Short Memories
We’ve made our way down to Rapid City, South Dakota, by way of Bowman, Bell Fourche, and Devil’s Tower. Rapid City was my childhood home, and Suzy has endured countless …
Category: USA
Keep Your Eyes on the Stars, and Your Feet on the Ground
The country owes a lot to Teddy Roosevelt, including the quote that titles this blog entry. Roosevelt’s vision around conservation is credited with inspiring much of the national park system–and …
Meeting Up with the Matchmaker
To think that wagon trains used to take months to get to the west, and sometimes there were…um…adventures (see: Donner Party). Nowadays, of course, one can drive half way across …
Curds and Weigh Stations
After a long drive along a bunch of interstates (and a few blue highways), I’m in Stoughton, Wisconsin, a town of about 12,000 on the Yahara River about 30 miles …
Michigan / Minnesota / North Dakota / Ohio / South Dakota / USA / Wyoming
If you see a fork in the road, take it.
A cross country trip by car is a cultural cliché in the US, helped along by National Lampoon’s Vacation, the book Blue Highways, catchy quotes from Yogi Berra, and untold …
Cabins / PATC Cabins / USA / Virginia
Cookin’ Cousins
This weekend we did a quick overnight trip to Humphrey Cabin, a Potomac Appalachian Trail Club property near Elkton, Virginia. Souzz’s cousin Maureen joined us, as well. Mo and Souzz …
Ford, Edison…and Charcoal?
Over the years, I had some terrific conversations with my friend Kevin while standing over a grill. Prepping meals outside in all sorts of weather, we covered a lot of …
Cabins / Food and Drink / PATC Cabins / USA / Virginia
Max Out
One of these days, I’ll surely grow up. But as I drag my feet in that process, my good friend KB’s son Max seems to be accelerating. Max is nine …
Cabins / Food and Drink / PATC Cabins / Pennsylvania / USA
Zog Cooks His Meat
Caveman graffiti from an old Far Side comic, quoted in the title above, inspired our most recent primal cooking experience. This past weekend, we lucked into a last minute cancellation …
Cakewalk
When a task is easy or effortless, it’s sometimes called a “cakewalk.” Suzy was first introduced to the term at her grammar school fair, where she bought a ticket, walked …