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  • Big Bend NP-6

    4/3/2025 I’m gonna wrap this up prematurely, as there is little to make funny jokes about any longer, and if I can’t do that I become unmotivated real fast. Plus, it’s just plain boring. Given that we now had an extra day, we made our way to “see the water” — a common request of […]

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  • Big Bend NP-5

    4/2/2025 The wind continued to howl most of the night, dying down shortly before dawn. Speaking of which: dawn. When do you suppose that first light of morning takes place? For me, pretty much no matter where we are this time of year, it’s 6-ish. You know, if you open your eyes at 6, you […]

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  • Big Bend NP-4

    Big Bend NP-4

    4/1/2025 Breaking Bad. Dave said that’s what the area looked like and he was EXACTLY RIGHT. Was Breaking Bad filmed in New Mexico? I feel like it had to be. I don’t have internet right now, so I can’t check but this place screams of a camper-making-meth scene.  Dave wasn’t even going to make coffee, […]

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  • Big Bend NP-3

    Big Bend NP-3

    Well… I’m sad to report we did NOT stay in Roswell with the ET’s. We were making too good of time and blasted right on through. Mostly I’m sad because that’s also where we left civilization. We should have stopped there for dinner but we weren’t hungry. Instead, we continued on to Artesia, NM and […]

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Jen menke

I’m a mostly-retired, pretend graphics and web developer (but don’t judge my skillz by THIS site!). We sold our dream home in Watertown, MN and downsized to a “Villa” in Excelsior, MN and built a home in our dream location of Eagle, CO and now split our time between the two states. It is truly a dichotomous life of absentee gardening and getting together with friends & family while in MN and playing hard and hermitting while in CO. I’ve let the blog go but a trip to Alaska has me resurrecting the Road Warriors series. My beloved brother is my biggest fan and I am doing this just for him.

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Trail of Broken Wings
2 of 5 stars
Trail of Broken Wings
by Sejal Badani
Started out strong and dwindled off for me. I wasn't enamored of the writing and -- maybe it's just me -- but the secrets!? I understand that you have to be willing to swallow a fair amount of incredulity when enjoying a lot of fiction, ...
The Girl on the Train
3 of 5 stars
The Girl on the Train
by Paula Hawkins
Audible book. Good, mindless listen. Pretty good action and twists. Not as good as all the hype, in my opinion, but I did enjoy. --Not enough to choose for my bookclub though: it would have been carved up by those English-teaching wolves...
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away
4 of 5 stars
I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America after Twenty Years Away
by Bill Bryson
Not my favorite Bryson book. However, it's been several years since I last read one and I was -- once again -- astounded by his writing style and voice. I just love him. I think this book is mostly compiled from columns he wrote over a c...

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