“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who …
The Great Baseball Ride: Deadwood and Mount Rushmore. Read More »
“There are far better things ahead than the ones we leave behind.” C.S. Lewis Mile by mile, we get closer and closer to home. Our latest Super 8 – Missoula stay was fine. This one was a bit more dated than others we’d stayed at, but it was nice enough. We woke to a healthy …
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Soren loves the beach, and we love Coronado, so we elected to go there for the day. Coronado is an island off the coast of San Diego, connected by a bridge. It is home to beautiful beaches, beautiful homes, the historic Hotel Del Coronado, and also home to a Naval base. Coronado is where Navy …
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“Grantland Rice, the great sportswriter once said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you play the game.’ Well Grantland Rice can go to hell as far as I’m concerned.” – Gene Autry, Actor and former owner of the Anaheim (California) Angels. We woke up this morning in Kingman, AZ. Kingman is a …
The Great Baseball Ride: Game 7; Anaheim Angels and More Route 66. Read More »
“Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.” – George Will The agenda today is to see that hole in Arizona, get our car from the shop in Flagstaff, give them a good chunk of our money, and proceed to Kingman, AZ for our …
We woke up from a nice nights sleep at the HoJo in Flagstaff. I had an early morning oil change scheduled at the local Honda dealership and was eager to get it done with so we could go on with our day. The oil change revealed an oil leak issue. It would be just under …
The Great Baseball Ride: Game 6; Arizona Diamondbacks. Read More »