Last week I was at the spectacular Arches National Park in Utah.
Author Archives: Deonne Kahler
It’s Probably a Good Thing He Didn’t Answer
I haven’t written much about my Southern Scamp from last year. It was an interesting trip, with plenty of beauty and kitsch and hospitality. (And barbecue. Obviously.) But there were also some odd moments. Creepy, even.
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Tagged Mississippi, Places I don't want to go back to, Restaurants, Roadside attractions, Weirdness
Two Ways of Looking at a Rhino
(With apologies to Wallace Stevens.)
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Tagged Animals, California, Zoos
San Diego Zoo: Extreme Cuteness Edition
Koalas are ridiculously cute, but they’re also frustratingly shy. Don’t they know their one job is to entertain the humans, especially those of us with cameras who are just dying to photograph their fuzzy little faces?
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Tagged Animals, California, Zoos
Dog Days of Summer
Is there anything sweeter than watching a dog play in the water? Especially when the setting is this beautiful?
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Tagged Colorado, Dogs, Lakes, National Parks
One reason for the American epidemic of ADD?
I’ve got a hypothesis and I’m just going to put it out there. After hanging out in Del Mar recently, I’m wondering if one reason Americans have a harder and harder time holding their attention to one topic, task, or Hey, look! Nicolas Cage!
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Tagged California, Fairs, Food, Weirdness
Cows and Goats and Sheep, Oh My!
The Del Mar Fair in San Diego is a fun annual tradition I hadn’t experienced in a long time. And by long time, I mean the last time I did there was some ’80s hair band playing the Saturday night main stage and no one even thought it was ironic.
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Tagged Animals, California, Fairs
Sam and Jack Take Dog Beach in Coronado
Sam had never seen the ocean, and since we’re hanging out in San Diego, it was time. I was waiting for a friend to get out of a meeting in Coronado so I took Sam and his dog, Jack, down the road past the Hotel Del, all the way to the end, where there’s a popular dog beach.
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Tagged Animals, Beaches, California
Flaming Gorge, UT
Even though the last Scampabout was woefully short – as in, 48 hours short – I did manage to see some beautiful sights.
When the Destination Fights You, Change Destinations
So there we were, me, Sam, and Sadie. On the road and heading north toward Glacier National Park. This was a do-over of the same trip attempt last year, that got called after only a week because of a series of mishaps that sent us back home, tails and spare tires between our legs.