Saugus Iron works

In Saugus, Massachusetts. this is the first successful ironworks in the new world.


these area the giant bellows for the furnace.

The Saugus ironworks is also home to the first garbage landfill in the new world...

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens are for sure worth a visit.


One of the ponds.


Part of the five senses garden.


View from the meditation garden out to the water.

I'd like to visit again in a few years to see how the gardens mature.

Acadia National Park

Acadia National Park, Maine



view from the top of Cadillac mountain.



Sand Beach.



Fall color


This is #10 of 10 NPS locations I have visited before the end of October.

Charlestown Navy Yard

In Boston, this is the home of "Old Ironsides," and the first U.S. Dry dock.




This is #9 of 10 NPS locations I'm hoping to visit before the end of October.

AAA maps dispensers

I went to my local AAA office to pick up some maps and travel guides for a trip I'm taking, and noticed on my way out that they had an all-hours map dispenser. I think this is awesome.

Muir Woods

I visited Muir Woods National Park, which is near Mill Valley, CA in the north SF Bay Area, with a couple of friends on a day when 2.55" of rain fell.


One of the great things about Muir woods is looking up at the tall redwoods, unfortunately, the rain was coming down so hard that if you looked up, you'd get a stinging rain drop in your eyeball...


I wish I had been able to take more pictures, but the lens kept fogging up on my camera, and it was getting so wet I thought it might stop working.



This is #8 of 10 NPS locations I'm hoping to visit before the end of October.

Bishop's Peak

Off Foothills blvd, in SLO. I didn't make it to the tippy top, but it was a good hike with some nice views of the valley.

Kings Canyon National Park

Park Sign

Kings River

Canyon view


Roaring River Falls


This is #7 of 10 NPS locations I'm hoping to visit before the end of October.

Sequoia National Park

Entrance to the park

Black Bear eating pine cones

General Sherman Tree - biggest tree by trunk mass, and some random park visitors


View from beetle rock, looks like the blue ridge mountains...

This is #6 of 10 NPS locations I'm hoping to visit before October.

Chabot Space and Science Center

Today we went to the Chabot Space and Science center for a friend's wedding. I was an excellent venue for a wedding, and interesting to see it without the masses of people that would be there on a weekend.