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...
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 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...
Feb 213 minGo Fly a KiteGo fly a kite. It isn’t like I haven’t been told that a few times over the years. I once made my own kite when I was in grade school from...
Feb 174 minClosed Canyon and WASPSI was at Prada Marfa for probably 15 minutes, wandering around, taking photos, peeking in the store windows, with no one else ever...
Feb 144 minHearts or Skulls this Valentine’s Day? Find Both at Joshua TreeDepending on your relationship status this Valentine's Day you may be seeing either hearts or skulls, or even some combination of both....
Feb 104 minTouching a Toe in the Rio GrandeI want to touch a toe in the Rio Grande, the river that serves as the dividing line between the United States and Mexico. That was my...
Feb 106 minIn the Land of Nine-Foot Snow SculpturesYou can say I don’t like cold. You’d be right. I like it about as much as I like eating liver. I was 12 years old the last time I ate...