Travel: Veronica and Isolde visit the Supreme Court 2026-06-13 - Washington, D.C. - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica and Isolde Arnold in front of the United States Supreme Court on their summer trip. Veronica writes, "While many visitors to DC see the monuments and Congress, they often forget to visit the Supreme Court. It is free, open to the public on posted hours. And on certain days and times you can try to get on the free lecture/tour which takes place in the actual courtroom! Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Don't forget the Supreme Court 2026-06-13 - Washington, D.C. - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "While many visitors to DC see the monuments and Congress, they often forget to visit the Supreme Court. It is free, open to the public on posted hours. And on certain days and times you can try to get on the free lecture/tour which takes place in the actual courtroom! (Sorry no pictures are given here as electronic devices are prohibited in the courtroom.) So we were able to totally focus on the lecture and learn about the history of the Court and bask in the knowledge that we were sitting where great history has been made. They even let us exit down those front steps on that day! Usually they are closed and visitors are not able to go up or down those steps. It is a free activity, and one that doesn't take much more than an hour to see most of the exhibits in the Court building. Highly recommend." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Great Wooded South: Smoke from the fire 2026-06-12 - Monterey Co., CA - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Billy Joe writes, "After a long and quite torturous bus ride deep into the night, we finally arrived at one of the Marble Cone fire camps in the dark of night. We all grabbed a sleeping bag, got a couple quick hours of sleep. Upon awaking we were greeted by smoke lifted by such intense heat that moisture was cooling and forming clouds high up in the sky!" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: View from the Washington Monument 2026-06-12 - Washington, D.C. - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "If you go, please do what you can to get a ticket to go up inside the monument. It isn't a long time consuming activity, but getting there and parking is hard. But seeing all of DC... From up there was amazing!!! 10 out of 10!" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Meeting the Park Ranger at the Washington Monument 2026-06-12 - Washington, D.C. - Photo by Veronica Arnold. Veronica writes, "The National Park service has Park rangers all over these exhibits and they are very knowledgeable. Besides being kind to guests and answering all kinds of questions, they love to engage in discussions about national parks. I made sure we all talked about Mammoth Cave and other parks in KY! These rangers were pleased how much we appreciate the National Park Service in KY!" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Great Wooded South: First view of the Pacific Ocean 2026-06-12 - Ventura, CA - Photo by Billy Joe Fudge. Billy Joe writes, "This was essentially my first view of the Pacific. I assume it would have been Ventura! What about that station wagon? As low as it was riding in the back, I might guess that they were carrying a heavy load!" Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Travel: Return To Candy Cliffs (2 of 2) 2026-06-12 - Leeds, Utah - Photo by Robert Ellis, robertelliswoodworking.com. Robert writes, "We hiked the 'additional' 1/2 mile to this second observation point. In many ways it exceeds the first; mostly the swirls seem to be more prominent. The navigator stayed mostly at a higher level, and ultimately I scrambled my way down to this spot. What looked like an easy hike, wasn't! In my youthful days I would have been crawling all over this place. I imagine sticking around for sunset would have yielded some spectacular views, but not for these Kentuckians...we had a little trouble (in full daylight) re-locating the 'goat path of a trail' that drops down into this area. That, combined with the hard-to-find trail at the top, made the decision to leave now the only wisely available choice. Sadly, this gem of an area is often overlooked due to the National Parks, Zion and Bryce Canyon being the main destination of vacationers for this area. Running into another couple on this trail, we all agreed that this place is worthy of some kinda Park status. Road improvements, bigger parking area at the trail head and marked trails would draw more visitors to it. But...then again, does Utah need any more attractions? Off in the far distance is the town of St. George." Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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