There is just something romantic about a castle. I thrill at the thought of visiting one in Europe some day. But I found that I don't need to go so far to be swept away. I discovered this during a recent visit to Landoll's Mohican Castle. The Castle is celebrating it's Kingdom of Lights this holiday season (November 17, 2018-January 6, 2019). They have decorated each building with lights and piped in Christmas music to put everyone in the holiday spirit. I found out about the event through … [Read more...]
Pleasant Hill Dam Stopped Us in Our Tracks
When I started writing my blog post from the other day, Wednesday March 15th, 2017, I had anticipated writing a post about the Pleasant Hill Dam. What turned out to happen though was I got off on a tangent about taking pictures while Bobby drove the car. If you want to read about that Fiasco you can check it out here. So this is my attempt to write a blog post about Pleasant Hill Dam. The dam itself is actually not what I expected. I guess in my head, I thought it would be something like Hoover … [Read more...]
Photography on the Fly on the Way to Mohican Lodge
When my husband, Bobby, and I went to the Mohican Lodge and Conference Center, in February, we got there by going the long way. We saw the Gorge and the Covered Bridge that day. (You can read about those adventures here.) When we went to the Lodge for our anniversary earlier in March, we traveled a different way. The way we took, brought us right by the Pleasant Hill Dam. If you have ever spent any time reading this blog, you should have deduced that of the two of us, Bobby is the much … [Read more...]
Wedgewing Family Restaurant: A Great Way to Start Your Day
When my husband, Bobby, and I took our trip to Mohican Lodge and Conference Center for our anniversary, we had many hard decisions to make. Do we stay in the lodge the whole time or do we get out and view the sites. Do we enjoy hanging out at the fire place or do we enjoy the pool. Do we eat all of our meals at the lodge or do we venture out into the neighboring towns. To the last question we decided to venture out, at least for breakfast. Thanks to the help of Bobby's phone (a Google … [Read more...]