Travel

Located just north of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge (aka the Tappan Zee, click here) on the Hudson River, the Tarrytown Lighthouse was constructed in 1882–83 and first illuminated on October 1, 1883. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Despite its name, it…

  For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. For Part 3, click here. For Part 4, click here.   Sunrise I had set the alarm for 6 am to watch the sun come up from inside my dome at Clear Sky Resorts in Cannonville, Utah. Waking up…

For Part 1, click here. For Part 2, click here. Dinner Leaving our dome at Clear Sky Resorts in Cannonville, Utah, my husband drove us to Sky Nova, the property’s restaurant. As we walked in, I let out an audible gasp. At 28′, Sky Nova is the tallest glass dome…

For Part 1, click here. After checking into Clear Sky Resorts in Cannonville, Utah, my husband drove us to #15. Pulling up right next to our dome, we parked, exited our rental car and walked the few steps to the door. While I held my breath, Mister Rain entered the…

In my photos app, I have a screenshot I took in January of 2021 of a dome for sale on Amazon (shown above the title of this story). I thought it would be so great to have one of these in my backyard. I figured I could take Piper outside…

When my husband and I are traveling, we make many stops at grocery and convenience stores looking for local newspapers for Mister Rain. He has always loved reading local papers when we are on a trip, but it has become increasingly difficult to find them as printed publications are mostly…

The Homestead Crater is a 12,000-year-old geothermal hot spring in Midway, Utah. And I got to soak in it. Concealed inside a 55-foot-tall limestone dome – Is it a mountain? Is it a hill? – it measures 400 feet wide at the base. The water itself is 65 feet deep…

Do you spend a lot of time sitting outside at home? I don’t know why, but I rarely do, despite having a nice big front porch and a very pretty backyard. When I’m on a trip, however, all I want to do is sit outside. It really doesn’t matter the…

Midway, Utah is a picturesque mountain town located about 45 minutes southeast of Salt Lake City. In the 1860s and 1870s, many Swiss immigrants settled here, causing Midway to be known as “Little Switzerland.” With the breathtaking Wasatch Mountains as its backdrop, many homes and businesses feature Alpine-style architecture with…

Located outside Zion National Park’s south entrance on Zion Park Boulevard in Springdale, Utah is Canyon Coffee. Sunny and 68 degrees, it was a gorgeous morning. Sitting at a table on the open-air patio with an iced vanilla latte, the unobstructed views graciously introduced me to the towering red sandstone…