🌲 Finding peace where the trees whisper
One of my favorite parts of traveling is discovering places that make me slow down. Today I spent some time surrounded by tall trees, fresh air, and the kind of silence that…
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Leland Stanford Mansion
G'day! When visiting Sacramento recently, I had the opportunity to see the Leland Stanford Mansion. The park is open to the public and while visitors cannot freely roam the…
Sacramento Zoo (2026)
Hello hello! Today I will be reviewing Sacramento Zoo (a.k.a. SacZoo), a quaint small zoo in northern California. I first visited SacZoo at the end of 2025 (I have photos from…
Cosley Zoo (2026)
Good day! This time around I'm going to be reviewing Cosley Zoo, a tiny local zoo in Wheaton, Illinois, in the west suburbs of Chicago. Wheaton is most known for being the home…
🌵 A Journey Through the Heart of Agave Country
One of the things I love most about traveling is discovering places that tell a story without saying a single word. Today I had the chance to spend some time surrounded by…
Rockford Art Museum
Greetings! Rockford is the 5th largest city in Illinois and is located in the north, near the border to Wisconsin. On a recent 2026 trip, I visited the Rockford Art Museum as…
Scovill Zoo
Welcome! This post features Scovill Zoo in Decatur, IL, which was the third and final stop in my recent 2026 foray at central Illinois zoos. Earlier in the day I had already…
Miller Park Zoo
Hi! This is my continuing 2026 series on central Illinois zoos and other tourist attractions. After first visiting Peoria Zoo earlier in the day, I then traveled 50 minutes away…
Peoria Zoo
Hello! Earlier this year (2026), I spent a day visiting several central Illinois zoos in succession - Peoria Zoo, Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, and Scovill Zoo in Decatur.…
Dreaming Of A Simpler Life Away From Technology
one day, this will be me, sitting on the tail gate of something without a bunch of tech or telemetry just baking away in some little outta the way place somewhere living out the…
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