Category Archive for "Adventure" | Backtrax America – Traveler – Photographer – Vlogger

a GREAT idea!

Two years ago I kept a journal every day. It was rather daunting and time-consuming and I felt like I was writing ALL THE TIME. Last year I decided to try the Photo 365 thingy. You take a photo everyday and at the end of the year you will have a nice little collection that...

Adventure, Children, Family, Featured, Friends, History, Life, Love, Photography, Photos, Thoughts, Time, TravelDecember 30, 2012Nanette4 comments Permalink

It’s always sunny in Philadelphia

For the past few weeks I have been in Pennsylvania helping the Sandy storm victims. I know Pennsylvania was not as hard hit as New York and New Jersey, but this is where I was sent so, I'm making the most of it. On a recent rainy day that we couldn't work, I had a chance...

Mighty friendly in Moravia, Texas!

I must have a "I LOVE BEER" sign flashing on my forehead. A friend of mine, Jim Goeman from Shiner, Texas (story to follow) took me to Moravia, Texas, to meet Henrietta and Frank Filip. Henrietta and Frank own the Moravia Store. The "store" is one of the oldest country stores in Texas, and once...

They do it right!

Driving down the back roads of northern Indiana, I happened upon a farm on county road 75 E, owned by Jim and Peggy DeCamp. They are organic farmers and have been doing so for the past 30 plus years. This past January,...