The Path is Lit

Blue Ridge Parkway, Mount Pisgah, North Carolina, USA

The beautiful Blue Ridge Parkway covers 469 miles across Virginia and North Carolina.  The official purpose of the road is to connect Shenandoah National Park and Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Truth be told, the road is a destination unto itself.  The scenery is stunning, and the lookouts so plentiful, that it is really the least efficient way to travel from park to park!  If you have the time, drive part or all of this treasured American landmark.

2011: A Cooling Odyssey

Crown Fountain, Chicago, Illinois, USA

The wonderful Crown Fountain, at the western edge of downtown Chicago's Millennium Park, is a cooling oasis for body and mind.  Usually crowded with hordes of tourists, this little boy somehow got a moment all to himself.

Flags for the Flagships

Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD), Chicago, Illinois, USA

At Chicago's O'Hare International Airport (ORD), American Airlines' Concourse K is a skylit hall adorned with the flags of many nations with a modern globe as its centerpiece.  Timeless and modern all at once, the hall transmits positive energy to the hustle and bustle.