A Quick Hike Along the Niagara River Niagara Falls rightly gets most of the attention from visitors to this corner of New York. The Niagara Falls State Park is the oldest state park in the United States and looking around I’m grateful for those who preserved this area from souvenir shops, off track betting,…
Leaving on a Sunday night for a business trip is never fun, but this week I tried to keep it in perspective. Time away from home sucks, but time seeing new things usually tempers that a bit. I got to the hotel in time to watch game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals, celebrated a…
Growing up in the United States of America, you heard a version of history that made our Founding Fathers and the generals who fought the American Revolution out to be heroes. And in many ways they were. The winners write the history, no doubt, but they did create a democracy that was the envy of…
Cod Tongue Newfoundland doesn’t waste time flirting with you – its beauty drops your jaw to your chest at first sight. The flight into St John’s reveals the rugged coastline and the rolling ocean swells that define it. Cape Spear is easy to find with its old lighthouse and its newer replacement reaching up to…
I read a great book called Geography of Genius that focuses on the tendency of communities of like-minded people to form and thrive, often changing the course of history. Essentially people feed off each other, and are inspired by the geniuses around them to do more in their own lives. Rome, Athens, Vienna, Edinburgh and…
This morning I went for a 3 1/2 mile walk and came across a large tom turkey standing on the side of the road. A little later in my walk I saw another turkey, this time a hen, about twenty feet up in a tree. Two turkeys in 3 1/2 miles isn’t exactly extraordinary nowadays…
