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A comment on one of our Cleverjourneys articles, coupled with a serendipitous drive by a church, reminded me of something my Great Grandmother would often say. “I pray every day for our country and our President, but I’m so sad and discouraged by all the evil. I keep looking for a sign,” was the reader’s…
Read more Signs of Greatness Are All Around If You Look For Them
It was a lifelong dream to visit Sun Records in June 2020. As weird as it sounds, I also wanted to know what the back of it looked like. I’ve seen photos of the iconic and historical building in Memphis, but they were all front facing views. Dodie and I decided to go for it.…
A perfect storm of three thundering biker rallies and two Trump Train events will be rolling through the Cowboy Capital of the World region deep in Texas Hill Country this first weekend of October. The 19th Annual Texas Hill Country Thunder Rally is back with an October 1-4, 2020 event to be held at Bandera’s…
Growing up in the Lone Star State , I have a preference for Texas Style Barbeque sauces. Grandpa Bassett Arthur, a Navy Sea Bee cook in World War II, honed his skills in restaurants in Abilene, Brady and Coleman, Texas. His barbeque was perfect. “In Texas, we don’t play around with basting,” he’d say. “You…
Our faith in America’s sense of humor was restored during the pandemic summer of 2020. We escaped from the onslaught of negative news and propaganda by just getting away. Our travels through 14 states and Washington D.C. for over a month thoroughly offered a lighter side of truth and experiences. Besides counting the number of…
Read more These Wacky American Town Names Will Make You Laugh
Originally planned in March and being in lockdown over the COVID-19 crisis, the Texas Hill Country Thunder Rally is back. The October 1-4, 2020 event will be the 19th straight rally held at Bandera’s Mansfield Park. Consisting of tent camping, poker run, vendors, food, and field events, there will be music throughout the day Friday…
Read more Texas Hill Country Bike Week, Thunder in the Hill Country 2020 Rally is Back
American workers, happy to be returning to the travel, food and hospitality fields, are welcoming us back with open arms–only six feet away. We had wonderful feedback after posting several articles about our recent 32-day, 4500 mile roadtrip from the Texas Hill Country through much of the South, Washington D.C. (for July 4th), to part of…
Read more More Suggested Road Trips Opened for COVID-19 Season
We have just returned from a 32-day, 4500 mile roadtrip (June 19-July 21) from the Texas Hill Country through much of the South, Washington D.C. for July 4th, to part of the Midwest and back. Our preconceived ideas from news and the continually changing regulations around COVID-19 were blown away with the reality we experienced. It actually…
Read more COVID Beliefs Blown Away For RVers-Campers on Iconic U.S. Travel Roads
Ever since I was fortunate to meet with B.B. King for an interview in his tour bus in 2010, my interest in the origins of American music grew immensely–especially in the Delta Blues region. The proverbial “melting pot” accurately describes how the Mississippi Delta was fertile grounds to grow gospel, blues, country, and rock into…
The Texas Wine Country is beautiful and we always feel blessed to visit Fredericksburg. But this trip, we are just passing through. Later this year we plan to visit the vast National Museum of the Pacific War. It’s been years since H-E-B donated an existing store behind the Admiral Chester Nimitz museum (in old family…
Read more Roadtrip 2020 Day 1: Sad News From Marble Falls Blue Bonnet Cafe
