Tourism – Kingsnake's Home Den

Sunset over the Pacific Ocean, from Redondo Beach Pier.

North Carolina – California Trip

2024-09-16 Tourism 0

This week I had an Army reunion scheduled in North Carolina. My wife & I were originally going to drive cross country, but it wouldn’t […]

Looking northwest, down Black Bear Pass Rd., past Idarado's Pandora Mill, to the east end of Telluride. I believe the snow-capped mountains are Campbell Peak and Gibson Peak.

Telluride Road Trip

2021-05-19 Dashcam, Tourism 0

I got a really good deal on an off-season short term rental in Mountain Village (a “suburb” of Telluride), so my wife and I took […]

Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory, popularly known as The Domes.

Back Home in Wisconsin

2019-07-31 Tourism 0

Our last trip to Wisconsin, in June, we visited the Milwaukee Art Museum, the first time I had been there in 50 years. This time […]

Untitled (2007) by Michelle Grabner. I thought the dots were beads, but they are acrylic, specifically flashe.

Back Home in Wisconsin

2019-06-11 Tourism, Walking 0

Every year I take my wife on a trip back to Wisconsin, where I grew up from 1964-1976, and where I moved back to from […]

Western Maryland Scenic Railroad

2018-10-31 Tourism 0

This was our second annual Fall trip to visit our son & his family live in Hagerstown, Maryland. What could be more fun than watching […]

The #99 lost by two seconds to a prototype that ran out of fuel a half lap later.

Road America

2018-08-05 Tourism 0

2018 was our third annual trip back home to Wisconsin to see the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship race at Road America. And do some touristing. […]

Park Place Racing #73 Dyson-sponsored Porsche GT3 R piloted by Patrick Lindsey, Jorg Bergmeister and, in the longer races, my nephew Matt McMurry.

Road America

2017-08-06 Tourism 0

As in 2016, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship was the main reason my wife & returned to Wisconsin. It’s home, and I haven’t been back […]

Posing with the Lisbon Lions display in the Westgate lobby.

Celtic Supporters Convention

2017-06-10 Tourism 4

I’ve been following Celtic for 13 years. When I lived in Milwaukee, back in the 90s and early Aughts, I was a huge Milwaukee Rampage […]

Trinity Test fireball at 16 milliseconds.

Trinity Site

2017-04-01 Historic, Tourism 0

After my hike at Alkali Flat, we returned to the White Sands Motel, relaxing with a couple of beers, while looking at the mountains just […]

No idea what this is, other than beautiful.

Tour de Arizona

2016-08-22 Tourism 0

We had family in town this week. With one exception, they had never really experienced Arizona. So, we did some Phoenix tourist things that even […]