Not many people know this, but I spend several weekends of my childhood train watching with my dad. If there was an interesting locomotive coming into town, I remember him packing me up in the car so we could drive down and see it in the rail yard. We visited several train museums and other points of interest, and trains are extremely nostalgic for me now. My parents and.I visiting a train museum, circa mid 1990s. I first saw a video of Union Pacific's Big Boy when it was on

Talk to any birder, and they will inevitably bring up Magee Marsh in Northern Ohio. Magee Marsh is a world famous birding location, attracting thousands of avid birders over just a few weeks in May every year. During the spring migration, warblers and other birds who spend the winter in Central and South America make the long trek north, sometimes as far as the Arctic circle to breed. On this arduous journey, these birds often need to stop and rest. Magee Marsh, located on t

For those of you who know my husband, David, and I, you know that we are avid adventurers. Whether its visiting local parks and nature preserves or flying off to a foreign country, we love a good adventure. In fact, I took inspiration for part of the name of. my photography business from our love of exploring and adventuring (free photography session for the first person to figure out where the "Rose" comes from!). Most weekends, you can find us at Allegany State Park, an A