VIDEO: Doing Wall Drug

South Dakota’s Wall Drug evokes competing emotions. My feelings on the subject are divided. As the Persuaders once sang, it’s a thin line between love and hate. Or to paraphrase Dickens: it is the best of tourist traps; it is the worst of tourist traps....

Virgin Galactic “Cosmic Camping”

April 1 The Virgin Galactic corporation today announced a unique joint venture with Airstream designed to bolster the fledgling space tourism industry. The two companies will partner to offer “Cosmic Camping” ™ to intrepid and well-heeled adventurers. “Since the glory...

VIDEO: Filiform Corrosion

It goes without saying that I love Airstreams. Their legacy in the RV travel industry is unmatched. Their design is iconic. Airstreams are pretty much the only travel trailers that can occasionally pass as art. They’ve been doing it for eight decades. By...

VIDEO: SEEMORE’s New Shoes

When the time rolled around for new tires, we faced a minor dilemma. The OEM tires on SEEMORE, our Ford F250 pickup truck, were Continental Contitracs. Our experience with those Continental tires was pretty good. We managed to extract just over 47,000 miles of service...

PHOTOS: From Yukon With Love

As always, if you want to follow our latest, please visit and “LIKE” our Faceboook page. Greetings from Watson Lake, Yukon Territory! This is a small town that serves as an overnight stop along the Alaska Highway. We passed through Watson Lake over a month ago on our...

VIDEO: Space & Rocket Center

Several months ago, I stood outside on a chilly winter night, staring at the moon. Doing so is a rite of passage for budding photographers. Taking a nice photo of the moon is not a difficult task, though it requires some preparation. A tripod is a must, and it helps...

PHOTOS: Update from Alaska

First of all, if you are interested in LLH and our travel antics, we encourage you to visit and “LIKE” our Facebook page. I realize not everyone uses Facebook, but (current stock price notwithstanding) it really is one of the easiest and most effective means of...

S’MORES!

I’ve been watching my weight lately. In fact, I’ve been on a diet. This means, sadly, a summer with no beer. For me, that’s like a soccer game with no ball. In the old days, I’d down a couple of 300-calorie pale ales before crawling out of bed....