Category: Travel

Texas

I have moved. I remember when moving involved a few buddies and a pickup truck. The whole thing took an afternoon and there was time to go out for beer after. As a family man moving halfway across the country… not so much. I spent the vast majority of my life in the Pacific Northwest,… Continue reading Texas

Boise. Resurrected Post.

September 11, 2016 Boise Another wedding, another road trip. This time, Boise, Idaho and another sibling getting hitched. So, Boise. What to write about Boise? First, let me get something off my chest. Come on, Boise, put in some grocery stores. Seriously. And some convenience stores, not attached to gas stations, in locations that are… Continue reading Boise. Resurrected Post.

Yes, I Am Going to Canterbury Faire. Why Do You Ask? Resurrected Post.

July 24, 2016 Yes, I Am Going to Canterbury Faire. Why Do You Ask? Saturday was a day of fun travel for the family. I drove My Beautiful Wife and the Heir Apparent south to Silverton to wander through Canterbury Faire. After we continued on to Silver Falls for sightseeing and hiking. Following that we… Continue reading Yes, I Am Going to Canterbury Faire. Why Do You Ask? Resurrected Post.

Monterrey Supplemental: Beer and Miscellaneous Updates. Resurrected Post.

June 26, 2016 Monterrey Supplemental: Beer. And Miscellaneous Updates When we gringos think of Mexican beer, we think of thumbing a wedge of lime into a bottle of watery lager, preferably while sitting by the beach or floating in the swimming pool. But this particular gringo is always sniffing out the local craft brew scene.… Continue reading Monterrey Supplemental: Beer and Miscellaneous Updates. Resurrected Post.

Sweltering in Monterrey. Resurrected Post.

June 19, 2016 Sweltering in Monterrey View from my brother-in-law’s house. Two blocks from the hotel on a Sunday morning and Monterrey is nearly unrecognizable. Kilometers of a major thoroughfare — the sort with a shady, tree-lined median and jogging path bisecting it — is closed. Bikers, joggers, walkers, dogs, and children pedaling four-wheelers crowd… Continue reading Sweltering in Monterrey. Resurrected Post.

Checking Crater Lake off the List. Resurrected Post.

May 29, 2016 Checking Crater Lake off the List I suppose most of us have lists. Or, if not lists, the occasional thought that “I really ought to [insert specific] sometime.” For me it is the latter. I don’t actually make lists, bucket or otherwise. But one thing that has cropped up in my mind… Continue reading Checking Crater Lake off the List. Resurrected Post.