The roads through southern Wyoming are remote and unforgiving. It might be miles of prairie and rocks before you see any sort of structure. The ones you see are old and decaying. This is ghost town country. And after a week spent in Lander, we drove 40 minutes south in search for them. Atlantic … [Read more...] about Visiting the South Pass City Ghost Town
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Visiting the Las Vegas Neon Museum at Night
If there's one attraction that was long on my Las Vegas bucket list, it was the Neon Museum. We didn't have time during my first trip over a decade ago, so I booked my ticket well in advance for an evening tour after a day at work. Also known as the Neon Boneyard, this is where the neon signs went … [Read more...] about Visiting the Las Vegas Neon Museum at Night
How to Spend a Girls Weekend in Dahlonega
This birthday wasn't a big one, just one closer to Dirty Thirty, but it was a great one for me. For eight of the last ten years, I've spent my birthday working long hours at a trade show. No matter what day it fell on, I already knew what I'd be doing for the full week before or after. It may … [Read more...] about How to Spend a Girls Weekend in Dahlonega
Finding Literary Inspiration at the Stanley Hotel
“He would write it for the reason he felt that all great literature, fiction and nonfiction, was written: truth comes out, in the end it always comes out. He would write it because he felt he had to.” ― Stephen King, The Shining • • • Most people can identify the significance of the hotel … [Read more...] about Finding Literary Inspiration at the Stanley Hotel
Planning a Trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks
Generations of travelers from far and wide have made their way to the northwestern corner of Wyoming for over 100 years. Perhaps the most well known of our National Parks System, Yellowstone and Grand Tetons national parks are only a few hours apart, making them easily bundled together into one … [Read more...] about Planning a Trip to Yellowstone and Grand Tetons National Parks