We are going to try this again and attempt to keep it somewhat current. Since the last blog entry, we have only made modest trips, mostly to...

There she is, in all her glory. Sam, the beast. (Please ignore the laundry on the couch and suitcases on the floor in the background. Ugh.) ...

We are home. This has been an amazing vacation, but it's nice to be home. Even though the lawn needs mowing and there is a mountain of l...

We are enjoying our stay in Portland, one of the best places in the world. My sister Laura lives here and she is a blast. She does lots of g...

I can appreciate different kinds of countryside. I loved the prairie. Idaho is lovely. But I struggled with Wyoming. I feel guilty because I...

We decided that, after Minden, it was time to get a move on. So we drove and drove. Originally we decided to stop in Ogalala. (I'm sure ...

My Dad was born in Minden, Neb., and he has a lot of stories about how people from Nebraska are something special. "Salt of the Earth,...