While walking on the treadmill, I started thinking about how lucky I have been. That luck has come in numerous ways, but I was specifically thinking about travel. My mind went to some of the great places I have visited and the great sights I have seen.
There is not much quite like…
drinking wine in the chateau of Inglenook Vineyards.
catching the sun set over the buttes of Monument Valley.
hearing the water break on the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor.
leaving an offering at the grave of Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood, South Dakota.
watching the Potomac River flow behind George Washington’s home at Mount Vernon.
feeling the power of water rushing over Niagara Falls.
zip-lining through the trees of north Georgia.
climbing the mesa at Ghost Ranch and looking the landscape often painted by Georgia O’Keefe.
sitting on the porch of the Old Faithful Lodge and watching buffalo roam through the geysers.
lying in the grass of Jackson Square and eating a beignet from Cafe Du Monde.
floating down the Rhine River and looking at the castle ruins passing by.
staring at the presidential faces of Mount Rushmore.
playing Blackjack at a Las Vegas table and watching the chips come and go.
touring Graceland and seeing The Outlaw Josey Wales playing in the TV Room.
hanging out on a beach in Cancun and watching my stepdaughter play volleyball.
strolling through the Vatican and trying to get a glimpse of the pope.
reading a book by a pool in Costa Rica.
climbing a waterfall in Jamaica.
being mesmerized by the killer whales and bald eagles in Glacier Bay.
dancing to “Me and Mrs. Jones” in a nightclub in Chicago.
standing in silence at the bombing memorial in Oklahoma City.
trying to see the tops of the Giant Sequoia in California.
driving through Hereford, Texas and passing thousands of head of cattle.
betting on Jai Alai in Florida.
lounging on the couch and watching television with my wife.
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Larry wants to know why you failed to mention your weekend in Cleveland, OH at the Comealot Hotel?
Pam
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That doesn’t rank high on the list.
There are no better ways to put together the best places in your country, Rick
Thank you. I threw a few other countries in there, too.
Like Olives in a Subway Salad. 😛 Yeah, you did,.
That is a great list – you are a lucky man!
You are right, and I realize it all the time.
…like taking a moment to sit and just enjoy the moment, wherever it may be.
(Which is nicely summed up in your last entry.)
Thank you. All places are good for that.
Travelling … an education you can’t get in a classroom.
But be prepared for some Culture Shock.
It is the best way to learn.