by Doug | Mar 6, 2013 | Blog, Photography
I’m a big fan of backpacks, having used dozens of different brands over the years. While in the Amazon, with nowhere to use a roller bag, I’ve even used two at a time – one hanging forward on my chest while the bigger one hung on my back. But, I’d never experienced a...
by Doug | Mar 2, 2013 | Blog, Travel
In February every year, the internationally renowned Chainsaw Carving Rendezvous takes place in Ridgway, Pennsylvania. Since my great grandfather was their town physician around the turn of the 20th century, we decided to go see the Rendevous and also check out Dr....
by Doug | Feb 28, 2013 | Blog, Travel
In the Pennsylvania Wilds, there’s the pleasant little town of St. Marys, PA. About 120 miles northeast of Pittsburgh and 120 miles due south from Buffalo, NY, you’ll find this city that was home to the first Benedictine convent in the US. Straub Brewery also calls...
by Doug | Feb 27, 2013 | Blog, Travel
RIDGWAY, PA February 24, 2013 — Rrrmmm, Rrrmmmm, Beezzzzzz Beezz Beezzzzzzzzzz If you were walking the streets of Ridgway, PA in the past week, you’d be very familiar with these sounds of chainsaws. From the steps of the court house to the banks of the...
by Doug | Feb 13, 2013 | Travel
If you’ve ever dreamed about ice palaces, ice castles or ice cathedrals – they do exist. During the annual Quebec Winter Carnival – there is a beautiful ice castle with a nightly discotheque. But, not far away, there is actually a hotel made of ice, complete with ice...
