DC commuters creep along multi-lane expressways to workspaces with no windows. It’s morning rush hour. And this seeming poor for a holiday departure actually energizes us for the trip ahead. We are heading north for an annual Autumn adventure. The one week itinerary has confirmed stops at Lake Erie, Stratford […]
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Tidy rows of evergreens rise up a hillside as far as the eye can see. Downy clouds sail west against a baby blue sky. Turning off the gravel road families pour out of SUV’s, pickup trucks and classic cars pulling small trailers. It’s Thanksgiving Day plus 1. And, for 39 consecutive […]
It’s a brilliant Sunday morning in the south of France. We are seated at a tiny dockside bistro in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, a literal stone’s throw from the Spanish border, having just ankle-splashed in the Ocean Atlantique. We Depart the Atlantic Sipping freshly ground coffee, we admire a living, life-sized postcard. In it an ancient […]
It’s a bright and colorful Veterans Day weekend. Peg and I are driving the back roads of Loudoun, Fauquier, Prince William and other rural counties of northern Virginia. We are heading to what’s called the Historic Triangle: Williamsburg, Yorktown and Jamestown. Here English settlers first set foot in what […]
Chip Hunter is a seasoned, Emmy-winning copy writer and multi-media content producer. His ratings pumping promo copy aired in prime time for NBC, ABC, WB and FOX network affiliates and National Geographic Channel. Most recently Chip wrote, directed and produced video products for the federal government in the classified world of […]
As a child, I was confident that Baltimore (AKA: Charm City) was the capital of my home state of Maryland. I had no idea of any other city in my state, so that made sense. Almost a month ago, I finally went to Baltimore for the first true visit in […]
The last day of September — a Saturday — Chip accepted an invite to join his office mate on a hike. The invitation to the beautiful 1,864 acre Sky Meadows State Park included me and featured an added bonus of free parking in observance of Public Lands Day. It was […]
We peered down what looked like a bottomless pit festooned with giant tropical tendrils. Across the 30’ opening, a tan young man flashes a grin, lets loose a triumphant howl and jumps in. Two seconds later we hear a deep splash with a resonant echo. This is one way to […]