What’s the best time to book a flight? Search the internet for guidance on buying an airplane ticket and you’ll get all sorts of advice. Buy early on a Tuesday. Buy two months before your planned travel dates. Buy during a full moon on days ending in “y.” Okay, I made that last one up. […]
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Alcatraz: Separating Fact From Science Fiction
I saw a TV commercial for the Fox drama Alcatraz and my first thought? Geez...yet another movie or television show about Alcatraz? … [Read more...] about Alcatraz: Separating Fact From Science Fiction
Beyond Boundaries in Badlands National Park
It was raining--hard--on the morning I left Rochester, Minnesota. It was the third day of my big cross-country road trip and I was headed to Custer, South Dakota for the night. Being an early riser, I was already on the road a little before five in the morning, driving west under steel gray skies and dodging muscular semis while the rain fell so hard I could hardly hear the … [Read more...] about Beyond Boundaries in Badlands National Park
Feeling Presidential: One for Mount Rushmore
My fist was curled firmly around the handbrake, my feet orchestrating a game of reverse musical chairs on the clutch, accelerator, and brake pedal as I attempted to maneuver the stick shift car up the incline through parking concessions and up to the drab, concrete parking deck of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. After paying the $10 parking fee, rolling backwards a … [Read more...] about Feeling Presidential: One for Mount Rushmore