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Jun
29
Suffering through winter to celebrate the lake life

Suffering through winter to celebrate the lake life

Lake life in Minnesota is as essential to the state’s identity as pond hockey and the gerbil tubes connecting downtown skyscrapers.
4 min read
Jun
15
The Navy's Blue Angels practice above El Centro, California.

Dunes, dudes and the Blue Angels

Around 2 p.m., I can see and hear the F-18 Super Hornets throttling up. The heat waves from the engines ripple through the air, blurring the hangars like muddy bokeh. Smoke billows high. Showtime has arrived.
4 min read
Jun
01
The haunted homesteads of Nebraska's prairie

The haunted homesteads of Nebraska's prairie

Ripping up state Highway 92, this house came out of nowhere. It was startling — its starkness and pale tones and grim facade.
4 min read
May
18
The true silent movie star

The true silent movie star

Monument Valley is one of the few scene stealers not found in Hollywood, but its majesty and grandeur remains a true A-lister.
3 min read
May
04
Youthful energy permeates this Kansas college town

Youthful energy permeates this Kansas college town

If the university is the heartbeat of the town, then Massachusetts Ave. is the artery that serves it. Buildings dating back more than a century are now chic restaurants, law offices and boutiques.
4 min read
May
04
Turnpike Troubadours are back. Dial up the vintage Diamonds & Gasoline.

Turnpike Troubadours are back. Dial up the vintage Diamonds & Gasoline.

JUST LAST MONTH, Oklahoma's favorite Red Dirt sons returned to the stage for the first time since 2018.
1 min read
Apr
20
This Colorado town isn't on your bucket list. But it still has the funk.

This Colorado town isn't on your bucket list. But it still has the funk.

Parts of Greeley are having a renaissance, while others seemingly missed their invitation to the new boom town.
4 min read
Apr
20
Whitey Morgan's 'Sonic Ranch' a blast to honky tonk's glorious past

Whitey Morgan's 'Sonic Ranch' a blast to honky tonk's glorious past

WITH HUMBLE BEGINNING'S on the stages of bars like the Machine Shop in Flint, Mich., Whitey Morgan and
1 min read
Apr
06
Day Tripper: Crystal Cove State Park is paradise amidst the bustle

Day Tripper: Crystal Cove State Park is paradise amidst the bustle

CALIFORNIA IS FULL of well-known beach towns and home to the most-photographed thoroughfare in the world, the Pacific Coast Highway.
3 min read
Apr
06
RIP Taylor Hawkins (1972-2022)

RIP Taylor Hawkins (1972-2022)

There really are no words. Taylor loved Queen. He loved Stewart Copeland from The Police. He was the soul of