Desert Things
The desert is full of weird things. I think that’s one of my favorite parts of the desert. How normal it is to stumble onto strange objects or structures in the middle of nowhere. This thing, we found in Bombay Beach at the Salton Sea. It’s an old airplane that got turned into an interesting […]
Rocket Garden
NASA, and anything space related, especially vintage, is something we both really like. So a weekend trip to Florida to visit the space center at Cape Canaveral seemed like a good idea for our fifth anniversary. Neither of us had ever been before. It was the end of September, an escape to someplace tropical and warm […]
The Motel From a Dream
Staying in normal chain hotels is pretty boring. Although it can be a bit of a risk to stay in some random motel, it always makes for a more interesting story and a more fun experience. It was summer 2018, and I was looking for a place to stay on a last minute weekend trip […]
The First Time I Saw the Desert
I’d never seen the desert before, but I’ve always wanted to. It seemed like such an intriguing landscape, so different from the dense green rolling hills I was used to. Where palm trees weren’t a strange sight, and cactuses grew naturally. One day I discovered some cheap flights to Las Vegas, and suddenly a week […]
Visiting Family in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
During my trip to Michigan, I wanted to visit the cemeteries of my relatives. Luckily I unknowingly chose a hotel right in between two main cemeteries where my relatives laid. Unlike the the Southfield Cemetery, the Holy Sepulchre Catholic cemetery was massive and easy to get lost in. It was an icy November day, and […]
Just Off the Desert Road
Just a few turns off the interstate, in the vast open desert, abandoned towns and buildings sit. Free to explore, there are no fences or barriers. No one else is even in sight. The sun was setting over this forgotten little campground. A place where people probably spent many fun summer vacations, now overgrown on […]
Falls in the Graveyard Fields
I love discovering new places on the blue ridge parkway. Some places are a long and difficult hike to get to, others are just a quick walk down some wooden stairs. The quick walk down the wooden stairs at Graveyard Fields led to a peaceful rocky stream. I would have liked to stay here and […]
Just (2000 Miles) Down the Road
The interstate in my backyard, if followed long enough, will eventually lead to the small town of Holbrook Arizona. It’s a little town that the old route 66 used to run right through until it got bypassed in recent years by the construction of big interstate 40. Holbrook also inspired the little desert town in […]
The Lost Beach
Cape Lookout Island. Only accessible by Ferry, and with no paved roads. It was once a home to a small fishing community but is now owned by the National Park system. A short walk away from the tourist area, down the lonely shoreline, and remnants of the island’s past begin to appear. Barnacle laden debris […]
Driving on Mars
During the dive away from the Grand Canyon, towards northern Arizona, the landscape grew more and more like nothing I had ever seen. Around every curve was an entire new world. It was a valley, with sharp red cliffs rising up to the sky. Then around just another curve, the road was on the top […]