Simply Railway: Pike's Peak & Cog Railway

 

[VIDEO] This is advertised as America's highest train going up to Pike's Peak in Colorado. Another place I can chronicle in the near future. Want to know more about this railroad check out this website https://www.cograilway.com/

Now that I know this is only 12 miles west of Colorado Springs, Colorado well perhaps the next time I visit Denver, Colorado via Amtrak possibly this would be worth my time.

YouTuuba visits the Everglades Nat'l Park

 I've only recently visited Florida - Jacksonville more specifically - and perhaps I can find other places in the sunshine state. Perhaps see a taping of NXT in Orlando. Perhaps check out Miami or even Key West. And then there's yet another National Park to visit - the Everglades. Another national treasure to record on my YouTube channel.

This time around however, YouTuuba beats me to it sharing online three videos of his trip there. Yesterday I shared his visit to Ft. Zachary Taylor when he was in the Florida Keys.

This first video he takes an airboat ride, think a floating raft with a huge fan propelling it through the swamplands - because I think the Everglades is mostly swamps, however, it's just so much more. And these airboat rides aren't exactly in the national park itself however [VIDEO]

Educational family vacation still an unexcused absence

If only I could do for my kids what this father did for his in running the Boston Marathon and noting Boston's importance in American history. Alas, his school district didn't appreciate that and apparently according to state law in Pennsylvania those absenses were considered unexcused.

I understand his frustration although I don't yet have children and therefore no need to take anyone out of school. Who knows if CPS could be flexible probably not since well most public school bureaucrats are known for making similar decisions. We only know about this one because this father made it public.

Which reminds me of many stories I've heard over the years where parents go up against the public school bureaucracy. Government agencies in general may have some stringent processes and when it comes to what a parent believes is best for their children even more stringent. Unfortunately in this case, this father ran into this stringent process with no flexibility.