Search results for: “imagine sitting”
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Imagine Sitting
When are you too old to attend a concert? We’re not talking about a concert at a symphony hall where a patronly usher escorts you to your comfortable velvet seat and everyone around you sits and listens quietly when the musicians play, clapping at the end. We’re talking outdoor concert on the lawn, 10,000 people…
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Don’t Sound the Alarm
Thirty miles north of Cheyenne, a low slung building with faded yellow aluminum siding sits alone on a range of scrub land, grazed by cattle for as far as the eye can see. Its distinguishing feature is the 12 foot high security fence boxing it in. The structure is the above-the-ground portion of Quebec 01,…
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Alpine for Baker
Liz Woolsey wiped down the counter at her general store. She just re-opened in March from a long cold winter. Her husband James is the Superintendent of Great Basin National Park. Her store is a perfectly curated mix of food, wine and gear all reasonably priced and beautifully displayed and appears to be her passion project ; perhaps…
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Marfa Marfa Marfa
Four years ago, Marfa splashed across the New York Times as the Coolest Art Town in America. It was the story of Shangri-La in the middle of west Texas nowhere. A place where celebrities can disappear and artists can stay true. We swung through Marfa in November 2018. Now, we returned to see what all…
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Barksdale National Park
Barksdale Air Force Base is home to a fleet of B-52 Stratofortress bombers. These B-52’s that fly over our heads each afternoon entered service in 1961 (before we were born) proving age is just a number. A movie star in it’s youth, the B-52 starred in the 1964 Kubrick classic, Dr. Strangelove or, How I…
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Kings of the Wild Frontier
When we were part-timing in Hatfield, we were living instead of traveling and realized Betty would benefit from some modifications. The springs in the sofa and recliner made prolonged sitting uncomfortable. Sometimes we wanted to put our feet up but not lay down. The carpet was worn and flat under our feet. Our shoes were…
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His E-Bike Review of Specialized Turbo Como 3.0
A Class A motorhome is many things. It is a small, fully self-sufficient, climate controlled, condominium on wheels; a big-rig cab with a picture window view of the world; and storage shed to hold of your outdoor toys. What it is not, however, is a car. Once set up in a campground, it is no…