Moseying Around Mansion Row
“ A beach house isn’t just real estate. It’s a state of mind.” (Douglas Adams) Ruth and I have frequently stopped to visit our friends Bobbi and John in the Northern California region of Santa […]
U.S. Road Trips
In Bay Broken Busy Mode
If you are always trying to be normal, you will never know how amazing you can be. (Maya Angelou) The streets of San Francisco Bay Area seemed eerily quiet and absent of traffic as Ruth […]
“Cruising” Along In West Coast Style
“In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.” (Rachel Carson) The term “cruising” in the informal sense refers to the casual act of […]
Jackson Hole: A “Two For One” Time
“The grand difficulty is so to feel the reality of both worlds as to give each its due place in our thoughts and … eye, ever fixed on the land of promise , without looking […]
Nature’s Victory In Yellowstone
“Choose only one master—nature.” (Rembrandt) Note: I wish to dedicate this blog to cousin Tim whose past knowledge from working at Yellowstone helped me immeasurably in writing this blog. Moving south into Yellowstone National Park from […]
Yellowstone: A River For Summer Solitude
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike… the Yellowstone, Yosemite, Sequoia, etc. — Nature’s […]
Steamboat Summer Sparkle
“Summertime is always the best of what might be.” (Charles Bowden) Anytime Ruth and I take a road trip through the Rocky Mountain region, we prioritize heading to the small western town of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. […]
College Excitement On Hold
“I feel like a lot of experiences have been stolen from me” (Anonymous Cornell University senior opinion on Corona adjustment) On a quiet Sunday morning marking the second day of our road trip visit to […]
Lazy’s Ok In Lincoln
On day 13 of our road trip, I give myself permission today to slow down and be lazy in Lincoln, Nebraska with our younger friends Paul/Nicole and their two cats, Shadow and Sam. Working at […]
“Pony Up” No Corona Rider
“The Pony Express rider was usually a little bit of a man, brimful of spirit and endurance. No matter what time of day or night his watch came on…, he must be always ready to leap into […]
