Bug Bits & Petrol Perfume

Bug Bits & Petrol Perfume
It's much easier to over-pack for a trip than to pack just enough. Why? Over-packing requires less thought and discipline -- just pile it in.

Tetons at Night, Keep Your Focus

Tetons at Night, Keep Your Focus
It was lovely, and that loveliness took my mind off the many things that could go wrong after dark, like all the big animals that could run out and clobber me, leaving me vulnerable to other dangers as I waited ten or fifteen minutes for another vehicle to come along.

Guerilla Knitting at the Big Nickel

Guerilla Knitting at the Big Nickel
Admit it, now, doesn't every weathered sign pole deserve a pretty pink muffler? Especially one in Canada?

Helmet Head, Gun Control, and News Churn

Helmet Head, Gun Control, and News Churn
When we motorcyclists say we've got "helmet head" it's understood that we're referring to our funky hair. I've come to a different definition of helmet head over time, though.

A Bodega Bay Tabby Cat

A Bodega Bay Tabby Cat
In sauntered a tabby. I wondered if she had shrewdly sized me up as an animal lover or if she just assumed an air of chin-scratch entitlement with everyone.

Native Burial Mounds

Native Burial Mounds
Unlike the Egyptian pyramids or Stonehenge, which rise vertically, the Hopewells would have needed a means of flight to survey and appreciate their work.

Tender Lovin’ Care from “Squirrel Man”

Tender Lovin’ Care from “Squirrel Man”
What ensued was a moving story of what it’s like to foster a baby squirrel whose mother was killed by the family dog.

A Throng of Sunflowers facing Mecca

A Throng of Sunflowers facing Mecca
Even if you're a high-tailer, when traveling through the state in the summer, you'll pass through acres of sunflowers. They act as a makeshift compass, since the green side of the flower faces west and yellow side faces east.

Kansas and Thoughts on Boredom

Kansas and Thoughts on Boredom
Why are we obsessed with being entertained? G.K. Chesterton said, "There are no dreary sights; there are only dreary sight seers.” I wonder if he had Kansas critics in mind.

Life is on the Wire

Life is on the Wire
The immigration agent asked, “What is the purpose of your trip sir?” Wallenda presented his passport and replied, "To inspire people around the world to follow their dreams and never give up."