Best Attractions of 2014

Best Attractions of 2014

Gilbert K. Chesterton said, “The traveler sees what he sees; the tourist sees what he has come to see.” I’ve never thought of the distinction between being a tourist and traveler before, but as I look back on 2014, I see that my years as a travel...
Louisiana Road Trip–Kansas to Texas

Louisiana Road Trip–Kansas to Texas

Interstate 35 took us across the border from Kansas to Oklahoma with one noticeable change—the speed limit dropped to 70 mph. Not that traffic flowed much slower. It was starting to look more like spring, with winter wheat crops close to a foot high. The trees,...
Louisiana Road Trip–Wyoming to Kansas

Louisiana Road Trip–Wyoming to Kansas

It was a beautiful morning—seventy degrees and sunny, when we pulled out of the Dennys in Cheyenne, Wyoming. A motorcycle driver and his sidecar passenger ahead of us still wore their leathers—their license plates said they’d come from Alaska. Like us, they’d no doubt...