PR: Meeteetse Museums to Host Quilt Show, Book Signing Labor Day Weekend

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The Meeteetse Museums will be hosting two events over the Labor Day weekend: the annual Chatelaine Quilt Guild Show (August 31 – September 3) and a September 3 signing of the new book The Wyoming Blizzard of 1949: Surviving the … Continue reading

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Buffalo Bill Approves of Trains and a Winery in North Platte, Nebraska

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Located on Interstate 80 in central Nebraska, North Platte is best known as the birthplace of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody.  Two attractions in North Platte that have earned Buffalo Bill’s “Buffalo of Approval” are the Golden Spike Tower and … Continue reading

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Best Boondocking in Arizona

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Boondocking, also known as “dispersed camping”, means living off the grid far from the comforts and baggage of civilization. Boondocking community members live in RVs, cars or tents without electricity, water or sewer hookups. But in return they gain access … Continue reading

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Fun with Kids in Cripple Creek, Colorado

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For many years after the gold mines closed,  Cripple Creek was not much more than a quaint but decaying historic town, perhaps worthy of a brief stop for a few photos and lunch.  In 1991, Colorado voters allowed Cripple Creek … Continue reading

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Photo Essay: Crazy Horse Memorial

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Mere miles away from Mount Rushmore, near Keystone, South Dakota,  is the Crazy Horse Memorial.  (crazyhorsememorial.org/) In 1939, Oglala Lakota chief Standing Bear asked sculptor Korczak Ziolkowski, who had assisted (briefly) Gutzon Borglum on the Mount Rushmore sculptures, to carve a monument … Continue reading

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Hot Springs, SD: The Mammoth Site

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The Mammoth Site, located in Hot Springs, South Dakota, is a working paleontological excavation. Visitors during weekdays will be able to watch excavators at work, and there are programs where volunteers can actually get in to the site, with toothbrushes … Continue reading

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Travel Tip: Always Check Your Sent Folder

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I recently returned from a trip that started in Cheyenne, went up to Hot Springs, South Dakota and then a ranch near a tiny town called Milesville, then through the Badlands, then got onto 83 South down into Nebraska, through … Continue reading

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Top Reasons for Visiting Rocky Mountain National Park in the Fall

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Some of my autumnal journeys are far-flung, but often a jaunt to nearby Rocky Mountain National Park satisfies a “let’s hit the road while the weather is still nice” urge.  Here are the top reasons I visit Rocky Mountain National … Continue reading

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Americans Aren’t Taking Vacations – This Is Why They Need To

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Despite receiving a meager number of vacation days each year, less than half of American workers used all of their paid time off in 2016. At the same time, Americans cite the workplace as one of the greatest stressors in their … Continue reading

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Visit a Cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota

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Many travel to the Black Hills in South Dakota to see the famous memorials—Mount Rushmore and Crazy Horse—and to enjoy the myriad of fun activities in the area. If your Black Hills journy leads you to the town of Deadwood … Continue reading

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