by aaron | Apr 24, 2016 | Travels
The long and the short of late, dear readers, is as follows—on Thursday I drove from Missoula to Gardiner, MT, the northern gateway to Yellowstone National Park. The drive in Focus Blue was slow-going but otherwise uneventful, although I did cross the Continental...
by aaron | Apr 21, 2016 | Travels
My grandpa used to say that there’s more than one way to skin a cat. Now before the accusatory fingers get jabbed my direction let me make clear that I’ve never actually skinned a cat. As a child on several occasions I helped skin a cat-fish, but something...
by aaron | Apr 19, 2016 | Travels
I recently spent some time in Spokane on my trip. What follows are some thoughts. Hold me to none of them. First, the name: it’s pronounced Spo-can. Imagine ordering a can of Spo at your favorite watering hole. It is not pronounced Spo-cain, like the bad brother...
by aaron | Apr 13, 2016 | Travels
For those just getting caught up here’s the skinny—I recently quit my job in Seattle and have decided to head east across America until it’s time to stop. So far I’ve made it just about 300-miles and have spent the past couple days in Spokane, WA,...
by aaron | Apr 10, 2016 | Travels
If you’re wondering if you can drive all the way from Seattle to Spokane to a soundtrack made up exclusively of the band TV on the Radio, the answer is Yes. I read nothing in the following save happenstance, but the opening lines my ears heard once I plugged in...