South Dakota, we reveled in the delight of taking a second look at The Badlands. We didn’t plan a detour. But then again, we never do. Sometimes […]

Out of this world: Monhegan Island, Maine

Much of Maine could be said to be out of this world — the raw beauty of its rocky coastline, old-style clapboard homes dotting the landscape, and the quiet that falls over the state after Columbus Day when residents hunker down for long, cold winters. But nowhere was an other-worldly experience more pronounced for us […]