Category Archives: Trip Reports

I spent “spring break” going museum-ing in two cities and doing heavy research in Des Moines. This is the last weekend for the Green Book exhibit in Omaha, but the rest of the Durham Museum is a must-see any time. … Continue reading →

I sang at the Grand Ole Opry. When I took my place, tourist version or not, I thought about the women of country music, often overlooked, who helped make me the person I am today.

I didn’t do a story on my time at the Okoboji Writers (and Songwriters) Retreat last year because I ran into a different story on my departure via Sioux City, but I did this year. If anything, I had to … Continue reading →

I almost, but not quite, published a recap of Day 8 of my circumnavigation of Iowa on the day of the 10th anniversary (!) of it happening. It’s still to the month, though.

The sign along Kansas Highway 9 said “Open every day”, and given that it was Sunday, I was going to give a museum in tiny Logan a chance. I was extremely not disappointed, and got a sneak peek at a … Continue reading →

My circumnavigation series continues entirely along Iowa’s southern border down to Keokuk.

The entire corner of southwest Iowa was explored in one day in 2015, with enough time to catch a football game.

I’m a bit behind on linking my Substack posts from here — long story. But many of them are not too time-specific. (And those that are, well, they’re still worth reading!) Here is my travel story from Iowa, Louisiana, which … Continue reading →

Ups and downs to hit unvisited towns, plus the northwest corner tri-state marker, are covered in the continuation of my 2015 circumnavigation of Iowa.