Take 50

For those of you read my novel, McGhee in the Gloaming, you might recognize the town of Winnemucca: it was the home of Jaime, the man who...

So why are the phone poles by train tracks short? Because they are actually telegraph poles and the closer lines and aerials improve...

In case you were wondering (look at the sky).

It is a mighty small city, where fortunes are lost along the swift-trickling Truckee river.

Truckee is a cute little town.

Popping in for some BBQ.... Yes, exceptionally bad taste, I admit. But look at that view!

In the crisp air of the Sierra foothills, 6:30 a fine time to let out for adventure.

Unlike Elon Musk, I can't re-use my last launch vehicle. No, it's not in the drink -- it's in the hands of my son Nathan (fingers...

I'm gonna guess astute viewers could see this was coming. Personally, I like black and white photos - something about the moral clarity...

I know you've all been holding your breath: sure, there were 1600 or so pics on the site, but were they the best ones? Could they...

Imagine driving a lonely stretch of West Texas highway, and stumbling upon the following: As isolated as this appears, you have no idea....

To keep it sensual, I recorded some sounds along the way. Check out the new link on the menu bar (PC), or in the menu of your mobile...

In case you thought you were done humoring me, you're not. Sorry. Not sorry. I'll be doing a lot more posts, some of which may actually...

Way back in January, when Take50 was just a gleam in my eye, the boys and I (Gus and Louie, the dogs) did our very first Tracy pilgrimage...

Here I sit, 37C, awaiting departure from Dulles after driving 5400 miles, enduring 20 hotels, and swilling countless cups of joe. Would I...

Our California, who art on Nevada, may Utah Colorado. New Mexico come, Texas be done, Louisiana upon Mississippi, then Alabama upon...

Years ago my brother Jim gave me a bottle of Courvosier VSOP as a graduation present from college. I finished that bottle several months...

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge...

I should have known when I crossed Bataan St NW that I was on a death march, but didn't see the signs until too late. Two and a half...

Sometimes it's the simple things that give life an unexpected infusion of pleasure. Such were the pomegranate martinis at the Beacon...