Posts Tagged ‘Bug’
Bye-Bye Bug, Hello Leaf
If you’re wondering why I haven’t posted to the Bug Tripping blog in a while, it’s because the Bug flew back to its VW hive. In 2015 the EPA gave Volkswagen notice that the company had violated the Clean Air Act when it was discovered it had programmed the TDI diesel engines to activate their…
Read MoreClayton, New Mexico ~ Where the deer and the dinosaurs play
To avoid the metropolis of Albuquerque on our way to Boulder, we took a shortcut through the farthest northeast corner of New Mexico. I’ve always wanted to see a bit of New Mexico, and a bit is all I got when we stopped in the tiny town of Clayton New Mexico calls itself “The Land of Enchantment,”…
Read MoreCadillac Ranch
“We have to go to Amarillo,” I told Harry. “Why Amarillo?” he asked. “Cadillac Ranch, of course.” I’m not sure what my fascination has been with Cadillac Ranch, but since I first heard of the art installation years ago, I’ve been longing to see it in person. It’s not about the Bruce Springsteen song from…
Read MoreOklahoma City (the German version)
So far on our March Bug Trip we had encountered a snowstorm, sleet, freezing fog, and a chill that required layering on as much fleece as I’d packed. By the time we approached Oklahoma City, I was ready to uncork a bottle of wine and sit by a fire. The Oklahoma capital spreads miles from…
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