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Memories of the Maine Seacoast

[Coastal Maine] — Lonely lighthouses, stacks of lobster pots, and mist-draped harbors. The sounds of seagulls and distant foghorns. These[…]

[Along the Maine Seacoast] — When you think of Maine, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Is it[…]

[Downeast Maine] — It’s a curious fact that as you travel north along Maine’s seacoast, you’re said to be heading[…]

[Boothbay Harbor, ME] — It’s kind of a no-brainer, but it just occurred to me that every time HOG or[…]

[Ely,NV] — In Ely, Nevada at the beginning of the twentieth century, copper was king. Between 1902 and 1907, more[…]

[Goldfield, NV] — “Here today, gone tomorrow,” pretty much sums up the town of Goldfield, Nevada. From its first gold[…]

[Rachel, NV] — Signs advising “Low Flying Aircraft” are your first indication. The next is a sign warning “Next Gas[…]

[Somewhere in the middle of Nevada] — Nothing beats riding in Nevada’s high desert country, mountains in the distance, miles[…]

Devils Tower, WY – View from my rear-view mirror at one of America’s most iconic national monuments. Taken June 2010,[…]

Devils Tower, WY — If you’re of a certain age — that is to say, “old,” like me — you[…]

Sulphur, Louisiana — Sometimes you just know a place is gonna be good. When I’m on the road, I love[…]

Crazy Horse, SD — On any given day — weather permitting — the sounds of heavy machinery echo through the Black[…]

Shenandoah National Park, Virginia — The ranger station at Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro, Virginia, is unattended as I glide past[…]

I waited for a conductor to shout “All aboard!” And waited. Then waited some more; I was among the last[…]