Road Trips with Tom |
Even if you’ve never visited the Very Large Array, you’ve probably seen it. Maybe it was in a movie like Contact, The Visit or Terminator Salvation. Or you saw it in a rock video by Bon Jovi. Heck, the VLA is even in a current GMC truck ad. But nothing quite prepares you for what you […]
This is the summary report of a road trip taken April 10-15. I flew from Los Angeles to El Paso, rented a car, then drove 2,300 miles. I had five primary destinations, each of which will be featured in this blog. They were: Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Palo Duro Canyon, the historic town of Lincoln, NM, the […]
Few other places can match the contrast between light and shadow you see at White Sands National Monument in southern New Mexico. This contrast is especially strong in the early morning and evening hours when the sun is low. I was fortunate to be there last Thursday in the late afternoon and was able […]
You’re on a road trip, contentedly cruising along, and the feeling hits you or someone else in your vehicle. You need a restroom. Now. One of this blog’s objectives is to provide information you won’t find anywhere else. Which brings me to a topic that affects everyone, but is seldom discussed: What do you do when […]
Since February I’ve been checking internet reports on California wildflowers. Many of the reports were encouraging. It appears Death Valley put on a good show in February and early March. Unfortunately, because of some eye surgery that prevented me from driving, I missed it. I’d assumed this year’s wildflower growth in Southern California would be a […]
As old Western mining towns go, Julian isn’t nearly as upscale as Park City. It’s definitely less funky than Bisbee. It’s less authentic than Bodie. And it’s less historically significant than Virginia City. However, it has two assets those other places don’t. First is apples. Julian is surrounded by orchards. The second asset is its location. […]
Welcome to Madison, Indiana. As cool small towns go, this is one of the coolest. I really like Madison, and you will, too. Look at any list of America’s best small towns, and there’s a good chance Madison will be there. It’s an utterly charming collection of 19th-century buildings full of shops, galleries, restaurants and […]