Great American Eclipse
The moment of totality is profoundly transcendent. Amidst the stars and planets, hemmed in by a 360° sunset, is a
Hometown of Mark Twain
Before he adopted the pen name Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens grew up in Hannibal, Missouri—the template for Tom Sawyer and
Hometown of Superman
On January 21, 1972, DC comics declared the fictional town of Metropolis to be the "Hometown of Superman." On June
Blues, Satanic Pacts, & Americana
Clarksdale, Mississippi is home to many blues landmarks, but most notoriously, a site of a Satanic Pact.
Marfa Lights
Seven miles east of Marfa, surreal lights attributed to UFOs, will-o-the-wisps, or the reflections of car lights and camp fires
Erie Street
There is something about old ghost towns that attracts oddities. Last year, we stayed overnight in Bisbee, Arizona—an old mining
Biosphere 2
Cults, pseudoscience, and an oil fortune meet in the Arizona desert of Oracle, outside Tucson, with Biosphere 2—a money pit
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Bay Model
We had a list of places we wanted to visit before leaving San Francisco. And then we left San Francisco.
Rocky Springs Ghost Town
We turned on the radio this morning. It isn't something we often do. We mostly rely on podcasts and music.
Tail of the Dragon
Tail of the Dragon is a biker's dream. We are their nightmare.