Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

The Smallest Church

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

Our Lady of the Pines is the smallest church in the 48 contiguous states.  (My kids and I love saying “contiguous.”  Try it, isn’t it a great word?)  It seats just 12 people, but is complete with pews, kneelers, beautiful stained glass windows and a perfect little altar.  There’s even a tiny vestibule in the […]

WV Staycations - The Purple Fiddle

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

Recently I packed up my family and met my boss Jeff Turner, his wife Rocky, my friend Kim Wood and their families at Blackwater Falls.  We spent an afternoon climbing up and down the steps and staring at the beautiful falls and then toured the smallest church in the contiguous 48 states, both of which […]

West Virginia Staycation: Ace Adventure Center

Thursday, June 12th, 2008

 
Tired of paying a fortune in gas? Want to take the family somewhere fun but close? You need a “Staycation”, a vacation in West Virginia — someplace you can get to with just one tank of gas. First stop, Ace Adventure Center!
The name says it all — this is the top of […]

Desert Color

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

While I was in Arizona I had the opportunity to visit the Sonoran Desert. Coming from West Virginia, surrounded by our green hills, I was expecting a dry, dusty, dead looking place.
I was SO wrong. The Sonoran Desert gets more rainfall than any other desert, making it the greenest of all deserts. […]

From the Sky Over Charleston

Monday, June 9th, 2008

I’ve spent the last few days in Arizona for a business trip with Real Estate Shows. This was the first time I’d been out west and I LOVED it — but I was also kept pretty busy and didn’t have a chance to talk about it like I had planned. I think I’ll […]

Leaving On a Jet Plane …

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Tomorrow I’m flying out to Phoenix, Arizona for meetings and training for my new position at Real Estate Shows.
I am SUCH a West Virginia homebody. Aside from trips to visit family in Tennessee and North Carolina, I am HERE. For years and years and years, I have been HERE. I love being […]