After trying Rock City Church, we decided to aim for something a little more traditional and mainline. So we visited Bethel International United Methodist Church in Columbus. Bethel International UMC is an interesting church because it has worship services in more than one language. Every Sunday there are two worship services in English: a traditional …
From December 2017
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve
We visited all the national park sites in Idaho during our recent trip, and our favorite, by far, was Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve. If you want weird, wild, unexpected geography, Craters of the Moon is the place to go. When President Calvin Coolidge established Craters of the Moon National Monument in 1924, …
Malad Gorge State Park in Idaho
Tom and I stopped at Malad Gorge State Park in search of the Grand Canyon of Idaho. Several people on TripAdvisor refer to Malad Gorge as the Grand Canyon of Idaho and I couldn’t find a better candidate. However, in the month since we stopped at Malad Gorge, the Bureau of Land Management has decided …
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument in Idaho
After seeing all of the national park sites in the state of Washington (we only missed one – Lake Roosevelt NRA in northeastern Washington), we bid a sad adieu to Washington and headed east. Well, it wasn’t all that sad. We were pretty much ready to go. But we didn’t go far. We drove south …
Pasco Tri-Cities KOA in Washington
While Tom and I were visiting the national park in eastern Washington, we stayed at the Pasco Tri-Cities KOA. The Tri-Cities area is composed of the cities of Pasco, Kennewick, and Richland with about 300,000 people. This is a booming area of the state, more than doubling in population since 2000. The lovely Columbia River …
Rock City Church in Columbus Ohio
Recently Tom and I attended worship with John and Jackie at Rock City Church, the Upper Arlington location. Jackie had seen a news piece about the church and was interested in checking it out. The first thing we noticed when we arrived at the church was all the young people. Lots of people in their …
Hanford Site of the Manhattan Project
Tom and I had one final National Park site in Washington to see before we left the state. Of all the sites we visited, Tom was most looking forward to this one. The Manhattan Project ushered the United States into the nuclear age. Through the intense work of scientists and engineers at many different sites …
Grand Canyon of Washington: Palouse Falls State Park
Some of you are probably wondering: “You’ve spent all that time in Washington! What about the Grand Canyon of Washington?” Never fear! It took us a while to get there, but Tom and I definitely saw the Grand Canyon of Washington: Palouse Falls State Park. Palouse Falls State Park is frequently called the Grand Canyon …
Nez Perce National Historical Park in Idaho
During our time in eastern Washington, Tom and I drove a couple of hours just over the border into Idaho. We wanted to visit all the national park sites in the area. The Visitors Center for Nez Perce National Historical Park is located in Spalding, Idaho. The Visitors Center is located on the bank of …
Lewis and Clark Trail: A National Historic Trail
The National Park Service administers thirty National Trails – and yes, there are stamps for all of them! The Lewis and Clark Trail is all over southern Washington. Tom and I often encountered historic markers as we drove through Washington State around the Columbia River. There seemed to be a historical marker pretty much everyplace the …