My photographer’s alarm rang at 6:00am on Saturday, September 16, 2023, and for some reason, my two companions seemed to be dragging their butts that morning. As a matter of fact, we didn’t leave the Kelly Inn parking lot in…
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266: PRESIDENT KENNEDY CAME TO LIFE IN BILLINGS – NEARLY 60 YEARS AFTER HIS VISIT
Tom had his alarm set for 6:00am on Friday September 15, 2023, but he was up a half-hour earlier to drop the Cosby kids off at the pool. It was a bittersweet morning for me. I was sad to leave…
265: SUNUP TO SUNDOWN – MY DAY AT GLACIER WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD
Our final full day at Montana’s Glacier National Park began early on Thursday September 14, 2023 when Tom’s alarm went off at 5:00am. The first thing my photographer did was check the weather report for the park – which thankfully…
264: WHERE WAS THE SUN ON GLACIER’S GOING-TO-THE-SUN ROAD?
Wednesday the 13th of September was scheduled to be our first of two full days at Glacier National Park in Montana. When Tom’s alarm went off at 5:30am, the rotund hike-hater sprung out of bed like his colon had just…
263: RUNNING EAGLE FALLS PROVIDED MY FIRST TASTE OF GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
The sixth day of our trip began when my photographer’s alarm rang at 5:30am on Tuesday September 12, 2023. Even though it was still dark outside, I was anxious to hit the road and get my first glimpse of Big…
262: OUR ELKHORN HIKE WHERE THE BUFFALO, AND ROOSEVELT, ONCE ROAMED
When Tom’s alarm went off at 5:30am on Monday September 11, 2023, the two of us took a moment to reflect on that horrific day in 2001. Even though I hadn’t yet been created in a Chinese factory when the…
261: I MUST’VE BEEN NUTS WHEN I GOT CLOSE TO DAKOTA THUNDER – THE WORLD’S LARGEST BUFFALO
“A long, long time ago, I can still remember how that music used to make me smile. And I knew if I had my chance, I’d see the Fiesta where kids once danced; and maybe I’d be happy for a…
260: SADIE TOOK US BACK TO THE FUTURE AT THE LARAMAR BALLROOM
When Tom’s alarm rang at 5:45am on September 9, 2023, it was easy to tell he had a bounce in his step and a song or two in his heart. Even though there were no Presidential sites on our day’s…
259: FLASHBACKS DURING MY VISIT TO HOOVERVILLE
From an opening in the camera case situated on the back seat of the Family Truckster, I watched the world go by as Vicki drove my photographer and me from Davenport to West Branch, Iowa. And during that entire time,…
258: A BEAUTIFUL MORNING IN DAVENPORT WITH BARACK, BUSH, AND THE BOY ON A BRIDGE
When Tom’s alarm rang at 6:00am on Friday September 8, 2023, I knew it was a lot later than my photographer’s original plan of a 3am wakeup call had we not left home a day earlier. Tom and his wife,…