The Oregon Coast – Land of Milk and Honey
It’s been several years since I visited the Oregon Coast. In my mind, it competes with the Great Ocean Road...
Radioactivity, Cancer, and the Plight of Downwinders in New Mexico
The first atomic bomb.On July 16, 1945 the first atomic bomb was exploded in New Mexico, in the desert about...
What Causes Autism – A Medical Expert Adds Clarity to a Sea of Misinformation
I was curious about this, especially the controversial statements by Robert Kennedy, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and...
Surprising Health Insights Heard In Kansas
First, a quick laugh. I was standing in line at Braums, the best ice cream parlor in the USA, and...
Outdoor Fun in Scottsdale – Snowbird Country
The mountain of fire.In January of 2025, Kim and I started to climb Saddle Mountain, an extinct volcano west of...
Fossils floating along the seabed in Kansas a long long time ago
Kim and I are addicted rock-hounders. We have found petrified wood in New Mexico, fire agates in Arizona, red agates...
A Treasure Hunt in the Wilds of Utah
My step-daughter, Kim, wanted to find some new rocks, as she’s an addicted rock-hounder. I’m a converted rock-hounder since I...
Tornado !
Its tornado season in tornado alley. I encountered one last weekend – on 27 April 2024. This is springtime in...
Yellowstone River Rockhounding, Mammoths, and the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
I promised I would take Kim and Mary Ann to Montana. Kim is a rockhounder and she wanted to find...
Vail, Colorado in summer is also an eye-opening experience.
I had driven east-to-west through Vail many times on Interstate 70 between Denver and Grand Junction. Have stayed just to...