On my quest to visit and photograph all of the world’s LDS temples, while helping my sister drive home to California from Texas recently we made a pit stop at the Los Angeles California Temple. I had visited this temple … Continued
I had a busy Christmas vacation going to Oklahoma to see the Price Tower in Bartlesville, but that wasn’t my only excursion away from Dallas. I also went to Houston to visit family, a friend and the Houston Temple. I had … Continued
As you know if you’ve been following my adventures for a while, I have in addition to visiting Frank Lloyd Wright buildings on my bucket list to visit all of the temples of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Continued
Frank Lloyd Wright was a very prolific architect having designed more than 1,000 projects with around half of those actually being built. Of the remaining about 400+ still-standing Wright buildings only 70 are open to the public. The rest are … Continued
Standing in a small town in northern Oklahoma is the only realized skyscraper designed by one of America’s greatest architects. Its creator called it “the tree that escaped the crowded forest,” though a small grove has grown up next to … Continued
Continued from Flagstaff’s Three National Monuments part 1 posted 25 Nov. 2014 Sunset Crater National Monument One hypothesis of why the people of Wupatki left almost 1,000 years ago is the significance of the neighboring Sunset Crater National Monument. This … Continued
Today, I express gratitude for one particular college professor who is a great teacher and mentor—Susan Walton. Professor Walton was my teacher for numerous courses throughout my degree at BYU. She was also our faculty advisor for our chapter of … Continued
I’ve just finished Ken Burns’ multi-part PBS documentary about the National Parks that tells the story of “America’s best idea,” which happens to be the story of America itself over the last 150 years. I genuinely got emotional during parts … Continued
Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs Unabridged; David Ian Davies; One Voice Recordings A story you could tell was written in installments, Tarzan of the Apes isn’t a great literary accomplishment, but is fun to get lost in. … Continued