• Bay State Getaway Recap

    Blogposts from our Bay State Getaway are finally complete. This post provides an outline of what we saw and links to posts about each stop.

  • Wow-Worthy Waterfalls

    When a friend shared a post with the very best waterfalls in New York, we immediately added these two to our route back home. WOW!

  • Waterfalls, History, and Art

    This post finishes off our extensive list of things to see during our time in Massachusetts. As great as it was, I'm sure we'll be back.

  • Another Day, Another Mansion

    Naumkeag is known for its fabulous gardens and its Berkshire "cottage". Today this Gilded Age mansion was all decked out for Halloween!

  • A Vanderbilt Mansion

    How would you spend a huge inheritance received during the Gilded Age? Build a mansion (or two or three), of course!

  • First Lady of the World

    Today we'll continue the Hyde Park experience at Eleanor Roosevelt's Val-Kill country cottage. Eleanor deserved a post of her own!

  • Hyde Park Overnight

    We booked an overnight to visit FDR's home, Library and Museum, and Eleanor's retreat. A Vanderbilt Mansion is a National Historic Site?

  • Bridges, Blooms & Beyond

    Today we also saw waterfalls and potholes and discovered Galumpkis. The colors are coming on nicely, which adds to the marvelous of MA.

  • A Bounty of Bridges

    We left early this morning with an extensive list of covered bridges to explore. Beautiful blue skies and warm temps made this a perfect day.

  • Day Trip to North Adams

    Today's outings included a walk in the woods and beautiful white marble cliffs with great mountain views – and just a hint of Autumn.

  • Bay State Getaway 2022

    Back-to-back weeks in MA with close proximity to NY, CT and VT enabled a great trip with radiant colors coming on over the course of our stay.