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Aug 12, 20225 min read

A Night of Dreams

I hadn’t planned on it. I’d thought about it but when I realized it would be held just three days after Darling Daughter’s wedding I...

Jul 19, 20224 min read

Elvis, and a Woman Named Marion

Marion Keisker MacInnes lived a great life. She went to college in the 1930s when attending college was very much male-dominated and...

Jun 10, 20224 min read

Standing in the Center of the Universe

It sounds like one of those jokes that starts with, a rabbi, a priest and a minister walk into a bar. There I was, standing in the Center...

Jun 8, 20224 min read

That's Settled, It's Called Pop

700 bottles of pop on the wall, 700 bottles of pop. Take one down, Pass it around, 699 bottles of pop on the wall. Ok, so sue me. Those...

May 30, 20224 min read

A Big Hole In the Ground: Royal Gorge Bridge

It’s a big hole in the ground with a bridge over it. Let me restate that, it’s a REALLY big hole in the ground with a suspension...

May 27, 20224 min read

All Good Dogs, the Coon Dog Cemetery

There’s a dog cemetery in the hills of northern Alabama, less than 10 miles from the Mississippi state line. More specifically, it’s a...

May 18, 20223 min read

Mittie Manning's Sarcophagus, Kind of Creepy, Kind of Sad

As I slowly slid back the small hinged cover on Mittie Manning’s sarcophagus, part of me felt disturbed, that somehow I was violating the...

May 11, 20223 min read

You Get Sand in Your Car

You might have seen them. National Park Yelp reviews that are, well, stupid: “There are bugs and they will bite you on your face.” –...

May 5, 20223 min read

Vietnam, PTSD and the Carousel of Happiness

There’s a very special story in a small Colorado mountain town outside Boulder about a Vietnam Veteran, PTSD and a Carousel of Happiness....

May 2, 20223 min read

There Are Giant Trolls Amongst Us

Let me introduce you to my buddy, Isak Heartstone. Don’t let his size intimidate you. Even though he’s a good 15 feet tall, sitting down,...

Apr 29, 20226 min read

It’s Pronounced You-Ray: Ouray, Colorado

I posted earlier about my harrowing mountain drive along the Million Dollar Highway, just south of Ouray, Colorado, but I didn’t say much...

Apr 22, 20226 min read

2,744 Steps - One Step at a Time

2,744 steps. Twice the height of the Eiffel Tower. 1,168 more steps than the Empire State Building. Six times the height of the Statue of...

Apr 18, 20225 min read

An Insane Drive On One of the World's Most Dangerous Roads

Watching the video below gives me some pretty serious flashbacks, seriously. Not pleasant ones. I drove this stretch of highway a couple...

Apr 10, 20223 min read

Forgotten Towns, Dearfield, Colorado

Dozens, hundreds, maybe even thousands of once thriving communities are gone. They are abandoned, ghost towns. Some might still have a...

Apr 8, 20222 min read

Moments of Joy, Boulder Falls

The Eiffel Tower, the Grand Canyon, Golden Gate Bridge, all bring wonder and joy. But not everything has to be big, or the first thing on...

Apr 6, 20223 min read

What Makes the Black Canyon, Black

Black Canyon of the Gunnison isn’t the deepest US National Park canyon and it’s certainly not the widest. In fact, the very opposite is...

Mar 21, 20225 min read

The Magnolia Experience

I like Chip and Joanna. I’m not a huge fan but I like them just fine. I watched many episodes of their show back when they first hit the...

Mar 18, 20225 min read

Serendipity and the Caverns of Sonora

My idea of a road trip is having a general idea of a destination but leaving a fair amount to serendipity. That’s worked well for me over...

Mar 15, 20223 min read

If You're Having Beauty Trouble, Come to the Beauty Bubble

Sometimes, a terrible thing, like having your business shut down due to Covid, can turn into something pretty good. I remember, as a...

Mar 10, 20222 min read

One and Only World Famous Crochet Museum

Psst. I’m gonna let you in on a little secret. Shari Elf, owner of the World Famous Crochet Museum, doesn’t know how to crochet. The...