I kept a secret for the last year, but now it's time to let that secret escape.

In September of 2016, our beloved Ford Focus fell victim to a guy trying to turn into traffic with the setting sun in his eyes. We replaced it with what became equally beloved, a 2014 Ford Escape, which I call burgundy but which is technically ruby red.


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 Just some photos of Summit Lake State Park, from where Emily and I watched the eclipse in April (which I'd imagine most people have already forgotten about). It's more or less in east-central Indiana, about a two hour drive from where we live. The park, not the eclipse.


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I didn't intend to take a lot of quality photos during the 2024 solar eclipse, for one simple reason: Lots of people would get much better pictures, so why worry?


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 I'm a huge astronomy geek. The only way I could get more excited about the upcoming solar eclipse would be if it caused chocolate to fall from the sky ( Read more... )

 Seven years ago, I swore I would never, EVER drive in Chicago again ( Read more... )

We were only up in Michigan for two nights on our summer vacation, but I was looking forward to seeing the sunset over Lake Bellaire. The second night it was okay. The first night? Well, I left these photos un-retouched, so you can see for yourself.


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(You can read the original version of this--and see a cute picture of our dog--over at the newsletter:  https://mailchi.mp/1de8decbbe08/ive-become-an-interstate-sensation?e=[UNIQID]I was featured in VoyageMichigan ( Read more... )

 Vacation often conjures images of relaxing on a beach, climbing mountains, or visiting places you've never been. Here, in the time of COVID, you can still very much do that. Start with the Travel Channel.

In fact, just go on down the channels, and once you've sorted through the paid programming you might see several places you've never been ( Read more... )

 Emily and I were traveling through Marshal County, Indiana, when we stumbled across a sign:


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A moderate and fairly short hike though a beautiful area of Michigan brought us to the Devil's Soup Bowl. The hike itself was beautiful, but the location itself will be more scenic after the leaves fall, or before foliage leafs out in the spring.