#Missouri

Feb 1, 20182 min read

New Yorker’s Idea of the United States of America

The first time I visited my future father-in-law’s study I was struck by two things: the enticing collection of history books that...

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Jun 30, 20172 min read

History Envy

I have history envy. I doubt that it’s a very widespread malady, though possibly infectious. Therefore, in the public interest I have...

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Apr 1, 20172 min read

Story Telling

Nobel and Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist, Toni Morrison, has admitted in interviews that she writes the story she would like to...

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Apr 1, 20153 min read

It’s All About the Water

The first time I traveled the Lewis & Clark Trail was in 1997. I was participating in a FAM (that’s travelspeak for “familiarization...

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Jan 1, 20154 min read

Is it Failure, or Lack of Success?

There is a universal appeal to underdog stories, and I like them so much I’ve practically made a second career out of collecting them!...

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Dec 1, 20143 min read

The Fascination With Water

What is it about water that is so alluring to the human psyche? Views of a river, estuary, ocean, canal, inter-coastal waterway, bayou,...

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Jul 31, 20133 min read

Following the Lewis & Clark Trail

I have been leading modern-day explorers over the Lewis & Clark Trail more or less regularly since 1997, and as you read this I have...

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May 2, 20112 min read

Springtime in New Mexico

Spring comes grudgingly to the Northern Plains. Last year it didn’t arrive until the middle of June! So I often manage to find excuses to...

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Mar 10, 20112 min read

It All Started With the Oregon Trail

Although Shebby Lee Tours started as a local sightseeing company with the slogan, “we lend insights to the sights”, it wasn’t until 1993...

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