At least we hope it isn’t. If it is, we’ll be trapped on a man-made island at Lake Havasu, AZ. And we’d have to swim across the man-made channel to get to the other brewpub that isn’t on the island. (Currently at Barley Brothers (really malty IPA has me slightly stunned), going to Mudshark Brewing […]
After we left the Sugarite campground in northern NM, we drove quite a while. I was hoping that we’d be able to camp in the Petrified Forest National Park, but they’re only open during the day–no camping. So we drove on to the next outpost of civilization: Holbrook, AZ. Once we got into town we […]
On this trip, I have had the pleasure and occasional discomfort of explaining the origin, purpose, function, construction of the magnificent Shorty. Having a teardrop is not for the shy…and if you are (as I can be), it forces you to Deal With It. When I sprinted to the bathroom at Sugarite State Park, I […]
When we last checked in, we were in Denver and starting to slowly get ready to head out. Left a bunch of deer meat with my brother, emptied the last of the Third Base Brewing Hopnesia from the growler, packed up, and headed on down 25. We went down to the bottom of Colorado and […]
We went with my parents back to the Third Base brewpub, and I’ve discovered that my father does indeed turn up past eleven. But you just can’t take your parents anywhere: “I’ll take that with the potato wedgeies” he tells the waitron and mom responds “I’ll give you a WEDGIE!” We left on Saturday, drove […]
So we hang out at Roy’s folks’ place for a few days, fix the car (Advance was cool, exchanged the part with no questions, the new part and its performance is a later post), and hit the road. First stop was Mason City to visit Mike and Kelli (and Jack the Dog). Did you know […]
Yesterday we went to the Pleasant Creek “lake” which is also emergency water in case the nuclear power plant melts down. It’s about 10 miles from where I grew up and went to school. We walked some trails, mostly because all we’ve been doing is sitting in the car, sitting in someone’s house visiting, sitting […]
While we were in Indiana, we stopped twice at Three Floyds Brewpub in Munster. We’re both investors in the brewpub and like to ‘keep our eye on our investment’ and we also brought our “free pint a day” cards for their rare use. Courtney spotted the Zeitgeist sticker behind the bar (Zeitgeist is a bike/cycle […]
Last year, Cedar Rapids and most of eastern Iowa suffered from incredible flooding. I moved to Iowa the summer of 1993, and experienced the joy that is a 100 year flood. The floods last year blew 93 out of the water (good god, please pardon that pun). Coming into Cedar Rapids day before yesterday, I […]