Howling With Wolves
Last April Fools Day I found myself with a group of about a dozen people in the Colorado hills, 30 miles due west of Colorado Springs,...
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- Nov 12
- 4 min
The Mystery of the Missing Museum Curator
It’s a tail ripped from the headlines, tailor-made for a crime story podcast, maybe even a Netflix movie. The young, passably handsome,...
- Oct 14
- 4 min
Submarines are Cool: USS Silversides
I geek out when I have the chance to tour a submarine. I visited Hawaii six years ago during the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl...
- Oct 5
- 5 min
Paisley Park: The Ultimate Experience
If you’re a Prince fan then a pilgrimage to Paisley Park in Chanhassen, Minnesota, has to be near the top of your travel list. If you’ve...
- Oct 4
- 6 min
ArtPrize: Wear Your Comfy Shoes
There’s a lot to wrap your arms around when talking about ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan, so I’m just going to do an FAQ: Wear Your...
- Sep 24
- 6 min
Dark Skies, Milky Ways, Music + Love
It was a year ago. I’d made my way to Marfa, Texas, for the Trans-Pecos Festival of Music + Love. It was my first big trip after retiring...
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Be a Part of Art at Pappajohn Sculpture Park
There’s a wonderful four-and-a-half acre park right in the middle of downtown Des Moines, Iowa. It’s filled with more than two dozen...
- Sep 7
- 4 min
Rural Iowa's Awe Inspiring Church
My jaw dropped walking through the main doors. I don’t know my mouth ever fully closed while I was there. I would not argue with...
- Sep 5
- 3 min
From a Simple Home - Elvis
I confessed in a previous post - Elvis, and a Woman Named Marion - to not being the biggest Elvis fan. Just to be clear, I do like Elvis,...
- Jul 19
- 4 min
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...
- May 27
- 4 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 6 min
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
- 6 min
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
- 5 min
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
- 3 min
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...
- Mar 21
- 5 min
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...