Matt, the Curator of the museum collection here at Petrified Forest shows me the likeness of a Metoposaur on each side–an 8′ long lizard/salamander type of critter that lived about 220M years ago. This is my next project. This appears to be the left...
After a ridiculous 35 day government shutdown our National Parks are finally open so I hurry up to Petrified Forest National Park from Tucson where I’ve cooled (?) my heels for two weeks. As a former NPS ranger, and now also retired from 35 years of dentistry,...
I’m back in Jackson en route to Tucson (where I’ll make a presentation to the Historical Society and elsewhere) but my first stop is Jackson Hole where I’ve visited now for 52 years. I am driving but many people fly in and out. The Jackson Hole...
After my NPS Centennial Roadtrip, I had to move my poster business out of a private home and into a real warehouse. I bought this sight-unseen. It was originally a machine shop in the 1970s with 400 amps of power at 480 VAC! Perfect, except for the ugly mural on...
From Santa Fe, it’s back on the road to Moab, Grand Canyon and Zion national parks. At Montecello I find another roadside attraction with a fantastic boutique ice cream parlor. Screech! On Doctor’s orders (mine), I sooth my sore throat with big dollop...
An early fall morning in Jackson Hole gives me pause…it’s time to head south in the Ranger-Doug-Mobile, my 1948 (serial #3) Airstream. The annual American Dental Association is in Denver this year and even though I’m retired, off I go to hear the...
