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Landscaping Lamentations

The green thumbs of the former owners of Meador Manor should be stained red, given the poisonous and polluting species they planted. In the early 1990s, they completely reworked the yard, and admittedly it looked good when I bought the … Continue reading

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Before Jurassic Park came Farwells

I first visited Farwells Dinosaur Park in 1970, when I was four years old. For almost 40 years, it was one of the more bizarre tourist attractions near Eureka Springs, Arkansas. My parents had bought a tiny one-bedroom cabin on … Continue reading

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Return to Bromide Hill

December 20-22, 2023 | Photo Album Sulphur Springs Reservation was established in the Chickasaw Nation of Indian Territory in 1902, and it became Platt National Park in 1906. Its national park status was dependent on a deal made with the … Continue reading

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KC 2023

October 13-14, 2023 | Photo Album My Fall Break 2023 started out rough. The latest COVID vaccine was available, and I had never received the Shingrix vaccine for shingles. So around noon on Wednesday, the day before the break, I … Continue reading

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Westward Ho! Manitou Springs

June 17-20, 2023 | Photo Album Manitou Springs, Colorado is a two-hour drive north on Interstate 25 from Trinidad. Our journey was enlivened by storms. We zipped through Walsenburg, where we have stopped and stayed a few times over the … Continue reading

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