August 31, 2024
Across the street from Glenwood Cemetery is a small resting place that is even more impressive: Saint Mary’s Cemetery. This small burial ground is home to some truly beautiful funerary sculpture. I am glad I decided to make a 3-point turn across both lanes to see it. This was the Read more…
When I have a free moment here in DC, I crave the things that I used to do when my time was all my own. Exploring the area for rural cemeteries with impressive funerary monuments is one such thing. I spied Glenwood Cemetery as I drove to the airport from Read more…
August 29, 2024
That’s what this is, I’ve decided. A pit stop. Refueling before I move onward. It is just lasting months, as I knew it would. But the feeling of sacrifice I couldn’t predict. The suspension of a forward progression of time, the isolation in this tangent. The standstill of my other Read more…
August 27, 2024
When the stars came out at City of Rocks National Reserve, I saw the Milky Way right away… a gauzy spread of stars right above our campfire. I set up and used the glowing light of the fire to paint the interesting rock formations around us. This is why I Read more…
“This City is walled in on every side with towering granite mountains, some peaks shooting athwart the sky like towering domes. While hundreds of piles, peaks, steeples and domes, of all shapes possible in the distance looking like an old dilapidated City”– Emigrant journal entry from Dr. John Hudson Wayman – July Read more…
August 26, 2024
This place had us doing a 3-point turn on a one-lane 70 mph state road… an old bar with some great details and a mobile home out back. It announces “You loot; we shoot.” I wish I could take this vintage rug-covered bar Another amazing rug Vintage ads A decaying Read more…
So I have a list of theme hotels I want to hit… this ocean-inspired room is beyond the door at Pocatello, Idaho’s Black Swan Inn, a classy fantasy suite hotel I hope to return to soon. The attention to detail in the room was extraordinary, as was the customer service. Read more…
Running back out to Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve when it was dark enough gave us a sliver of time before the clouds rolled in to capture the vivid stars. And a sliver is all we had left having taken two flights and driving several hours after Read more…
This land used to be lava… oozing, moving, drying and once again holding life. Having briefly stopped here at Craters of the Moon National Monument & Preserve in 2016, I wanted to shoot the stars at this wondrous landscape. But first, a visit during the sunshine. The colors of time Read more…
August 25, 2024
When I reserved a room in Arco, Idaho from the comfort of my bed in Washington DC it was because of its proximity to Craters of the Moon National Monument. When we arrived, the small town had plenty of wonders to wonder about. Like why were there a bunch of Read more…
A quick stop at Shoshone Falls in Twin Falls, Idaho. Taller than Niagara Falls, Shoshaone is often referred to as the “Niagara of the West.” Though beautiful, the 900 foot width is far less than Niagara’s and therefore a bit static and less exciting to photograph. I recommend it as Read more…
It was a long airline trek to Boise, Idaho but we made it! The first order of business was to grab the rental car and get a proper meal. We went to the all-vegan High Note Cafe. A fresh-squeezed mimosa toast to finally being together My French Dip sandwich and Read more…
August 23, 2024
With more work means more places to stayover. To follow: Norfolk, VA; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; and Stamford, CT and sites and eats. It is a joy to be able to combine my love of “going places” and “eating places” with my job. But it has me spending a lot Read more…
August 21, 2024
I had been waiting weeks to have another “sit” at the Philadelphia airport (PHL) because I had discovered, after already eating in another gate, that they had a vegan Philly Cheesesteak! Sabrina’s Cafe in Terminal C’s “Veggie Philly Cheesteak” is seitan, sauteed onions, long hots, vegan cheese, on a Sarcones Read more…
August 19, 2024
When I am not flying there are home-type things to do… like go food shopping. This airstream is along the way. I am trying to get better at not spending all my expendable income on food. That means making do with what this DC kitchen offers me, mainly the crock Read more…
August 18, 2024
When the GPS put me through Staten Island, I knew I had to stop at the Farm Colony. Last time I visited there was some indicators of activity. But this time, stumbling upon a man named Joe walking his dog in the grounds, I learned that that activity had something Read more…
I was meeting a special friend for brunch at Ro’s Diner in Brooklyn! Ah, Brooklyn, I can’t say that I miss you but there are parts I recall fondly. As we walked about waiting for the diner to open, some sites in the East Williamsburg area I used to live! Read more…
What can I say about this dynamite cake from Vegan Treats, vegan OG bakery in Bethlehem, PA?! It was a huge hit at my parents’ house. Time-tested delciiousness! Dad proud of his cake I also picked up a mini Lemon Meringue tart because they have such a wide selection of Read more…
August 17, 2024
On my way to New York, I wanted to stop by Bethlehem for a vegan cake for my Dad’s belated birthday. So, arriving famished, I headed straight to Bed Head Vegan Brunch House for a substantial vegan breakfast. So many choices! But I opted for the Chik’n & Waffles because Read more…
August 15, 2024
Back inside the same exact 4-day trip I did last week! Famished, I ordered from FreshFin Poké straight away. The Sweet Avo bowl was really delicious–it was avocado, roasted tofu, sweet potato, edamame, kale, carrot, cilantro, red onion, crispy onion, sriracha aioli, and a sesame ginger dressing. A walk downtown Read more…
August 14, 2024
Since I had a rental car, I decided I would brave downtown despite all the hullabaloo being made about Trump speaking in town. So I hit up Green Sage Cafe for an easy option. It was good but the whole dish seemed a bit… sparse. There was bread to bread Read more…
The summer is moving fast as I traverse about the country. Thai food at some place I don’t recall… It was pretty darn good. But this was the star attraction… the mango and sticky rice with gold leaf garnish. It was absolutely perfect. Mornings at the airport mean I catch Read more…
August 10, 2024
A satisfying vegan breakfast would be just what I needed this morning. And I got it at Gardenia’s Cafe. I am blown away I found a vegan omelette in my path, of all things. This lovely cafe does it right. No bizarre packaged foods–everything from scratch. It was breakfast perfection, Read more…
After storms had passed through the DC area, flooding would impact my expedition to explore the sunflower fields of McKee-Beshers Wildlife Management Area in Poolesville, Maryland. But a benevolent couple from EL Salvador drove me over the larger pools in the road and we spent a short but meaningful mission of finding the Read more…