Warrens seemed like a natural starting point for a day trip to the cranberry bogs. The small town is the self-proclaimed cranberry […]
Travel Stories
The Calm Before the Sandstorm (in Death Valley)
The road to Death Valley looked like a scene from an old Hollywood Western. Tumbleweeds bounced across the highway, and dust clouds […]
Chasing Rainbows at the Manhattan Beach Pier
At 6:30 a.m. this morning, I peaked through the blinds on my bedroom window. I expected to find some trace of the […]
A Day Trip to the Middle of Nowhere, Wisconsin
My wife and I left Chicago without a destination — or even a partially planned itinerary. We simply started driving west. Along […]
Four Spectacular Days in Iceland
After two lengthy delays, including an unscheduled stop in Newfoundland, our flight finally arrived in Iceland. We were relieved to be on […]
The Birth of the Pier Project
Six or seven years ago, I received a print of the Hermosa Beach pier. In retrospect, it was an unremarkable photo of one of the least famous piers in Southern California. But I loved the image nonetheless. It reminded me of home, particularly after I moved to the Midwest in 2013.