Brad's Tiny World

Winter Is The Perfect Time For Vacation

Posted on 11. Sep, 2009 by Brad in Places | Twitter: @bradhart |

As someone who dislikes shoveling snow and has too much arthritis to appreciate playing in it all I can say is I have no idea why I continue to live in Ohio. Okay, I know all the reasons, the biggest is my mother in law would hurt me for moving her grandchildren any further than a county away, followed up by in this economy who can afford to move. I do however dream about going on vacation somewhere sunny and warm every time a shiver wracks my body.

Vacations were something I went on as a child and something I would really like to take my kids on, but alas it doesn’t seem to be that way at the moment. I think my favorite of all had to be the trips to Yosemite National Park.  Those trips as a kid put mountains and white water in my veins as a young adult.  We can leave off what that sort of adventure has done to my body as an adult though.  I still wouldn’t have missed it for the world.  Pain can be managed but sheer pleasure is something very few can appreciate.

I would love for my kids to see Yosemite, or the Grand Canyon, Estes Park, Mt Rushmore or any of those spots I have visited. At least I have my stories to tell them about these places. I hope they are inspired enough by those stories that should they have the means when they have kids to seek out new places and have wonderful vacations.

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