The Original Adventure

As most of you know on May 1, 2011, I left on what would turn out to be a two year journey across the United States and Canada. Below are the original blog posts chronicling my adventure. I had absolutely no idea of the natural wonders I would encounter, the beautiful, remote places I would visit and the dozens of wonderful people who would turn out to be lifelong friends. While that particular journey is at an end, the adventure certainly continues. My hope for this section of the new website now is that it can be used by anyone looking to visit the remote and wonderful places you might not otherwise find across North America.

The Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald (Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum)

June 11, 2011

“The legend lives on from the Chippewa on down of the big lake they call Gitche Gumee. The lake it is said never gives up her dead when the skies of November turn gloomy” This video tribute is AMAZING !! Of course you can guess what the soundtrack is. I remember loving this haunting ballad…

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Sault Ste.Marie, The Agawa Canyon Train Tour and The Soo locks

June 9, 2011

A week or so ago I didn’t know any of these places existed!  Sault Ste. Marie is just north of the Michigan border in Ontario, Canada. As a matter of fact, it’s connected to Sault Ste. Marie Michigan, it’s sister city by the three mile long International Bridge.  Sault Ste. Marie (pronounced Soo Saint Marie) is…

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