There are so many historic trails in the United States that it’s difficult to pick just one to study. The Lewis and Clark trail though holds a special place in the hearts of Americans, largely because it’s the only one most of us have heard of, as we learned about it in grade school. To […]
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Adventures of a Continental Drifter
The practice of selling everything I own after packing a few essentials in a case and heading out the door to see the world has been a dream of mine for a long time. Based on another life I like to lead I’m not sure it’s exactly practical, but I do envy those that can […]
The Lost Continent
It’s no secret that I’m a fan of Bill Bryson’s writing. I have yet to find a book of his that I don’t like, even mildly, and don’t suspect that I will either. The most recent book of his I’ve read, one of his earliest works – The Lost Continent: Travels in Small-Town America – […]
Surviving Paradise
Reclining on my sofa I stole occasional glimpses out the window in between chapters; Denver was getting dumped on by Mother Nature in a serious way. Approximately 20″ of snow covered the ground outside my home and it was still coming down. It almost seemed masochistic to read Peter Rudiak-Gould‘s first book, Surviving Paradise: One […]
Roughing It
In high school my English Language & Literature teacher made me read Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; I was none too impressed with her for this as I did not care for his writing style. I struggled with every page and have thus held a grudge against the man since. The perfect storm […]
Do Travel Writers Go To Hell?
I’ll be honest, I judged this book by its cover. The title caught my attention as I was thumbing through the stacks while on a day out with my nephews. And when I held a few different selections up to them to choose, they told me to get this one. In hindsight I wish I […]
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