The Peripatetic Traveler

Last weekend was the annual Rails in the Garden tour here in Tucson, hosted by members of the Tucson Garden Railway Society. Every year, the club opens up ten or so...

Toys for grownups come in all shapes and sizes – boats, cars, trucks, and airplanes all qualify. Trains do, too, although it’s harder to own a real train than some of...

Yesterday I posted the origins and development (vastly abbreviated, to be sure!) of my Jeep obsession. Today, Dear Reader, I’ll tell you why I’m building a six-wheel-drive (6×6) Jeep. It started...

Every now and then, I come across some new toy that I just *have* to have, as in, “Damn the expense, full speed ahead!” Some timeĀ ago I was introduced to the...