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”
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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”
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”
The Castillo San Felipe del Morro
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Puerto Rico, Jan 2008. The Castillo San Felipe del Morro was the largest Caribbean fortification built by the Spanish, and it was intriguing to see peeling plaster revealing stones set in place hundreds of years before. History happened here, and I couldn’t help but wonder how many pirates gazed uponContinue reading “The Castillo San Felipe del Morro”
On the Streets of San Juan
Photos from my retro photo album titled: Puerto Rico, Jan 2008. San Juan was very photogenic. We spent the majority of our time in Old San Juan, where the colors were vibrant, and the buildings were old. The combination of sea salt and time wore Old San Juan down like an antique coin rubbed of itsContinue reading “On the Streets of San Juan”
Remembrances
Photos from my retro photo album titled: New Orleans, Apr 2008. Oak Alley Plantation is named for its distinguishing visual feature, an alley (French allée) or canopied path, created by a double row of southern live oak trees about 800 feet (240 meters) long, planted in the early 18th century — long before the present houseContinue reading “Remembrances”
After Katrina
Photos from my retro photo album titled: New Orleans, Apr 2008. When I drove around The Lower 9th Ward two years post-major disaster, the neighborhood still appeared disjointed. I couldn’t tell which houses were inhabited versus which ones were not, as either scenario was just as likely to have a couch roosting on the front lawn or broken stepsContinue reading “After Katrina”
The Angels of New Orleans
Photos from my retro photo album titled: New Orleans, Apr 2008. The angels speak for themselves. You can read about the cemeteries here. 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.
Krista Marson 