Category Archives: Places to Go

Springfield

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Roger

Zachary Taylor’s father Richard built this home on the east side of Louisville, Kentucky in 1790. Zachary lived here as a boy. My sister and I drove over to take a look at it after the D6 Conference. It is … Continue reading →

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Texas

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Roger

Taken at the Texas Travel Information Center off Route 75 in Denison, Texas.

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Eisenhower Birthplace

Posted on September 27, 2013 by Roger

I drove with coworkers to Dallas for a conference. We stopped in Denison, Texas, on the way home to see Dwight Eisenhower’s birthplace. It was just after dawn, a couple hours before the visitor center opened and the tours began. … Continue reading →

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Cattle Drive Statues

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Roger

Apparently nothing happened in Texas and Oklahoma except cattle drives. There’s a monument to one every mile or so. Or so it seemed. The first one we saw was in McAlester, Oklahoma, along Route 69. We passed it at dusk … Continue reading →

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Oklahoma

Posted on September 24, 2013 by Roger

In September, I worked at a conference in a suburb of Dallas, Texas. I drove down with coworkers. It took us 19 hours, or something like that. We pulled off Interstate 44 west of Joplin, Missouri.   A little while … Continue reading →

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