Jun 104 minStanding in the Center of the UniverseIt 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 84 minThat's Settled, It's Called Pop700 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 304 minA Big Hole In the Ground: Royal Gorge BridgeIt’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 274 minAll Good Dogs, the Coon Dog CemeteryThere’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 183 minMittie Manning's Sarcophagus, Kind of Creepy, Kind of SadAs 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 113 minYou Get Sand in Your CarYou might have seen them. National Park Yelp reviews that are, well, stupid: “There are bugs and they will bite you on your face.” –...
May 53 minVietnam, PTSD and the Carousel of HappinessThere’s a very special story in a small Colorado mountain town outside Boulder about a Vietnam Veteran, PTSD and a Carousel of Happiness....
May 23 minThere Are Giant Trolls Amongst UsLet 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 296 minIt’s Pronounced You-Ray: Ouray, ColoradoI posted earlier about my harrowing mountain drive along the Million Dollar Highway, just south of Ouray, Colorado, but I didn’t say much...
Apr 226 min2,744 Steps - One Step at a Time2,744 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 185 minAn Insane Drive On One of the World's Most Dangerous RoadsWatching the video below gives me some pretty serious flashbacks, seriously. Not pleasant ones. I drove this stretch of highway a couple...
Apr 103 minForgotten Towns, Dearfield, ColoradoDozens, hundreds, maybe even thousands of once thriving communities are gone. They are abandoned, ghost towns. Some might still have a...
Apr 82 minMoments of Joy, Boulder FallsThe 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 63 minWhat Makes the Black Canyon, BlackBlack 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 215 minThe Magnolia ExperienceI 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 185 minSerendipity and the Caverns of SonoraMy 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 153 minIf You're Having Beauty Trouble, Come to the Beauty BubbleSometimes, a terrible thing, like having your business shut down due to Covid, can turn into something pretty good. I remember, as a...
Mar 102 minOne and Only World Famous Crochet MuseumPsst. 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...
Mar 32 minThe Hills are Alive with - PuppetsAs a child, one of my family’s annual traditions was watching Sound of Music out at my grandparents’ farm. This was during the Dark Ages...
Feb 236 minThe Day the Music DiedFebruary 3, 1959 - Since Don McLean released the song, American Pie, that day has been known as The Day the Music Died. On that day a...