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Our destination this week is TR Park in North Dakota. That ‘s the unofficial name for Theodore Roosevelt National Park. North Dakota? Isn’t that a state where the closest thing to a mountain is the ant hill on some farmer’s north forty? Where the mean temperature is less than that of a glacier? Sure, the […]
It’s back to California this week for Road Trips with Tom, as we visit Fort Tejon State Historic Park in the Tehachapi Mountains north of Los Angeles. With this post, I’m going to do you a favor. As many of you know, driving Interstate 5 – the highway connecting LA with the Central Valley, San […]
This week’s destination is Independence National Historic Park in Philadelphia. I like Philadelphia. Like most people, I like its iconic city hall. I like the boathouses on the Schuykill River. Along with just about everybody, I like the Rocky statue and steps at the Philadelphia Art Museum. I like Philly’s raucous sports fans, who […]
This week, I want to take you to a very special place – Montana’s Big Hole Valley. Here, you’ll find sublime scenery, great outdoor recreation, one of the West’s best ghost towns, and cattle ranches that have been run by the same families for multiple generations. You’ll also find an escape from the 21st-century urban […]
Our destination this week is the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. The Bowers calls itself Orange County’s finest museum. I wouldn’t dispute that claim, but I’m not especially qualified to cast a vote. This post could be subtitled “Art and the Philistine.” You see, I’m not the last person you’d expect to find in […]
This week, Road Trips with Tom is back in northern New England to visit the Vermont Covered Bridge Museum in Bennington. You may recognize our feature photo, above. It’s appeared in this blog before because it’s a favorite of mine. But this week, it has direct relevance to our topic. I’ll explain in a few […]
This week’s destination for Road Trips with Tom is Golden Spike National Historic Site in northwestern Utah. Utah! Shining mountains, world class skiing, spectacular rock formations, right? Sorry, Bubba, not this time. We’re headed to some of the dreariest real estate the Beehive State has to offer. So why make the 32-mile trek to Golden […]