Travel experiences, memories and stories about exploring this great planet of ours

After having an tremendous experience traveling through Europe, I have a few tips I’d like share with the world about how to have a more successful trip. 1.) Plan ahead: Planning ahead can save you tons of money and headaches. You can find affordable places to stay, decide on the things that you really want [...]

Saturday, October 1, 2005 Tucumcari, New Mexico Tucumcari Mountain “Tucumcari Mountain has long been a landmark for travelers along the Canadian River. Pedro Vial mentioned it in 1793, while opening a trail between Santa Fe and St. Louis. In order to find the best route from Arkansas to California, Capt. Randolph B. Marcy led an [...]

Hog’s Breath Saloon and Lounge 808 East 3rd La Junta, CO 81050 719-384-7879 An escape for me from the field, in a Colorado country town of “La Junta” this western Saloon will surprise your palette with a host of appetizers, dinners, and drinks … It’s been a while since I’ve eaten steak – but breaking [...]

Sushi King1431 Commercial Drive, Vancouver, B.C. V5L 3X8604.255.9050A take out and eat in Japanese restaurant with outstanding affordable prices. Incredible deals like 18 pcs of sushi with miso soup for only $4.95. Sushi is pretty good as well. Rating: 3 1/2 stars. My favorite is the Works Combo (30 pcs) for $9.99 – California roll, [...]

I recently traveled to Chicago for a long weekend because, well, it’s the closest cool big city to where I live and it only takes an hour to get there by air. Of course we wandered the Magnificent Mile, visited Marshall Fields, took in the view from the Hancock Observatory, stared in awe at the [...]

Monday, October 10, 2005 Rawlings, Wyoming It’s Crazy!!! Early October and it’s Snowing … Last night, after work, we saw the rain storms coming, and driving down those two track dirt roads for hours to get to civilization I felt the cold rain come. Exiting the high desert where I work, I noticed it was [...]

Mesalands Dinosaur Museumwww.mesalands.edu A pretty neat museum that’s part of the local community college. Since they specialize in bronze castings, they’ve made replicas of many dinosaur bones. Good to see some great fossils and dinosaur tracks, eggs, amber, and artwork portraying the large creatures that once roamed this earth. ©2005 Technogypsie.com, click photo for larger [...]

Rock Art …. This carved stone is called a petroglyph, meaning carvings on stone or rock. The Anasazi culture had only two methods of recording their images on stone – by carving or by painting. Paintings on stone are called “Petroglyphs”. Manitou Cliff Dwellings Rock Art ©2005 Technogypsie.com, click photo for larger view This culture [...]