Posted in American Countryside

Who Are the Paniolos?

They are the cowboys of Hawaii and I visit with perhaps the biggest paniolo of all, Robby Hind, former livestock manager of the Parker Ranch,…

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Posted in American Countryside New Mexico

T or C

The name of this city is so long, most road signs abbreviate it. In fact, when you’re in state, it isn’t uncommon to see an…

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Posted in American Countryside California

The Rock Spires of Pinnacles National Monument

Geologists tell us this place began as a volcano, but you certainly wouldn’t know it by climbing it’s rock spires today. We head to one…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

Where the Buffalo Roam

It’s a place wnere the buffalo roam and herds of people come to watch them.  I’ll take you to a place that attracts visitors worldwide…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

A Road to Make You Drive Slowly

The purpose of a new road is usually to get people from one point to another more quickly and safely.  This man had another idea. …

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

South Dakota’s First State Park

It is South Dakota’s first state park but when it was established over a century ago one man was worried the pristine place would be…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

John the Baptist and Music

You may not think of John the Baptist as someone who would teach you a lot about music, but in just a moment, you’ll learn…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Another Man’s Birthday Celebrated

Everyone knows that Christmas is celebrated on December 25th, but at the opposite point of the year, another man’s birth is celebrated…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

The Historic Route of Cereals

Grocery stores devote plenty of shelf space to cereals, but the historic route those breakfast foods took to get there may just surprise you…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

The Copper Queen Mine

Under the earth in southern Arizona you’ll find a place that brought people to the dry, wide open stretches of this place…

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