The weather in Chicago as I write this is hot, with the kind of high humidity that turns the skyline into a hazy gray silhouette barely visible from more than a couple miles away. So, it seems today would be a good time to post photos from last January’s trip to our neighbor to the … Continue reading Winsconsin Winter Interlude
I didn’t appreciate what a boon the high country climate is to old structures in Colorado. Back home in the Midwest, the humidity turns old wood to pulp within a generation. But here, intense sunlight combined with the thin, arid, atmosphere combine to merely dessicate abandoments, while leaving them intact and standing. Thus, remnants of … Continue reading Urbex, Colorado Style
On our trip to Colorado, we’d read about some ancient pines on a hillside not far from we were staying. The local guidebook made it seem like it was not far from the main road, but a half hour of tedious driving over increasingly rough terrain had us doubting whether we’d read the map correctly. … Continue reading Windy Ridge
With Covid in full swing last fall, my wife Shawna and I were looking for a pandemic-appropriate getaway. We decided on a mountain cabin rental outside of Fairplay (the inspiration for the South Park cartoon series) and spent the better part of the week hiking, driving scenic roads, or bumming around the cabin. Of course, … Continue reading High Country Graveyard
Seen on a map, this old home would seem to be obvious to everyone around. Yet, owing to the wooded, rolling topography of Tennessee, it’s mostly unseen. It is also a unique hike to get to. This makes for a great “aha!” moment when it finally comes into view. It looks to be roughly a … Continue reading The Mansion in the Hollow
One of the few things that break up the monotony of driving across the rural midwest is coming across a windfarm. For untold miles nothing but soybeans, and suddenly, an army of quietly spinning sentinels appears. From a distance, there is a languid grace to their movement, at dusk the synchronized blinking of their aircraft … Continue reading Windfarm in White
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