Tornado Watch Tuesday
Lewis & Clark weren’t the only westbound trailblazers. More than half a century after their return from the Pacific, it still took weeks for news to travel from one coast to another. … Read More
Fort Osage: A room with a view
It was a dark and stormy night. Except it was about 10.30 in the morning. Heading west along I-70 it looked like we were driving towards an enormous massif of black rock. … Read More
Echoes of Lewis on the Katy Trail
In the early days of the expedition, Lewis would often leave the hard river work to Clark’s supervision. Lewis was a man clearly comfortable in his own company – although he would … Read More
And so it begins
“The object of your mission is to explore the Missouri River, and such principal streams of it, as, by its course and communication with the water of the Pacific Ocean may offer … Read More
Amtrak’s timewarp
This sounds like the start of a school maths problem:“If a train leaves Salt Lake City at 4.10am…” But if a train DOES leave Salt Lake City at 4.10am – in this … Read More
Accommodation pressure in Yellowstone
As I start to move from the planning phase to the booking phase for my trip and make tweaks to the schedule, it dawned on me that I should really sort out … Read More