Sometimes you arrive in a town and immediately know something special is going on. Not because of a famous landmark. Not because of something you…
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12 Apr 2026
Leaving Medora – Ep 35
It was one of those quiet travel mornings where nothing particularly dramatic is happening. Just coffee, a little wandering around town, and the gentle realization…
Twenty years from now… when I'm eighty years old… will I remember this morning in Deadwood the same way I remember that morning in Paris?…
Some state lines announce themselves loudly. Big signs. Tourist stops. Photo ops. Others slip by almost unnoticed. That’s how South Dakota arrived for me. One moment I…
By the time you’re reading this ... weeks, months, or even years will have passed since I recorded this episode. But the day itself still…
I’ll be the first to admit something right up front. This channel is not about reviews. I don’t rank things. I don’t score them. And…
My plan for the day was simple: explore the best of what Pella had to offer. That included a tour of the Vermeer Windmill, a stroll…
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I visited all 50 states at 60. Now I am chasing the light and story through all 63 national parks, some with my cat Penny! The journey continues - follow along.
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