Here’s hoping you enjoy your weekend anywhere near as much as these dogs (and one cat) enjoy their daily life in Southeast Alaska. Go have fun, y’hear?
Tag Archive 'Alaska'
A Swell Season That Started With Lies*
Posted in Alaska, Arizona, Discuss, Eat and Drink, Go, Meet, New Jersey, New York on Aug 26th, 2010
So, the lies. At the end of 2009, I posted a list of All-American Travel Resolutions for 2010. It included things like driving cross country, living in Alaska for the summer, and, finally, visiting the Grand Canyon. When I wrote that post, I did really believe that, by Labor Day (which, by the by, is [...]
What’s Left Behind, Again
Posted in Alaska, California, Discuss, Do, Go, See on Mar 22nd, 2010
Write a blog for long enough and, at some point, your patterns will start to emerge. You’ll notice the themes you return to time and again, the grooves of the record that are worn deep. I have a thing for the abandoned and the dying: American ruins, Rolley-Hole Marbles, Presbyterians. Psychologists, really, hold your tongues. I [...]
Pat Moon has a perfect beard for growing icicles. It starts at his ears and works its way down round the bottom of his chin, not spending any time on the front of his face. It’ll probably spend a good amount of time hiding inside layers of high-tech fabrics during Moon’s rookie run of the [...]
If You’re Going to Buy Us a Goofy Souvenir, Make It Something Like This
Posted in Alaska, Buy, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Three-fer Friday, Wyoming on Dec 11th, 2009
We’re none of us immune to the pull of the gift shop. I’m a sucker for souvenirs, though I choose carefully. It’s a thin line between charming and cheesy. I don’t mind crossing it, but with care. So if you’re thinking about getting us a little something while you exit through the gift shop, today’s [...]
Handmade in the United States: A Gift Guide (From AL to MO)
Posted in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Buy, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri on Dec 2nd, 2009
Rumor has it you need to buy a few gifts. So, while my usual path around the handmade paradise of Etsy.com is, oh, random, I figured I should take a more organized trip to help you out of your what to buy for… jam. So, here, some good gift items from around these here United [...]
Cross-Country Route Confusion
Posted in Alaska, Discuss, Do, Go, New Jersey on Nov 4th, 2009
Nearly 4 million miles of roads. That’s what we’ve got here in the U.S. Those of you who have been reading Flyover America for a while (or, even, for just a post) probably realize that a number like 4 million presents a problem if you’re a Flyover America type in the midst of conjuring up [...]
Hotel Rooms We’d Love to Get Stranded In
Posted in Alaska, Go, Maine, Oregon, Stay, Three-fer Friday on Oct 2nd, 2009
There’s a lot of go-see-do to travel. But, every now and again, weather puts the kibosh on out and about plans. (Phew.) Here, some rooms we’re happy to get stranded in.
Today’s Three-fer Friday guest writer is Hilary Nangle. When it comes to the go-see-do (and get stranded) of Maine, she’s our must-read writer of [...]
Focus on America’s National Parks: Images of Yellowstone
Posted in Discuss, Go, See, Watch, Wyoming on Sep 28th, 2009
It has finally arrived. Yesterday, the first episode of The National Parks: America’s Best Idea provided the best excuse in recent memory to avoid all to-dos, to step away from the musts, to ignore text messages and e-mails.
The show began with a quote from John Muir: “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places [...]
From Microbrews to Margaritas: Memorable Bars Across America
Posted in Alaska, Eat and Drink, Go, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Oregon, Three-fer Friday on Sep 18th, 2009
Some people pick one and stick with it through a trip (or a lifetime). Some beeline for the trendiest/newest/hippest this or that. Other folks play fast and loose, stumbling into every semi-interesting place they happen upon. Whatever. There’s no one right way to choose a bar.
As of this Friday Three-fer, a new Flyover America tradition [...]
