Weird museums are my thing, so when we were planning our trip to Portland, Oregon and I learned they had a vacuum cleaner museum, I was all in. “Keep Portland Weird” had the opportunity to earn its stripes. This post…
Heart Mountain Wyoming Japanese-American Internment Camp
Located just 50 miles east of Yellowstone National Park, Cody Wyoming was the site of one of ten internment camps for Japanese-Americans during World War II. It received its name Heart Mountain from the majestic mountain near the camp.…
Let’s Visit Virginia City Nevada — Bonanza and all that!
In order to fully enjoy this post, you must begin humming the theme song to Bonanza — you know, Little Joe, Hoss and the gang. Sing it out loud! Get it firmly lodged in your brain for the day! Of…
Four of our Favorite Travel Destinations in Colorado
The beautiful state of Colorado is a favorite travel destination for many people – families, nature lovers, adventure junkies, historians, artists and well, just about anyone can find something they love in Colorado. We’ve traveled there so often I can’t…
George McGovern Legacy Museum in Mitchell, South Dakota
In watching an old Gregory Peck movie, “12 O’Clock High,” about a U.S. Army Air Force bomb squadron from WWII that flew daylight missions over Germany, I was reminded at the end of the many young heroes who flew those…
Rapid City South Dakota – A City of Presidents
A visit to Mount Rushmore in South Dakota’s sacred Black Hills is more than a lesson in a how to carve faces on a really big mountain. It’s also a bit of a history lesson in the four presidents represented…
Great Tap House & Restaurant in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
When Bruce and I were in Coeur d’Alene Idaho looking for a good place to eat, we found it on Sherman Avenue, the main drag for interesting shops, restaurants and galleries in CDA. The place is called Crafted Tap House…
The Delicious Magic of Portland’s VooDoo Doughnuts
People who knew I was going to Portland, Oregon told me I had to visit VooDoo Doughnuts. A good doughnut or donut always commands my attention. So, the idea that a little dark magic might be mixed in the batter…
Diving and Soaking in Midway Utah’s GeoThermal Crater
It was a cold, dreary evening the night I was in Midway Utah. The mess falling from the sky couldn’t decide if it wanted to be rain or snow. I had spent the day sliding down the longest snow tubing…