Dispatches

75 posts

Travel, adventure and (in the words of the millennial generation) “experiences”.

The Drifter Speakeasy

Did you know that speakeasies were most often marked with a green door? I was curious to locate a historical speakeasy. I researched the Chicago Tribune and found a list of secret watering holes. The Green Door Tavern harbored one such establishment . . . hidden downstairs. We ate dinner […]

The Inland Waterway

The wispy mist slowly curled up from the coffee-colored water.   The crispness of the air was refreshing but hinted at sharp discomfort.   We were layered up and warm, but this was just beginning. The milky swirls slowly parted as a hulking steel corrugated scoop came into view.   The bottom suddenly [...]

A Viking on a Cruise???

It was late summer as we slogged through the Canadian bush to the promise of a “river bath”. My queen was unhappy. She had that kind of “frustrated” you get when you have been recovering from multiple “ortho-involved” surgeries for the past two years and are forced to hike over […]

The Chaco Phenomenon

This is a continuation of the “Desert Expedition” report. In our first dispatch, we talked about Wupatki and the mysterious abandonment. We considered the evidence, visited the ruins and the road led here. The heart of the Ancestral Pueblo civilization. See Wupatki – The Shadowed Village As I strolled around […]