Author: Paul

Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Old Crow Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Driving out of Durango and into Navajo land, we passed what looked like the last liquor store we’d see for a while. It was a shithole by the side of the road, possibly a former gas station. It didn’t have a direct entry from the 

Goosenecks State Park in Utah

Goosenecks State Park in Utah

If we hadn’t been screwed in Monument Valley, we would have never stumbled upon Goosenecks State Park. There’s not much to the park, really, just a pit toilet and a parking lot you can camp in (for free). No water, no real trails, just the 

Returning to Mesa Verde 20ish Years Later

Returning to Mesa Verde 20ish Years Later

I’m unsure now of the chronology of it, but somewhere between Wall Drug, the Corn Palace, and the Four Corners, we visited Mesa Verde on one of the road trips of my childhood. I also remember stopping to visit a friend of my parents in Newport Beach, California. 

It’s Memorial Day!

It’s Memorial Day!

Well, summer has begun. Hope you’re able to travel a bit today and enjoy the day. From Thomas Bailey Aldrich: Decoration Day is the most beautiful of our national holidays…. The grim cannon have turned into palm branches, and the shell and shrapnel into peach blossoms. 

Three Black & White Photos from North of Durango

Three Black & White Photos from North of Durango

These are three of my favorite black and white pictures from the ones I snapped while driving from Durango to Silverton. Evidently I stopped taking pics in Silverton. Good thing Lisa was on the case.

Driving Colorado’s San Juan Skyway and the “Million Dollar Highway” or Durango to Cortez the Long Way

Driving Colorado’s San Juan Skyway and the “Million Dollar Highway” or Durango to Cortez the Long Way

If you drive into Durango from the south, you’ll miss a good chuck of its awesomeness. We did just this in 2009, but we still fell in love with the city. This time, we went north along the San Juan Skyway and the “Million Dollar 

Goodbye, Borrowed Books

Goodbye, Borrowed Books

In Durango, we finally mailed all the books we’d borrowed while circling back east to their rightful owners. Here’s what got sent: The Rider — a bicycling book that made me want to ride again. Highly recommend it even to non-cyclists. It recounts a single 

I DID know everything as a teenager, Durango is wonderful.

I DID know everything as a teenager, Durango is wonderful.

As a teenager, I was into mountain biking, and the epicenter of the sport was in Durango. Ned Overend and John Tomac, the godfathers mountain biking, lived there. I wanted to live in Durango too. Or Moab (home of the Slickrock Trail, one of the 

Abducted by Burgers in Roswell, NM | Big D’s Downtown Dive

Abducted by Burgers in Roswell, NM | Big D’s Downtown Dive

When things get a little rough, we fall back on food. We set our sights on a good, cheap meal, and the internet always seems to provide. Driving across New Mexico, getting screwed by the campgrounds and pretty bored by the roads and the miles 

Meh, Texas. We visit the “best” city in Texas, Austin.

Meh, Texas. We visit the “best” city in Texas, Austin.

I think I’ve said this before — I’m not fond of Texas. I don’t like the ranchers that have sweetheart grazing deals on government land, that feed their cattle government-subsidized food, railing against social services. I don’t like oil men that hire teams of geologists and 

May 20, 2012 Ring-of-Fire Solar Eclipse | Photos from the Grand Canyon

May 20, 2012 Ring-of-Fire Solar Eclipse | Photos from the Grand Canyon

If you follow us on Twitter, you know we’re behind on the blog. We’re not currently in Texas — we’re in canyon country. And when we heard about tonight’s solar eclipse, we headed over to the biggest, most famous canyon around, the Grand Canyon. Unfortunately, 

A Texas Break

A Texas Break

We needed a break from travel. We needed to sit still and listen to the trees and pause. If we had a porch, we would have set on it. We didn’t have a porch, we weren’t in Charleston, and so we did the next best