The other evening, I watched Ken Burns’ documentary The Dust Bowl. I have found all his films excellent! He has an amazing ability to make what could be a boring topic interesting. There are some…
Quesnel Forks is a ghost town on the original Cariboo Gold Rush Trail. Actually, it was the destination area for prospectors and miners in 1859. As with a lot of gold rush towns, it was…
Today, October 21, 2021, marks the 224th anniversary of the launch of the USS Constitution, or as it is also known by its nickname – Old Ironsides. She is the oldest ship still afloat! As…
I wrote this post with a pen and paper at our rented cabin at Cottonwood House. It’s a beautiful historic site and remote enough that there is no cell coverage here. My family and I…
