Browsing Archive: July, 2010
Posted by Jason Hussong on Friday, July 30, 2010,
 I completed a repeat visit to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island since, on my trip a year previous, I was unable to give either of them the time they really deserved in the cold and rain. Albeit a bit warm and muggy, it was a beautiful day to spend between the two islands to do a bit of exploring. I climbed to the top of the Statue of Liberty crown, sweating like I was in the gym for hours, and wandered through the museum, taking my time to admire one of America's best symbols of freedom....
Posted by Jason Hussong on Tuesday, July 27, 2010,
A year ago I purchased an annual pass for the U.S. National Park Service, (left) and made it a  point to hit as many places as I could during the life of the pass. I wanted to get out and experience more of the natural world around me, as well as learn about the history of important events and places that I maybe didn't know about before I purchased my pass. Some of the places I had visited before, like Rocky Mountain National Park (above)here in Colorado, but overall I'd give it the big ol...
Posted by Jason Hussong on Thursday, July 22, 2010,
The 1,040 square mile surfaced Lake Kivu makes up the western border between Rwanda a  nd the Democratic Republic of the Congo. On the second-to-the-last day on our tour of Rwanda, our day would be spent cruising south from the town of Gisenyi to Cyangugu, where we'd reunite with our drivers and head to the Nyungwe Forest Lodge for the night. Of course, when I say "cruise," I mean it in the loosest sense in this instance since our ride was by dual engine speed boat. We sped south,... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jason Hussong on Thursday, July 15, 2010,
Hot dog in hand, I entered Central Park from the American Museum of Natural History and wandered through the Ramble on my way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I didn't dilly, or dally, though as I was on a mission. I was going to the museum to see the famous American painting by Emanuel Leutze of Washington Crossing the Delaware; when I was in New York City a little over a year previous I stopped at the Met only to find that it was not on display since the area was being renovated. We... Continue reading ...
Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, July 12, 2010,
I was insistent that I would delve into the American Museum of Natural History on my return visit to New York City since, on my previous trip, I only ran by the highlights since I arrived so late. I really wanted to get there early, spend hours in the halls,  and maybe see a show or two that was playing. After all, the museum is one of the highest rated stops in the city, and one of the best in the whole country. Well, that was the plan until jetlag reared it's ugly head over a two hour t...
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Posted by Jason Hussong on Wednesday, July 7, 2010,
I wrestled with the idea of hiking to see the gorillas of the Virunga Mountains in northwest Rwanda. On one hand, an African safari was high up on my bucket list and going to see the gorillas in their native habitat would be nothing short of spectacular. On the other, what would happen if one of these critically endangered animals acted in a way that's only natural if, for some odd reason, they felt a member of their group was threatened by one of us?
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Posted by Jason Hussong on Monday, July 5, 2010,
The sun was just beginning to set, and the humidity lift, as I  strolled along a path, coming upon a small dog park on the west side of Madison Square Park, just under the shadow of the highly-photographed Flatiron Building. The urge to people watch suddenly struck me so I plopped down on a bench and watched the pet owners come and go, all the while wondering if they would one day come to look more like their dog than they had hoped when they purchased the animal. I sniggered at this a b...
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