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The Eternal Flame at Kennedy’s Grave
Today, the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, I’m reminded of my trip to his grave site this year in Arlington National Cemetery. It was a return visit of one I did a great many years ago as a child, while on our family road trip along the eastern seaboard.
Winter Is Almost Here
The night grows longer. The day shorter. The temperature goes down as the thermostat goes up. Winter is almost here. Snow is forecasted. Mittens and caps are all pulled from the shelves. We bundle up a little more each day. Winter is almost here. No more hiking. No more trekking. No more walking in the […]
Reflecting in the Black Canyon
The mirror-like reflection of the towering canyon walls in the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, as can be seen in the bottom of the canyon high in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains.
The Best American Travel Writing of 2013
A lot of the travel stories I read online are a tad, well, shallow. I see plenty of Hey, look at me and what I did! stories, or various lists of top five this or that, as opposed to anything with depth or substance. I’m guilty of that, too. Without a doubt. It ain’t easy […]
A Look Back at Greece
“G” is for Greece, the first country I ever visited outside of the U.S. Well, actually that’s not true. There was this time as a young child when I freaked out in a wax museum across the border in Canada, but Greece is really the first place I traveled without meltdown. Here are a few […]
An Hawaii Whale Watching Cruise from Lanai
I am into nature and seeing whales. I went whale-watching, and I was really looking forward to that, but when you see it on TV and you see other programs do it, you’re seeing close-ups of these massive creatures, and the music that’s added gives you a certain feeling. ~ Karl Pilkington, An Idiot Abroad […]
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