Farm Equipment from the Carrizo Plain

A few weeks ago, I posted about how you could stand on the San Andreas Earthquake Fault Line in Carrizo Plain National Monument.  This week, I’d like to tell you about another of the cool features of this unknown national monument: it hosts two exhibits of farming equipment used within the last two centuries.  These [...]

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Pathway through the Bible

I first heard about Pathway through the Bible while reading a book about out-of-the-way things to do in Montana.  Since much of Montana is a bit “out-of-the-way”, there were an amazing number of attractions in the book.  However, the only one that really caught my attention was “Pathway through the Bible”.  Adolph Land started building [...]

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Sunset at the Great Salt Lake

On a recent trip to the west coast, we decided to stop at Utah’s Great Salt Lake.  However, by the time we reached Salt Lake City, it was going on 7pm, and the sun was dipping towards the horizon.  Not to be deterred, we pulled into the parking area outside of Saltair in Great Salt [...]

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The White Sand’s Missile Range

To continue last week’s post about White Sand Dunes National Monument, I want to talk about another attraction just a few miles down the highway from White Sands.  After going out of the park and traveling west, there is a sign that says something along the lines of “Missile Area.  Gates closed when testing is [...]

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See Amazing Mining History First-Hand

Most people have probably never heard of Creede, Colorado, unless they are theatre buffs or mining fanatics.  In other words, most people who’ve heard of the little town of Creede in western Colorado know about it because of the Creede Repertory Theatre (described by USA Today as “One of the 10 best theatres to see [...]

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Memorable Tractors Make Their Home on Nebraska Campus

On a recent trip, our vehicle broke down.  Thankfully, we were near Lincoln, NB, so we could get it fixed, but because of the weekend and shipping delays, we unexpectedly ended up spending two days exploring Lincoln. We certainly could have picked a worse town to get stuck in. The first day we visited Lincoln’s capital [...]

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Yikes! It’s a Nuke!

“World-wide delivery in 30 minutes or less, or your next one is free” reads the sign on the door.  Underneath the sign is the logo of Domino’s Pizza.  No, this isn’t a pizza parlor, nor is any kind of food served here.  Instead, this is the underground control facility from which a nuclear missile could [...]

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