After departing Crater Lake Lodge (1st photo) this morning, I drove along the rim road, stopping at various scenic viewpoints. Then I hiked the 2 mile Cleetman Cove trail, which is somewhat steep, descending 700 ft. in one mi and … Continue reading
It was early morning when I left my Airbnb in Crescent City, California. Ten minutes later I was on Howland Hill Road entering Jedediah Smith Redwood State Park. I was the only one there, since it was only a little … Continue reading
Today I drove 3 hours from Coos Bay, Oregon to Crescent City, California where my Airbnb is located for this evening. My stops included Bandon Beach, Port Orford (I hiked 1.2 mi), Arch Rock State Park, Secret beach (hiked 1 … Continue reading
Today, I drove 4 hours from Lincoln City, Oregon to Coos Bay, where my Airbnb is for this evening. My stops included Depot Bay, Devil’s Punchbowl, Seal Rock, Cape Perpetua, Thor’s Well, Heceta lighthouse, Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, and Shore … Continue reading
I’m officially a senior at 65 years old. If you’re like me, you probably have foot pain. The other day I had an MRI of my left foot because there’s a knot in the arch, it could be plantar fasciitis. … Continue reading
I turned 65 years old yesterday! My body feels it, emotionally / mentally I feel beat up, and time has definitely sped up. I do feel grateful for the few people I have left in my life and the opportunities … Continue reading
Wednesday, I went to a new friend’s house for dinner. We met through my hiking club. The food and company were excellent! I love her deck. She’s an artist and her ceramic feet are a great conversation piece. I had … Continue reading
A friend and I decided to take our e-bikes to the Little Miami bike trail on Wednesday. The weather was perfect! We rode 18 miles total. Our turnaround point was Loveland, Ohio where we celebrated his birthday. We each had … Continue reading
On our final day of the road trip, we hiked almost 4 mi on the Hawk’s Nest rail trail. It was a lovely mostly flat trail alongside a creek that had lots of waterfalls. At the turnaround point there was … Continue reading
On Wednesday we drove two and a half hours from Westfield, North Carolina to Grandview National Park in West Virginia. We hiked the 1 mi Castle Rock loop trail. The views were outstanding! Next, we made a stop at Babcock … Continue reading
The destination for our first full day of hiking/exploration was Hanging Rock State Park. We hiked the 1 mile Lower Cascades falls trail and the 7 mile Hanging Rock, Wolf Rock, and Cooks Wall trails. The scenery was beautiful! We … Continue reading
Yesterday’s Airbnb experience: Sights, smells and tastes of Puebla on two wheels was okay. There were four other people on the tour, grandparents with a 12 and 9-year-old. The bicycles were a bit wobbly, with no gears, and initially there was a lot of time spent adjusting the seats for the children and also myself. My seat wasn’t able to be adjusted high enough. The two tour leaders were very accommodating and sweet. The pedal came off of one of the participant’s bicycle, photo below.
We made a number of food/drink stops. I wasn’t feeling well, Montezuma’s revenge, ugh, so I ate part of each meal. I forgot to take photos of the last two food stops, one of which was churros. I had them make it “to go” for me and had it for dinner.
A few of the sites we saw…
The walk back to my Airbnb, after the tour ended, was only 7 minutes. I took a 3 hour nap. I’m feeling about the same today, I have some Cipro at the Airbnb in Mexico City so I will take it when I get back today.
I woke up this morning lonely and low, wanting to go home. I shook it off and made a plan. I ubered to another section of the Bosque Chapultepec to see the two lakes there. I had a cup of … Continue reading
Picking up where I left off from my last post, the rest of my day was spent taking an Uber, which took 50 minutes because of traffic, to the Basilica of Our Lady Guadalupe. It’s an amazing Basilica! There’s an … Continue reading
Bosque de Chapultepec is a 1700 acre park that contains nine museums, a castle, amusement parks, winding paths, commemorative sculptures, lakes and fountains. It’s considered the first and most important of Mexico City’s “lungs”, with trees that replenish oxygen to the Valley of Mexico.
The weather turned cooler and cloudy today so I thought it would be a great day to go to three of the museums in the park. I walked almost 2 miles to Museo de Arte Moderno. I really enjoyed exploring this museum.
Next I walked 5 minutes to the Museo Tamayo Arte Contemporaneo. Luckily it was free for seniors, since there wasn’t that much to see and it was just okay.
The Museo Nacional de Antropologia was another 5-minute walk. This place is amazing, it’s on par with the museums in Washington D.C. and it’s only $5.
After walking my legs off, I stopped at a restaurant for a late lunch/ early dinner. All together I walked over 7 mi. There’s still more for me to see at the Bosque de Chapultepec.
Sherry Lachelle Travels 