This last week was full of activity. Most of it wasn't particularly planned, either. It's amazing the kind of trouble you can get up to when you leave yourself open to new possibilities. Wednesday was a big day. It was the six year anniversary of my father's passing, so I took the day off work. … Continue reading Onward and Upward
All last week, the local weather stations have been warning Tulsa residents that a potentially crippling ice storm would arrive this weekend. The big question mark revolved around the actual temperature: in every weather model, Tulsa sat RIGHT on the freezing mark. So it could be a big mess or it could be no big … Continue reading Having an Ice Weekend
Although I haven't been on the road much lately, I've been working on a few projects. The one I'm most excited about is a presentation I'm giving a week from today in downtown Tulsa at the newly renovated Central Library! The Tulsa City-County Library hosts a series of talks annually where local folks share their travel … Continue reading Travels with Tulsans – Route 66
Enjoy my annual retrospective photography video with commentary! Here's to a stellar 2017. https://youtu.be/MijdltStNiE
Shortly after noon today, I was walking through the cold in west Tulsa. I'd stopped at Howard Park on Southwest Boulevard, a place I've driven by dozens of times but had never stopped. It was empty on this blustery winter afternoon and the overcast sky made the empty tree branches look even more desolate. Traffic zipped by on … Continue reading Monuments to Tulsa Transportation
If you missed my earlier post about our adventure on the Moki Dugway in southern Utah, check it out here. It was crazy! After weaving up the side of of Cedar Mesa, we went out of our way to avoid going back down that narrow stretch of road. After weaving through Utah and the edge … Continue reading Through the Sunshine State & Home
In my previous post, I mentioned that our travels that day included one more stop but didn't mention where we stopped or why. I felt it would be appropriate to give this stop a post of its own so that I could adequately explain why this stop was so important to me. I struggled with … Continue reading The Guardian of Route 66
When we left Tucumcari New Mexico on October 9th, Samantha was stoked. After a restful night at the Blue Swallow, we would be spending the day crossing New Mexico and venturing into Arizona. One of her most anticipated sights on our journey was the Painted Desert, which was on the day's itinerary. After a lovely … Continue reading Ditat Deus
“One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, then it will have achieved itself and outlived its origins. Then it has a chance to create a society to match its scenery.” … Continue reading Tucumcari Tonite
I started a new role at my workplace last week. It was the first time in a long time that I'd moved to a different office and worked with a completely new group of people; as such, they didn't know anything about me. I talked to my new coworkers about my professional history and personal life, … Continue reading My Route 66 Awakening
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