When I pulled into downtown, I saw a couple of cop cars with disco lights blazing, police holding someone they had pulled over.  That’s always an ominous sight when I’m just pulling into a town.  On the other hand, that makes that many more law enforcement officers too busy to question why I’m cruising around … Continue reading 685. Council Grove, Morris County (KS088) →

Nice!  Another white stone clock tower, this time with red accents.  I found it striking, though I wished they had taken down the Christmas lights that I could see still strung up on the building.  That was far less important, though, than the white SUV that started slowing down in the street directly behind where … Continue reading 684. Cottonwood Falls, Chase County (KS087) →

Quite a courthouse, wouldn’t you agree?  The illumination on the white stone made it visible from the edge of town at night.  I wondered how long it would take to get to it as I drove in because its weird brightness made it hard for me to gauge its distance.  With the possible exception of … Continue reading 683. Marion, Marion County (KS086) →

It was lovely to finally be back on the road again. The trip up was pretty uneventful. I’ve mentioned how I have made a sort of game of trying to get the cheapest gas in an area. It’s taken on slightly different importance after the debacle of Arizona. I stopped at a relatively sketchy gas … Continue reading 682. Newton, Harvey County (KS085) →

So, you may be wondering what Nebraska has to do with anything. Well, I’ll tell you ... but it’ll have to be when I get back! When this publishes, I will still be heading back home. I might not be in any condition to write something for Tuesday, but I’ll definitely have a post for … Continue reading …pation! →

It's coming.In about ten hours, I get back on the road. I can't wait for it to get here. It's only been three months, but that feels like a lifetime. Even that ten hours will feel like forever even though it's only one (work) day out of so many like it. Heck, it's just like … Continue reading I See You Shiver With Antici… →

While normally I am just the kind of BLANK-hole who would casually throw around Latin and expect others to understand it, I have been informed by several parties (my children, my proofreader/copyeditor, my former-Latin-teacher friend) that most people don't. The title means "In Shadow Obscured," and in this case, I chose it both for its … Continue reading In Caligine Abditus →

A couple of days ago, I ran into the most interesting piece of motivation I've had in a while. So last week, I was noting that I didn't feel like going out to find a cache, so I just claimed a Challenge. Austin can be considered flush with Challenges so I decided to go grab … Continue reading And Yet, I Am Up For the Challenge →

Yesterday, I claimed a challenge. That is hardly uncommon, and my streak wouldn't exist without them. I always claim a State County Challenge on the day after I return home from that trip. I often claim challenges on days where the weather is terrible, or I'm ill, or whatever reason crops up. Heck, during the … Continue reading Some Days It’s Challenging →

Just what the title says... This was a nice little cache, worthy of note but stuck in a weird place, along a walking trail with no parking to speak of. The closest parking was a school, and, because of the time of day, that was not a wise place to do so. I ended up … Continue reading Another Day, Another Cache →