Mount Rushmore
It was October, still a little over a month before the USA Presidential election, and I was foolishly thinking that...
Travel
Goleta Grove
I had a dream of walking amongst thousands of butterflies, their wings beating so furiously that the motion lifted my...
the Story of Solvang
Founded in 1911 by three Danish immigrants, the dream for a safe place to live and raise Danish families began....
Devils Tower
I feel deeply the change in the air the further I go into the Bear Lodge Mountains. The window is...
the last of the Badlands
Ancient spirits float on the howling wind, stealing your breath away in the badlands. You are powerless to fight it....
Leadville Colorado & Southern Railroad
The train depot, built in 1896, is where I pick up my ticket before getting ready to board the train...
Monte Cristo
Back in the year 1889, an gent by the name of Joseph Pearsall discovered silver and gold in the South...
the Crazy Horse Memorial
“He left everything so we can carry on his work, and that’s just what we’re going to do. We’re dedicated...
the Cholla Gardens
Melancholy mixed with tears covered the man's face as he made his way through the desert, racing the setting sun....
Cerrillos Hills
34 million years ago, magma oozed up through the earth's crust into sediments deposited by an ancient sea. Veins of...
a moment with the music of Ventura Beach
"The ceremony is about to begin. The entertainment for this evening is not new, you've seen this entertainment through and...
Prairie dogs of the Badlands
"prairie dog town" That was all the sign said. An old barn with farm equipment from days long gone...