I love when a town has a mascot, a theme, a point of pride, and doesn’t take itself to seriously. Like Roswell, NM and its aliens, catfish in Belzoni, MS, or manatees in Crystal River. Punxsutawney, PA is that kind of town. Embracing the time-honored tradition of using a groundhogs’ prognostication of the coming of spring. […]
Maryland is the first of 12 states to designate an official state dog. The Chesapeake Bay Retriever, (named after the famous bay region of the breed’s origin), receives this honor in 1964. It’s also the mascot of the University of Maryland. […]
The Corn Palace is dreamed up in 1892, just three years after South Dakotas’ statehood, by a group of local businessmen. They desire to increase the local population in order to secure the success of their ventures. They decide to build a Corn Palace that might help convince potential residents of the area’s agricultural abundance. […]
The central part of Colorado has so much to see and do and I don’t get a chance to do many things that I want to. But ascending Mount Evans is on top of the list.
I take my last day to travel up the highest road in North America; the summit of Mount Evans. The 14-mile designated byway is a narrow paved road, full of switchbacks, and with no guard rails. It was recommended to me by several people who know I like wildlife and grand vistas. […]
When embarking on my Supergraphic challenge, I scan ahead and I see a few locations will take some creative license to complete. Utah Skiing is one of them. I have skied once in my life and hated it. If there is anything I hate more than skiing it’s being cold. I could, however, take advantage of the huge mounds at Coral Pink Sand Dunes for some winter-like fun in the 80-degree sun. […]
It’s my 55th birthday and I place a self-imposed goal on myself to see the Grand Canyon on this day. I arrive in Williams, AZ, set up camp, then rush the 60 miles north to the main canyon entrance. I stop in the visitors center in Tusayan to buy a park pass and pick up maps etc.