Ah, roadside attractions. They seem to be the last of the old-school carnival hucksters and snake oil shows. Flying a little loose with the truth in a highly entertaining way all to get bodies through the door. I remember visiting the…
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I don’t know if I’m writing this too blog early. I don’t know if writing about this subject will be like a bad groundhog prediction and it will cause 6 more weeks of heat…but…today we’re going to talk about where…
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There’s something simultaneously fascinating and eerie about entering a true ghost town. The feeling of being surrounded by symbols of human civilization, and stability, yet all the people are gone is a strange one but it’s also very educational. Seeing…
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Ah, beer. Is there nothing it cannot do? I realize Shiner, TX, has more going on than just the Spoetzl Brewery, but let’s face it, when you say Shiner, I’m going to say Bock. It’s almost a Pavlovian response. So…
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America is blessed with numerous cavern systems that are of such immense size The Average Joe doesn’t need to put on the helmet and light and go crawling through the claustrophobic cracks and passages to be able to enjoy them…
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Hatch, New Mexico, is a tiny village of slightly more than 1500 souls located on the Rio Grande in south central New Mexico 40 miles north of Las Cruces, NM on I-25. It had been settled since the 1850’s when…
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In a lot of these blogs we talk about great destinations in terms of natural wonders, or super fun activities for the whole family. Today I thought we could talk about a couple places where you can visit some truly…
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Well folks, it’s definitely starting to feel like a Texas summer here in mid-July! That oppressive heat and humidity that we all secretly started missing back in January or February has arrived with a vengeance after a super wet spring…
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A lot of folks forget about Wyoming when they’re making summer plans, unless their summer plans include Yellowstone National Park. There is so much more to that rectangular state than Yellowstone though. If you like getting away from all the…
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According to Webster’s Dictionary: Island – a tract of land surrounded by water and smaller than a continent. I love the “surrounded by water” portion of that definition. I also love the Pacific Northwest portion of the US. Compared to…
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