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Hurricane Earl
Earl is the fifth tropical storm of the 2010 season, and the first to threaten the mainland of the USA. This behemouth storm, a gigantic system nearly 600 km in diameter with 200 km/hr winds and huge waves, is currently in the mid Atlantic Ocean hundreds of kilometers east of the US mainland. It is tracking northward and will likely not affect the Eastern Coast of the US. There is, however, some slight chance that it could veer westward and hit into land somewhere between North Carolina and the northern states. More...

New Orleans Anniversary
New Orleans is observing its fifth anniversary of the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina. It was August 29, 2005 when the massive tropical storm known as Katrina made landfall on the coast of Louisiana, Missisippi and Texas causing severe damage and the loss of over 1,800 lives. The accompanying storm surge caused the failure of several critical dikes protecting the City of New Orleans. More...

Back Roads Travel
Route 66 is a myth that continues in spite of the obvious contraditctions of present-day reality. The old "mother road" was a great dream that reached its culmination more than 75 years ago, and already began its slow deterioration nearly 50 years ago. Today, there is little left of the authentic route 66 other than a few segments scattered along its 2,000 mile original.length and preserved primarily for the tourist industry to promote. I prefer the backroads that still exist in their original pristine conditions all across the USA. You can find them in every state, in all parts of the country. You just have to look for them. More...

Where are all the cowboys?
The Southwestern part of the USA was greatly influenced by the early colonization of Spanish settlers.  They introduced cows and horses to the new world, and formed the first "rancheros" with horse mounted "vaqueros" to tend their cattle.  The European settlers that came later quickly adopted many of the Spanish customs and practices.  These newer English, Irish and German immigrants learned to herd cattle on the open range lands.  They called their farms "ranches" and used horse mounted "cattle boys" to tend the herds.  Those cattle boys became known as cowboys. More...