Category Archives: Travel

29.71555 N, 95.501787 W

Posted on 30 May 14 by rcmckee

Went walkabout this morning, and while the heat wasn’t too bad the humidity purely kicked my ass… but before I staggered home after half my normal time, two quarts low and hanging on my walking staff, I got smiley-mugged by … Continue reading →

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Boom.

Posted on 04 Apr 14 by rcmckee

I see on the news reports that Tungurahua, down in Ecuador, is erupting again. It had been dormant for many years and went active again in 1999. It’s blown several times since then. I was there in 1994, and it … Continue reading →

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Forward into the past…

Posted on 14 Mar 14 by rcmckee

Gonna take a stroll into the stone age by way of the Houston Museum of Natural Science. C’mon. Ride along. (“It’ll be fun, he said…”) Our journey back begins at the top of the stairs. Big fan of stairs. Gotta … Continue reading →

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Spring’s springing…

Posted on 08 Mar 14 by rcmckee

First of the year…. I was over at Mason Park in the southeast side covering the Greater Houston LULAC Council’s “Loteria” fun run, because the guy in the tan coat is Richard Reyes, a long-time friend who was kind of … Continue reading →

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29.75978 N; 95.36970 W

Posted on 26 Nov 13 by rcmckee

Via Colori Houston… Two days, two hundred or so artists, who knows how many sticks of pastel chalk, and a very large street-painting festival to benefit the Center for Hearing and Speech… and you gotta be there* while it’s happening … Continue reading →

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29.64753 N, 95.347574 W… Saturday in the Park

Posted on 06 Oct 13 by rcmckee

With Guitarist. Now, you can say what you like about Ricardo Sweatt Rodriguez, but he’s an experienced traveller. And he brought his guitar along with the case, to share music and a beautiful evening at the Willow Waterhole Greenspace. I … Continue reading →

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29.70310 N, 95.46813 W (give or take a bit)

Posted on 29 Sep 13 by rcmckee

Things wander my way sometimes. I spent part of Friday morning in Bellaire doing a shoot, and right there in front of the historical Trolley Car was a good-sized banner advertising the Houston Area Wood Carvers annual show and sale, … Continue reading →

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On the road again….

Posted on 04 Sep 13 by rcmckee

Gotta say this for Texas: our leaders have their priorities straight. There’s not enough money for schools, food, or health care for our weakest and poorest, but our roadside rest stops have gotten some serious money poured into eco-friendly makeovers. … Continue reading →

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They Find You…

Posted on 05 Aug 13 by rcmckee

I went to San Antonio for a weekend in June to do some research for The Other Texas, my somewhat-more-serious Texas History and Culture blogzine. I walked the Paseo Del Rio (which has changed a wee bit since college days), … Continue reading →

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SALE

Posted on 23 Jul 13 by rcmckee

If you’re interested, Lonely Planet is running a pretty good sale on printed and ebook guides over at their website. Dunno how long this lasts….

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