Mount Rainier as viewed from the entrance to the University of Washington campus Central quad area, U of W Amazon.com makes its home in Seattle, and is building this dramatic flagship building downtown. Bloedel Reserve on Bainbridge Island near Seattle is, in effect, a botanic garden This Douglas fir must be close to 100 years…

The area south of San Francisco, California went to considerable effort to protect some beautiful wild areas on the nearby hills as open space, with lots of trails. WIthout this, this area would have likely been covered with houses by now. A lovely place to hike. A nice 3 ½ mile hike, a good starter…

World Heritage City:  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia has an airy, attractive train station on the banks of the Schukykill (pronounced Skoo-cull) River. Founded in 1682 by William Penn, it is the 5th largest city in the U.S.A. In order to see as much of the city in a few days as possible, I signed up for…

My nephew Reuben and family now live in Rising Sun, Maryland, about 60 miles north of Baltimore. I journeyed down by train and car a few hours south of New York for my first visit to Delaware and Maryland. It’s just 1 ½ hours by train from NYC Pennsylvania Station to Wilmington, Delaware. The first…

New York in May, Madison Square Park. Warm afternoons bring out stylish spring clothing. David Farragut oversees some serious discussions and study Martin Puryear sculpture being installed at Madison Square Park. After a rooftop dinner at Science House  in Murray Hill, Manhattan. Chrysler Building in background. Wooden water storage tanks are common in New York.…