... with all of yesterday in me? With all that talk about walking in rivers before, you'd think there weren’t the beginnings of a drought in Texas. And yet, there I was, metaphorically wading in another old river. I went to an Event back where it all began, Georgetown. I arrived in town with a … Continue reading How Can I Begin Anything New →

It is not the same river, nor is he the same man—if you trust Heraclitus of Ephesus. I have no reason to doubt him, especially after yesterday. My job takes two days off for Independence Day instead of just one, so I decided to use my second day off to take a morning trip down … Continue reading No Man Steps In The Same River Twice →

This post is perhaps the most compelling candidate for my dumbest entry ever. That said, those of you who have been following my adventures for a while are aware that I possess a very special trackable that has been adventuring with me since time immemorial (or at least since Fredericksburg): my trusty and long-suffering umbrella. … Continue reading Why Didn’t I Think Of This Before? →

...or some kind of crap like that.So, with Kansas in the rearview mirror, whatever would I do with myself? If your answer was “cache,” then you win any prize from the top row! Even though I previously mentioned that my caching no longer had to be done every day because I was no longer committed … Continue reading Out Of The Past, Into The Future →

Not my first Kingman, but certainly the most important one to date. With this, Kansas finally comes to an end!  This was a lovely courthouse to go out on.  The red brick, the rough-hewn stone…  Yes, I’m a bit of a fool for the aesthetic.  But something I hadn’t had to mention in a bit … Continue reading 727. Kingman, Kingman County (KS105) →

Another beautiful example of a courthouse! Even through the scaffolding, you can tell! Unfortunately, what you can’t see from this vantage is the small gold dome on the top that can be seen from quite a distance. It’s a lovely capstone on a lovely building. You can also tell that she needs some maintenance, and, … Continue reading 726. Hutchinson, Reno County (KS104) →

More rough stone and square towers.  As I find myself descending towards the end of Kansas, I feel like I’m getting a lot of the courthouse types that I liked in the first place. There was a cache in the park behind the courthouse, but I didn’t feel like looking for a nano in forty-degree … Continue reading 725. McPherson, McPherson County (KS103) →

Now, this is the kind of courthouse that Kansas has gotten me used to seeing. As I stepped out of the car, the sound of low music piping from speakers situated around the grounds slipped into my ears. It began dawning on me that I needed to be a little more careful around courthouses from … Continue reading 724. Lyons, Rice County (KS102) →

I wasn’t quite sure what era this one was built in. I didn’t think it was the 1930s or 1940s because it didn’t look like the WPA or some retro deco. I didn’t think it was the 1950s because it seemed to be missing a certain garishness. I didn’t think it was the 1960s or … Continue reading 723. Ellsworth, Ellsworth County (KS101) →

The courthouse was alright and all, but I have to admit that I was getting to the point in the trip where I had less to say about courthouses. When I’m running and gunning so much in a relatively short period of time (at this point I had driven about two thousand miles and been … Continue reading 722. Lincoln Center, Lincoln County (KS100) →