by J. Dawg | Aug 4, 2016 | Ohio
James Garfield. Â He was one of our US Presidents who was assassinated. Â That’s all I knew about James Garfield. Â His name was just an answer to a trivia question. Â But, I learned much more about James Garfield during a recent visit to his home in Ohio. While on...
by J. Dawg | Jul 30, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016, National Parks
After leaving Rifle Falls, we continued our homeward trek east through central Colorado. Â We’d been up in the San Juans, the Western Slope, and the Central Mountains experiencing a great Rocky Mountain high for the past month. Â In two days we’d leave the...
by J. Dawg | Jul 20, 2016 | Music Festivals
“He who does not expect, will not find out the unexpected.” Â Heraclitus For the past 16 years, I’ve made a mid summer pilgrimage to the Catskills to attend the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival. Â I enjoy bluegrass music. Â The heartfelt songs, the multi...
by J. Dawg | Jul 12, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016
After leaving Fruita the Beautah and Country Jam, it was time for us to make the turn and start heading east. Â We’d been in Colorado for about 5 weeks and unfortunately, it was time to start our journey home. Â Instead of just blasting east on I-70 for 5 long...
by J. Dawg | Jul 5, 2016 | Ohio
I came back baby, ’cause Rock and Roll never forgets. I’m not sure how one’s memory works, but there’s rock and roll music constantly playing on the juke box in this cowboys head. I sometimes can’t remember what I did...
by J. Dawg | Jun 26, 2016 | Colorado, Colorado Roadtrip 2016, National Parks
Fruita. Â Every time I said the name, more words seemed to want to come out of my mouth. Â So, shortly after arriving, the music box that is constantly playing in my head blurted out Fruita the Beautah. Â Thank you J. Geils for planting that one in my head. Fruita is a...