Category Archives: Places to Go

Okay, campers, rise and shine, and don’t forget your booties ’cause it’s cooooold out there today.

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Roger

Thing #28 — Go to Woodstock for the Groundhog Day ceremonies. We set our alarm for 5:00 am and actually got up when it went off — even though it was dark and cold outside. We got to the square … Continue reading →

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Arf and Barf

Posted on November 25, 2006 by Roger

There was a Dog n Suds drive-in near my house while I was growing up. Many times I walked down for supper. My normal meal was two corn dogs, two tacos, an order of onion rings, an order of French … Continue reading →

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Lee Creek — Part Two

Posted on November 21, 2006 by Roger

Tuesday afternoon was looking dull. I decided to walk along the creek on a horse trail. After perhaps a quarter mile, the trail crossed the creek. I debated whether to continue, then realized that 20 years ago, I wouldn’t have … Continue reading →

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Lee Creek

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Roger

Two views of Lee Creek from the highway bridge in the park. The shot on the left is looking east. It was in the trees on the left that I saw my lifer Yellow-throated Warbler on my first visit in … Continue reading →

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Harry S. Truman Presidential Museum and Library — Independence, Missouri

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Roger

After touring Truman’s Home and neighborhood, I visited his library and museum, just up the road. This was the first Presidential Library, and Harry set it up when he was alive. The displays were well done, although I didn’t take … Continue reading →

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