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• RAINY BUT SPECTACULAR ICELAND: Guest Post by Owen Floody

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 41Sigöldugljufur waterfall gorge, IcelandWith many thanks to Owen Floody for another exceptional contribution to The Intrepid Tourist. Jus... Read more

  Posted on 04 October 2021 TRAVEL

• LEGION OF HONOR ART MUSEUM, San Francisco, CA: Pompeii and Wangechi Mutu Exhibits

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 40 Legion of Honor Art Museum, San Francisco, CA, modeled after the Palais de Legion de Honneur, Paris, FranceThe classical elegance of th... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2021 TRAVEL

• WIN A PRIZE at the HUMBOLDT COUNTY AUTHOR FESTIVAL 2021 CHALLENGE

  

  Take the Author Festival 2021 Challenge to get ready to Take Flight With Books in 2022!Under normal circumstances, October 2021 would be another wonderful... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• A NIGHT UNDER THE STARS, Celebrating Camp Bovey

  

  Family fun with live music, food trucks, crafts, singing, dancing.I learned to love nature at Camp Bovey, the summer camp for kids and families of Northeast... Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• CHIMNEY ROCK STATE PARK, NORTH CAROLINA: Hiking, Nature, and Spectacular Views

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 38Chimney Rock, North CarolinaWe stood at the railing and gazed almost one thousand feet below to Hickory Nut Gorge and the hills beyond. Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2021 TRAVEL

• Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail

  

  at Lake Lure, NCFrom roses to succulents, pollinator gardens to art installations, the Flowering Bridge at Luke Lure, in the mountains of western North Carolina... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• WILDLIFE VIEWING AT THE DELTA PONDS IN EUGENE, OREGON Guest Post by Caroline...

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 37 Green Heron (Butorides virescens) with a fish story to tell, at the Eugene Delta PondsMy friend and fellow children’s book author... Read more

  Posted on 13 September 2021 TRAVEL

• PETER RABBIT AT LAKE LURE IN NC: Literature Comes Alive

  

  Peter Rabbit Children's Garden at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, Lake Lure, NCA childhood favorite book of mine, my children, and my grandchildren is Beatrix... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FLOWERING BRIDGE, Lake Lure, North Carolina: A Real and Miniature World

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 36Lake Lure Flowering Bridge, Lake Lure, NCFrom roses to succulents, pollinator gardens to art installations, the Flowering Bridge at... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2021 TRAVEL

• PTEROSAURS: Rulers of the Skies in the Dinosaur Age

  

  One hundred million years ago, the skies were filled with enormous flying reptiles. With wing spans up to nearly forty feet, pterosaurs were the dominant life... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6--A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection

  

  I was thrilled to learn that my upcoming new book PLANTING A GARDEN IN ROOM 6 (Charlesbridge Publishing, March 15, 2022) has been selected as a Junior Library... Read more

  Posted on 04 August 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• Kitty Hawk, North Carolina: The Birthplace of Aviation

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 31Wilbur Wright, Kitty Hawk, NCOn December 17, 1903, in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, Wilbur and Orville Wright made the first powered fligh... Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2021 TRAVEL

• ROSIE THE RIVETER/ WWII HOME FRONT Park and Visitor Center, Richmond, CA

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 29Rosie the Riveter/WW II Home Front National Historical Park Visitor Center, Richmond, CADuring World War II, shipyards, factories,... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2021 TRAVEL

• TRAPPED IN TAR on SCBWI Recommended Reading List of Self-Published Books

  

  July's SCBWI Self Publishing Recommended Reading List celebrates books written and/or illustrated by members who have published without the help of a traditiona... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BOOK CHAT THURSDAY Meets Again in Person

  

  Book Chat Thursday, Children's Book Discussion GroupLast Thursday our children's book discussion group, Book Chat Thursday, met in person for the first time in... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG: Reliving History at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 27Reliving History The hot July sun beat down on the sloping field in southern Pennsylvania, just as it had on July 1-3, 1863 when the... Read more

  Posted on 05 July 2021 TRAVEL

• JACK LONDON STATE PARK, Glen Ellen, CA: A Literary Excursion

  

  The Cottage, Jack and Charmian London's home at their ranch in Glen Ellen, CAIn mid-May, I spent a day at Jack London State Park, enjoying the fresh spring air... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• FOCAL AWARD for BIDDY MASON SPEAKS UP by Arisa White and Laura Atkins,...

  

  Conversation led by Dewi Reyes of LAPL with the authors and illustrator of Biddy Mason Speaks Up, winner of the 2021 FOCAL AwardCelebrate Juneteenth with the... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2021 BOOKS, CULTURE

• JACK LONDON HISTORIC STATE PARK, Glen Ellen, CA

  

  52 Places To Go: Week 23The Cottage, Jack and Charmian London's home at their ranch in Glen Ellen, CAJack London (1876-1916), renowned author of Call of the... Read more

  Posted on 07 June 2021 TRAVEL

• PLACE OF REFUGE on the BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII by Caroline Arnold at The Intrepid...

  

  52 Places to Go: Week 22Place of Refuge, National Historical Park, HawaiiWhen I am on the Big Island of Hawaii, one of my favorite places to visit is Pu’uhonua ... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2021 TRAVEL