No. 44 - The Big Easy & Orvis
1,919 Words. 8 Minute Read.
The further south I went, the less English was spoken, the better the etouffee, and the more likely I’d be drinking beers in dirt floor honky-tonks.
No. 43 - Jackson Hole & A Yellow Submarine
1,789 Words. 7 Minute Read.
My first real adventure was spending college summers working in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. This was in the late 90s when Jackson was a bit sleepier and content with Aspen being the playground of the rich. There were a few celebrities, but it was limited to a run-in with Harrison Ford in the backcountry.
No. 41 - Mt. Rushmore & Rushmore Academy
2,128 Words. 8 Minute Read.
Let’s assume for a moment that there’s another Mount Rushmore, but instead of Presidents, the faces of Wall Street titans, the Duke of Del Monte, the world’s finest golfer, and a young man from the University of Pennsylvania are immortalized in granite. Naturally, it begs the question, “Who are these men and why are they deserving of a grandiose monument?”
No. 40 - A Peach of a Road Trip
820 Words. 3 Minute Read.
His encyclopedic knowledge of all things Allman Brothers is only matched by his passion for sharing it. He’ll not only show you where Dickey wrote “Blue Sky,” but he’ll point to the church that inspired, “Good ol’ Sunday morning bells are ringing everywhere.”