April and May Travel Update
I’m hoping for a very active travel summer in 2025. This has been made easier...
Random Thoughts
Seein’ the DMV: With Sadness, Bidding Black Lives Matter Plaza Farewell
Just because I suspected–and feared–the negative results of November 2024’s presidential elections, that has done...
Thoughts about My Latest Long Stretch and Upcoming Plans
So, I finally got that bucket list entry, Glacier National Park, taken care of! After...
Call Me Crazy, But…
I am planning to attend the 2024 Association of Recorded Sound Collections conference to receive...
US Maps
I purchased a cloth map of the United States in January 2024 that I have...
Catching Up and Looking Ahead
In the months since I last posted, I made my move from Iowa to Maryland,...
Back to Boone, And the Arboretum (Sort of), Too
Sorry, but my transitioning back to the East Coast has caused me to fall behind...
A Fair (Almost) Day at the Iowa State Fair
I had agreed to volunteer a couple of hours at the state Democratic Party booth...
Gateway Arch NP-Backtracking
I *knew* I had taken pictures during my 2010 trip to the Gateway Arch National...
Coming Together and Another Quickie Iowa Weekend
When I first started sharing stories and pictures about my travels, I had set up...