Picture postcards from your host
The first year since 1997 that I won’t leave the United States of America has been less depressing than I expected it to be. I’ve actually managed to see a lot of the country this year, for the first time since I was about three feet tall. To date, 2007 has seen trips to the Outer Banks of North Carolina, the cow town of Fort Worth, Texas, and the mountains of Idaho, among other places.
Here are some photos of recent trips.
As a matter of fact, as I write this, I’m sitting on the border of North Dakota and Minnesota, two states I don’t believe I’ve ever visited before, with the exception of Larry Craig International Airport in Minneapolis, which I visited recently.
I’m out here in the Fargo/Moorhead area on a reporting trip for work and it’s nice to see this very empty and rural part of the country. When my plane landed in Fargo, I thought we were landing in a cornfield; I could see no lights…
Last camping weekend of the year — Sept. 22 and 23
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia. This photo, incidentally, reminds me of the greatest newspaper headline I’ve seen in recent memory. I can’t remember which state it was from, but it was about how hunters had made a positive influence on a local economy.
Ready? Here goes: Deer hunters rack up big bucks
I will now pause to reflect on the greatness of this headline, as should you.
Thank you.
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Shenandoah National Park, Virginia
Labor Day in the Windy City
Chicago
Chicago — Yes, we really did sit this close at Wrigley Field.
Chicago — I became a Cubs fan after this game. Go Cubs! Cubs rule! To hell with that goat!
Chicago — The view from our hotel room*
Chicago — The view from our hotel room*
Chicago — Mayor Daley: Hizzoner.
*Fabrication
Back to Montana in July to celebrate five years of Freddo and Christine
Montana, Big Sky Country
Montana, Big Frog Country
Montana, Big Belly Country (shout-out to pregnant sister). And as you can see, the helicopter came back so Cap’n Fred could give everyone rides around the countryside and alarm all the militiamen living out there in the back country.
