Exploring paths less traveled

As part of my fall 2025 solo journey to Big Bend and following the stretch to Natchez MS via the Trace ( link to that post ), I stayed the night at the Natchez Grand Hotel on the River to get ready for drive the following day. The hotel receptionist recommended the little bar nearby, Bowie's Rabit Hole - as I got in late and was looking for any place still open for dinner. The bar was just across the side street from the hotel to the south. Both are on the Mississippi River.

A Late October Exploration of the Natchez Trace Heading out on Wednesday afternoon from the Nashville side (north entry), I finally ventured down the Natchez Trace as part of my planned trip to Texas. While the more northern routes to Texas, such as the through the Ozarks, Little Rock and through Texarkana, have their own appeal - I felt this time of year was perfect for exploring the "Trace". Besides, it's cooling down now and getting further south a little faster helps to d

Photons Past at Bixby Bridge , Photo © Danny Montague Big Sur as it's now known, once known as el sur grande (the big country of the south) when Cali was Mexican territory, is that wild expanse accommodating the PCH (Pacific Coast Highway) south of Carmel. This is a place where the crashing waves had sent some low resonance frequency to my brain - calling me to visit. Having spent time in the area to the north (Half Moon Bay, San Fran, etc.) in years prior, I was aware of thi