The dining room and kitchen at the Whaley House in San Diego, known as the most haunted house in America. Set on the original site of the Old Town gallows, it is the oldest brick structure in Southern California.
Dense fog during a morning drive through the Smoky Mountains. It’s hard to believe there is a Streep drop an an entire mountain range just beyond the edge of the road.
The view while waiting for entry at a local haunted house.
View of the Great Smokey Mountains from the Blue Ridge Parkway. Stretching along the Tennessee/North Carolina border, “The Smokies” were given their name by the Cherokee, because of the natural fog that hangs over the mountain range. The Blue Ridge Parkway was constructed during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration, and was designed to connect Shenandoah National Park to Great Smoky Mountains National Park via a roadway. It is the most visited part of the National Park system.
A Mediterranean House Gecko spotted on an evening hike here in North Carolina. Completely nocturnal, the are sometimes known as moon lizards.
Nepenthes pitcher plant at the UNC Charlotte carnivorous plant exhibit. The pitchers hanging from the plant are swellings of veins. They are filled with a liquid that both attracts insects inside and digests them.
Last month I traveled to the west coast with my sister and husband in search of California sun, history, and ghosts. I knew we found the right Airbnb when there was a pumpkin by the front door, in May.
Some of the best sunrise I’ve seen have been at rest stops during a roadtrip.
A green anole hanging out on the side of my house. They are the only lizards that can change color in North Carolina, but unlike true chameleons they are limited to green or brown.
Everyday Strange 