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Walking Distance

by Brian on October 23, 2011 in Freshly Pressed, Travel

“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” – Steven Wright

That is mostly true, but I’m pretty sure I can’t walk to Japan. Not because of the distance involved but because it is an island. As much as I like to think I’m perfect, my water walking skills are strangely underdeveloped.

But the larger point is accurate. Plenty of people walk the entire 2,181-mile length of the Appalachian Trail. Others have walked coast to coast. Further treks are possible for anyone with the determination to undertake them. So it’s true that “walking distance” isn’t really an objective distance at all but rather a personal preference.

Giant Heads

by Brian on October 21, 2011 in South Dakota, Travel, United States

There are few places as uniquely American as South Dakota’s Mount Rushmore. No U.S. road trip would be complete without a stop at the giant granite visages of these four historic presidents. Yet it is also one of those places that everyone has already seen in pictures, and pictures do it justice.

Photo of the Day: Devils Tower

by Brian on October 19, 2011 in Photo of the Day, Travel, United States, Wyoming

Devils Tower Wyoming

Missed Opportunity: Climbing Devils Tower

by Brian on October 17, 2011 in Travel, United States, Wyoming

We should have pursued it, but laziness won out. Climbing Devils Tower in Wyoming, if only to a height of a couple dozen feet with a class for climbing noobs, would have been a worthwhile and memorable experience.

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Wild

by Brian on October 14, 2011 in North Dakota, Travel, United States

There’s something magical about nature in the wild.

Horses, majestic as they are, are not particularly exotic animals. We routinely see them on farms and in stables. But catching sight of a pair of mustangs, unbridled and unbroken – standing free on a wind-swept mountain – is an entirely different experience.