In the afternoon haze we left from Sturgis, out and onto 80 MPH interstate, and just that rapidly those stunning South Dakota hills were left behind me. A certain melancholy…
“This must be what heaven looks like.” “This looks like how you would describe heaven.” The land rolled out like an ocean all around and in the center as we…
“Do you want to go to Mt. Rushmore? I want to take a family roadtrip and I want little miss to see Mt. Rushmore.” “No. Mt. Rushmore is a defaced…
“This is Oklahoma?” The geographic diversity of this state never ceases to amaze, but it isn’t every day we lay eyes on a place so beautiful that infatuation is instantaneous.…
Have you ever woken up and thought “I’d like to see New Mexico today?” Or Kansas? Or Colorado? Or Texas? Or all four in the same day plus Oklahoma? Are…
From Roger Mills County in Oklahoma, you can see past the western horizon. The world just keeps going, on and on, no clear marker to dictate a fine vanishing point…
And so, in keeping with prolonging last weekend’s westward trip as long as possible, why not a little trail adventure? We almost kept going, but Great Plains State Park was right there…
The whole world was gray white and infinite encapsulate. One step outside and the cold bit as a light constant mist alternated somewhere between rain and snow. Down the highway…
Early pink tinted light was just beginning to pour into the room when I rolled over and stared at the glowing face of the clock. 6:37 am. I wanted to…
Through my open window comes the sound of a not too distant train, close enough I can hear its rumble as well as its horns, the first in a steady series of trains…
Dharma Anchor 