Splendid China was a theme park in near Orlando, Florida. It opened in 1993 and closed on December 31, 2003. It was a sister park to the Splendid China in Shenzhen, China, and cost $100 million to build. It was a 75-acre (30 ha) miniature park with more than 60 replicas at a one-tenth scaleContinue reading “Splendid China”
Author Archives: Krista Marson
Childhood Memories
An excerpt from my travel memoir, Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) Growing up, my family only took one trip every couple of years, and it was the same trip every time. My parents weren’t the most creative travelers in the world, but they knew how to keep their kids happy because that unvarying vacation always took us to Florida.Continue reading “Childhood Memories”
Lassen, America’s “Other” Yellowstone
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Lassen, CA Aug 19 – 23, 2008 Lassen Volcanic National Park is an American national park in northeastern California. The dominant feature of the park is Lassen Peak, the largest plug dome volcano in the world and the southernmost volcano in the Cascade Range. (A plug dome volcano is aContinue reading “Lassen, America’s “Other” Yellowstone”
Midwestern Snapshots
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Wisconsin, May 8 – Jun 3, 2008 I used to have to go back home to Wisconsin a lot to visit my ailing mother. Most of the time, I just stayed in Milwaukee, but sometimes I would take a little road trip to clear out my head. Here is a randomContinue reading “Midwestern Snapshots”
Zydeco Queen
An excerpt from my travel memoir, Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) Since I was on a roll thinking up the best TV shows ever, I began to wonder where my TV crew was when a particular woman caught my attention in Lafayette, Louisiana. However, before I delve into too much detail about this mysterious lady, I mustContinue reading “Zydeco Queen”
Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Spring Santa Cruz, 2007 “[Cannery Row’s] inhabitants are, as the man once said, ‘whores, pimps, gamblers, and sons of bitches,’ by which he meant everybody. Had the man looked through another peephole he might have said, ‘saints and angels and martyrs and holy men,’ and he would have meantContinue reading “Monterey and Santa Cruz, CA”
Old Cars
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Old Cars, Mar 12, 2007 There’s something artistic about old cars rotting in the desert. How does every junkyard have a resident cat? My books Memory Road Trip (e-book or paperback) and Time Traveled (e-book or paperback) are both available! You can also find them at most major international book sites.
Adrift
This chapter is an excerpt from the book I am currently working on titled, “Inner Atlas.” I have decided to nix this chapter entirely and post it here, just so it exists somewhere. Floating We had just gotten off the shuttle with about a dozen other passengers at the starting point on the Namekagon River. ItContinue reading “Adrift”
One Tree, One Plant
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Cave Creek, April 2008 Above is a photo of what used to be my favorite tree before it got washed away by a flash flood. It was an American Sycamore (Platanus occidentalis L.), and it was always beautiful no matter what season. I would visit it when I would hikeContinue reading “One Tree, One Plant”
Vulture Mine
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Vulture Gold Mine, Feb 2008. The Vulture Mine outside of Wickenburg, Arizona was the most productive gold mine in Arizona history. From 1863 to 1942 the mine produced 340,000 ounces (9,638.8 kgs) of gold and 260,000 ounces (7,370.9 kgs) of silver. I’m having a hard time visualizing what those valuesContinue reading “Vulture Mine”
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