Tumbleweeds the size of boulders streak past in all directions causing me to involuntarily close my eyes and make darts to the left or right behind the safety of the windshield. One sticks on the hood ornament and I lurch back with enough force to … [Read more...] about Mullinville, Kansas…A Favorite Wrong Turn
Update: USAToday Picture America Contest
The Black & White photo taken during my March 2009 solo road trip, didn't place in the Top 3 of the public voting (as you can imagine, the competition was top-notch). I've known about this for several days and while slightly disappointed, was … [Read more...] about Update: USAToday Picture America Contest
The Enchanted Highway
North Dakota's Enchanted Highway is 32 miles of soaring, metal art sculpture that qualify as some of the largest in the world. They are as unusual as they are enjoyable, qualifying unequivocally as must-see Americana Road Art. But the highway isn't … [Read more...] about The Enchanted Highway
Of Rattlesnakes & The Geographic Center of the U.S.
Clamoring on the steep incline under the weight of my heaviest film camera (reserved only for the most promising of discoveries), slipping twice to one knee on rime ice, I hitch one last gasp of frigid oxygen as my head lifts my eager eyes into … [Read more...] about Of Rattlesnakes & The Geographic Center of the U.S.
Aces & Eights
Walking around with thumbs hooked in my front belt loops makes it difficult to fire off shots. Camera shots of course. Spending a good deal of time with nose to pistol case windows, my mind plays out a fantasy of swishing down the dirt streets with a … [Read more...] about Aces & Eights