Tag: Society
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The End of the Road…
We were in Louisiana a year ago on what ended up being a swamp tour. This year we’re back in the same area, partially because it’s so different from other parts of the country, and partly because it’s one of the few places east of California that is not expected to get too far below…
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Tracing the Trace
We’re back on the road and back down south. The intersection of medical appointments and the weather have caused us to leave a bit early and have nudged us much further east than expected – we’re in Mississippi, not Utah. Maybe more that a bit. The blast of cold that’s supposed to hit half the…
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The Atomic Prairie
One of the ‘features’ of modern civilization that presents itself here on the northern prairie is the presence of a major portion of the US’s offensive nuclear weapons. The northern plains are a former and current home to nuclear armed strategic bombers and ICBM’s. There were a thousand Minuteman silos scattered across the plains at…
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The Free State of George Floyd
Controversial. Interesting. For background, read: ‘It’s for the people’: how George Floyd Square became a symbol of resistance – and healing | George Floyd | The Guardian or The Changing Faces of George Floyd Square: Dispatch from Minneapolis – Reason.com
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Missouri Nice
We often end up in State Parks when traveling and needing a place to stay for the night. I’d rather be a bit closer to nature and don’t mind supporting public parks by feeding them a few bucks. On this trip we’ve hit a state park in Missouri and a couple in Arkansas so far,…
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Traveling the Southern Border
If you travel close to the southern border you get used to crossing borders. Not the international borders as determined by wars, coersion or purchases, but the border as determined by CBP – Customs and Border Patrol. Their border is not where internationally recognized lines on maps might be, but rather wherever they decide the…
Michael Janke 