Fun fact: there are twenty-four counties (or county equivalents) named Jackson. For me, this is number seven! As you can probably imagine, the drive to Walden was both long and stunning as all get-out.  When I finally hit the town itself, nestled in snow and ice, it felt like the quaint set of some television … Continue reading 838. Walden, Jackson County (CO37) →

Having made my way over the Misty Mountains, through stunning vistas and travails beyond number (ok, maybe that’s an exaggeration), I finally arrived at the Grand County Courthouse.  I expected Hot Sulphur Springs to be something more grand than the little town it was, probably because of all the ski communities I passed through on … Continue reading 837. Hot Sulphur Springs, Grand County (CO36) →

I was making my way to the county clerk's offices when I flew by this gorgeous red brick chonker a mile before what I thought would be my final destination.  I had already been wavering between going to the district court or the clerk's office, and this one wasn't even on my radar (or the … Continue reading 836. Kiowa, Elbert County (CO35) →

It began with a conundrum.  When I pulled up to the building, I had to go down a list of qualifications: the sheriff’s office was nearby, there was a county monument at the site, and some county officials worked there.  It wasn’t the first time a justice center would function for my purposes as the … Continue reading 835. Castle Rock, Douglas County (CO34) →

For my final courthouse of that day, I got a cracking one! But honestly, I was more concerned about getting back to Denver. I had gotten up especially early, so I was already feeling tiredness tugging at me, and I was staying with friends who get up early because of their jobs, so I didn't … Continue reading 834. Wheatland, Platte County (WY03) →

I found the Goshen County Courthouse to be a little odd. Not because of the building itself, mind you. I was just in a strange state of mind. Driving into Wyoming from Gering, I felt that, while western Nebraska was looking like Wyoming, eastern Wyoming was looking too much like Nebraska, which made me think … Continue reading 833. Torrington, Goshen County (WY02) →

This courthouse is much better than Harrisburg’s. I have to admit the first thing that popped into my head was Hill Valley from Back To The Future. I was even looking for an electrical cable hanging from the flagpole, thinking that I hadn't gone eighty-eight miles per hour in this county yet. Jokes aside, Gering … Continue reading 832. Gering, Scotts Bluff County (NE30) →

Well, I've seen worse. Much worse. Considering that the town had a population on par with Paint Rock or even Mosquero, it would do. It was a plain courthouse for a plain, barely countable people (seriously, 99 people in town, 675 in the entire county). That said, we are not impressed. I took a quick … Continue reading 831. Harrisburg, Banner County (NE29) →

That I even made it at all was its own kind of epic poem. Actually, that's not true. It was more of a cliché. You see, thanks to some issues I blame on the creators of iDevices, I didn't hear my alarm go off this morning. Therefore, I woke up about fifteen minutes after I … Continue reading 830. Kimball, Kimball County (NE28) →

... I’d probably just note that it’s more than likely a statistical anomaly.  But whether it’s just fate or random chance, I have had three days in a row where I’ve gone for D1/T1 caches and had them all end up as DNFs.  I’m 99.85 percent sure they’d gone missing in all three cases.  It’s … Continue reading If It Wasn’t For Bad Luck… →