Category Archives: Field Trips
Assateague Island National Seashore
Appomattox Courthouse
Fromagerie
Going to Canada to visit a fromagerie was an amazing experience. Growing up in the northwest I have never been a minority. I have never experienced what that could feel like until I went to the cheese shop. I have been to Canada many times in my life. The street signs are different. Some are […]
McCallum Trail at Coachella Valley Preserve
This natural oasis in the desert is a place of beauty. Springs and ponds are formed by an earthquake seep along the San Andreas Fault. An easy two mile round trip walk will lead you through a shady palm oasis, through a desert wash, and to the McCallum pond. Take a rest at one of […]
Pacific Science Center
At the base of the Space Needle is an area abundant is science and exploration. If you want to see life sized dinosaurs, walk through a butterfly garden, learn how the human body works, or create your own tinker tank invention this is the place. Though the target audience is children, it is full of […]
Omaha Zoo
When one thinks of the state of Nebraska, they think: corn fields and University of Nebraska Husker football. Most people do not know that just west of the Missouri river separating Iowa and Nebraska is a world class zoo that was proclaimed the “World’s Best Zoo” by Trip Advisor in 2014. What is it? This […]
Ingall’s Homestead
Have you read the books “Little House on the Prairie” or any other books by Laura Ingalls Wilder? We did, and during a trip heading west, we made a point to stop in this little town in eastern South Dakota and were totally blown away with the landscape and the history of the area. What […]
