May is National Bike Month – all 31 days!!

Bicycling is not something I talk or write about that much. Though there’s an irony in this because it was not too many years back that several people assembled to discuss the prospect of launching a magazine, the content of which was to be all about the great outdoors. Meeting were myself (to serve as … Read more

Of Earth Day and a past, present and future Earth

For two years I’ve written about Earth Day on Earth Day (Apr. 22nd) and I figure: why should this year be different?! Witness “Earth Day 2014: ‘Conserve’ is the word” and “Earth Day 2013: The view of one interested observer.” So, here is this year’s Earth Day message. I never know exactly what I’m going … Read more

Great Western Cities ‘On-the-Air’ tour: Coos Bay, Oregon

The ninth and last in this series. This tour winds up in Coos Bay, Oregon and I think fittingly. How so? Picture this “Great Western Cities ‘On-the-Air’ tour” series as a train. It has a beginning (the locomotive), a middle (the rolling stock) and an end (the caboose – you remember those, right?). In the … Read more

Great Western Cities ‘On-the-Air’ tour: Flagstaff, Arizona

The sixth in this series. Flagstaff, Arizona is one “amazing” city. I say that because each and every time I visit I continue to be awed. There is just something about Flagstaff. A mountain community where two major highways cross (Interstates 17 and 40), Flagstaff is situated south of the Grand Canyon’s south rim at an elevation of 6,910 … Read more

Great Western Cities ‘On-the-Air’ tour: Long Beach, California

The fifth in this series. Home to the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Long Beach Grand Prix in April, Long Beach, California in Orange County, sits to the south of Los Angeles in Los Angeles County. So, why profile Long Beach for this “Great Western Cities ‘On-the-Air’ tour” series and not the bigger … Read more

Great Western Cities ‘On-the-Air’ tour: Grand Prairie, Texas

The first in this series. A couple of years ago during spring, I traveled to the Lone Star State from California. Destination: Grand Prairie, Texas. Having only been to Texas on one previous occasion traveling through the Texas panhandle region, my visit to Grand Prairie was memorable and for reasons which should become clear. Right … Read more