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    The Road to Paradise: Driving the Golden Chain Highway in Northern California

    by Malcolm Logan February 6, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan February 6, 2021

    Getting lost isn’t bad. I’ve had some of my best adventures when I’ve gotten lost. Case in point, recently I was on …

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    Fresno, CA and the Birth of the Credit Card

    by Malcolm Logan January 23, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan January 23, 2021

    Tell someone you’re going to Fresno and you’ll get a strange look. It’ll be the same look whether you’re in California or …

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    A Self-Guided Tour of the Manson Murder Sites in Los Angeles

    by Malcolm Logan January 16, 2021
    by Malcolm Logan January 16, 2021

    This self-guided tour of the Charles Manson murder sites in and around Los Angeles is designed to take three hours. By following …

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  • NevadaThe Mountain States

    Groundbreaking Attractions: Over and Under in the New Las Vegas

    by Malcolm Logan March 16, 2020
    by Malcolm Logan March 16, 2020

    Grinning, I worked the levers and lowered my bucket. Drawing the teeth down and back, I chewed my first hole in the …

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    Good Medicine: A Spiritual Journey Through Monument Valley

    by Malcolm Logan March 2, 2020
    by Malcolm Logan March 2, 2020

    As a child he witnessed magic. Among the spires of orange and russet rock, in the shadows of parapets ribboned with plum …

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  • TexasThe Plains States

    Way, Way Out There: The Art and Artlessness of Marfa, Texas

    by Malcolm Logan February 7, 2020
    by Malcolm Logan February 7, 2020

    Southwest Texas is vast, and mostly empty. From San Antonio to El Paso, a distance of 550 miles, no town larger than …

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  • Florida

    The Cries of the Abused: Exhuming the Horrors of the Past in Marianna, FL

    by Malcolm Logan January 26, 2020
    by Malcolm Logan January 26, 2020

    “What a piece of human trash.” “Should have put him in front of a wall and shot him.” “This dude is a …

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  • Florida

    Return of the Rocket Man: Learning to Flyboard in Fort Myers, Florida

    by Malcolm Logan January 9, 2020
    by Malcolm Logan January 9, 2020

    When I was eight, I saw a vision of my future.  According to Argosy magazine, by the time I was thirty I …

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  • Kentucky

    Aftershock: A Strange Tale of Murder, Rage and the Earthquake that Shook America

    by Malcolm Logan December 10, 2019
    by Malcolm Logan December 10, 2019

    In the months following the murder there was scarcely an hour when the earth did not shake. The sound of it was …

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  • IllinoisThe Midwest

    The Catch: Exploring New Opportunities to Fly at Trapeze School in Chicago

    by Malcolm Logan December 2, 2019
    by Malcolm Logan December 2, 2019

    Face it. There are some things you are not permitted to do. For example, you cannot perform surgery without a license. You …

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My American Odyssey
  • The East
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    • Pennsylvania
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    • Missouri
    • Ohio
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