Road Trip: Watkins Glen, NY

July 19, 2019 Russell W. Warnick

An early night meant an early start, after a stop at Dunkin’ we set off for a hike through Watkins Glen State Park’s gorge trail. The recent spell of rain caused the waterfalls to roar, the light rain bouncing off the rocks made for an unforgettable site. I imagine it’s how GoT’s Iron Islands would look, maybe. It’s about a 4 mile trek, passing a dozen or so waterfalls, with stone bridges crisscrossing over the stream, there’s even a lover’s lane should you be so inclined. We got there early and it was reasonably quiet, but tourists started to build up on our way out so an early day hike might be the way to go. It was definitely one of the highlights of the trip.

Road Trip: Fallingwater & Seneca Lake

July 17, 2019 Russell W. Warnick

Monday - Day 2

We circled back slightly on day two, we had tickets to Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, it’s a must-see if you’re anywhere near Pittsburgh, about an hour drive from the city. The house is one of Wright’s most famous buildings, now a living museum built into the surrounding rocks overlooking the waterfall and woodlands. You don’t have to appreciate architecture to appreciate Fallingwater, and just this month it was awarded UNESCO World Heritage status. Tickets should be purchased ahead of time, from $30 per person.

Road Trip: Pittsburgh

July 15, 2019 Russell W. Warnick

It was very much a fuck it moment, with nothing to do due to a recent job loss I took up the offer of joining a cross-country road trip. Traversing 17 states over two weeks, discovering my newfound love of covered bridges (no, really), possible near death by social media (thanks true crime podcasts), decent Texas wine (yes, really) and some of the most beautiful scenery the country has to offer.

Besides a cabin in the woods in Vermont there was very little planned. The trip was in two parts, the first was to head north and across to New England, then circle back to DC for a short break and a few loads of laundry. The second was to Phoenix, although we didn’t know it at the time, by way of honky tonks, movie locations and alien encounters.

Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting a day-by-day account of the trip, places seen and roads traveled.

Dining: Little Pearl

July 17, 2018 Russell W. Warnick

I was recently comparing notes on new restaurants with a friend, he's adventurous and probably eats out more than I do. I offered up Little Pearl (new to me) on Capitol Hill, but instead of an enthusiastic thumbs up it was met with a snarl, a pretty harsh, and perhaps unwarranted one at that.

Little Pearl is a cafe by day, wine bar at night. It's a beautiful restaurant on the grounds of The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital, set-back among the trees behind the wrought-iron fence. The double moniker of cafe-wine bar might confuse some, expectations of what is in store, it's much more casual cafe than it is a wine bar, perhaps too much so. Run by Aaron Silverman of Rose's Luxury and Pineapple & Pearls, the menu is a mix of serious but playful, which shouldn't be a shock to anyone.

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