Taking My Wife Out of Walmart and Taking Her to Another Walmart
Long before we discovered traveling, we would do Walmart tours. My beloved wife, Charlene, works at Walmart. She was in charge of a couple of departments and wanted to know how other Walmarts in the area were doing it. So we traveled from one Walmart…
Earth – Kids and Puppies
I have the pleasure of being a school bus driver. One of the great delights of driving little kids around is the joy of seeing them learn something new. One kindergarten girl had learned something new and was eager to share this with me. “Do…
Taking a Gamble in Vegas, New Mexico
It is not every day that one gets to go to Vegas, but we are, and we will be for the Fourth of July celebration. This year, the USA turns 250. We will be spending a few days in this iconic city, taking in as…
Permanently Closed
I loved this place so much, I brought my parents here. It is not often that I can take my parents on a day trip. We were going to see relatives that we hadn’t visited in a while, and stopping at ZimArt was a good…
The Bear and the Dove
We decided to give camping a try since we found hotels to be an expensive, cost-prohibitive way to spend the night. My daughter had a tent, and I decided to borrow it one day. I set it up in the backyard, sent a picture to…
Ariel-Foundation Park
It was our last day of travel for what has become a tradition – a birthday trip on Labour Day Weekend. My birthday is September 1, and it’s always been a sore point for me to have this as my birthdate. As a kid, it…
Cedar Breaks National Monument
July 8, 2025, was a great day for us on our America is Beautiful summer vacation. We visited a bird zoo, had lunch in the first place to put the “K” in KFC, visited a Hindu temple, and stopped at a Walmart to replenish our…
Craters of the Moon
I heard of Mount St. Helens and the huge eruption that happened in 1980. That was so unexpected and shocking, but it was nothing like the volcanic lava flows of Hawaii or the fiery displays of Iceland. For Mount St. Helens, it was a loud,…
Mill Canyon Dinosaur Track
It is part of our current mythos that we need to walk 10,000 steps a day to maintain optimal health. With my sit-down job as a school bus driver, it takes several days to achieve that goal. My previous job meant running up and down…