The Yellow Rose of Texas

Our family trip to Amarillo and back...

Irons in the Fire

The last few months have been incredibly busy!

Golden State Sojourn

Our visit to Southern California included Historic Route 66, the Queen Mary, Cars Land, and more!

Total Eclipse of the AR

We'll always have Paris...Arkansas!

Checking in on 66 – Miami to Tulsa

A trip to Miami, OK to see some neon turned into a productive Route 66 morning drive.

Limitations

Route 66 has completely overtaken my life. That's not a complaint; it's just a fact. Ever since the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Route 66 Association stepped down last fall I've been pulling double-duty. Most of the time it's fine; sometimes it's overwhelming. But it's all getting done and things are continuing to move forward. … Continue reading Limitations →

Good Medicine

Samantha and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary by spending the weekend in Medicine Park, Oklahoma. This small town is situated near the entrance to the Wichita Mountain Wildlife Refuge in southwest Oklahoma and is known as Oklahoma's first resort town. What started as a surplus Army tent near Medicine Creek grew into a full-fledged … Continue reading Good Medicine →

West Coast Wander – Part Four

The morning after the wedding in Mill Valley, we hit the road again – only this time without the four-hour head start we had on the way out. We also took a different route since the time was roughly the same: through Sacramento and Truckee, into Nevada and Utah and Wyoming before Colorado and Kansas. … Continue reading West Coast Wander – Part Four →

West Coast Wander – Part Three

[Check out Part One and Part Two if you haven't already!] As the day of the wedding approached, we relocated from our Airbnb in Oakland to one in Tiburon, much closer to the wedding site in Mill Valley, California. The view of Richardson Bay Our second Airbnb had a REMARKABLE view of Richardson Bay – … Continue reading West Coast Wander – Part Three →

West Coast Wander – Part Two

[Check out Part One here!] I love getting to be part of any project my wife puts her mind to. She’s creative, passionate, and positive and that combination yields a great deal of interesting results. For her friend Kelechi’s wedding, she was in charge of putting together the reception. Over the course of our week … Continue reading West Coast Wander – Part Two →