Happy Independence Day! Yesterday I checked into my Harvest Host spot for the night and then went to Jak’s Brewery for trivia. I was playing against teams of at least six people and I managed to come in third. I was pretty proud of myself. After trivia I went back to Ascent Brewery for the […]
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Today I visited the Western Museum of Mining and Industry. This was a very cool museum. Outside the entrance they had an old steam engine, steam shovel, a hammer mill, old rail carts and an engine, and some miscellaneous items. Inside they had two restored steam engines and a water pump in the main hall. […]
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The last few days I’ve just been bumming around Colorado Springs, CO. On the 28th I visited a couple more breweries, NANO 108 Brewing Co. and Peaks and Pines Brewing Co. At NANO 108 there was a group of people playing cards and they were trying to find another player for their game. I volunteered, […]
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I had a great day today exploring Peterson Space Force Base. This was the most intensive security that I’ve had to go through to get on a military base. I had to email three days ahead of time, then I had to give my ID and vehicle registration in the visitors center before they let […]
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Today I walked around downtown Colorado Springs, CO. Downtown reminds me a lot of downtown Fargo. There are a bunch of bars, restaurants, and idiots revving their vehicles all the time. I started my day at Phantom Canyon Brewing Co. This was more of a restaurant than a brewery. It was really fancy inside though. […]
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Over the last few days I finished driving up to Colorado Springs, CO. I stopped in Penrose, CO on the 22nd for the night. On my way I was able to see Capulin Volcano National Monument. It was a volcano in the middle of nowhere. I used Harvest Hosts to find a place to park […]
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Yesterday I drove up to the United States Army Field Artillery Museum at Fort Sill in Lawton, OK. This is where they do the majority of the training for the US Army artillery. They have an awesome museum on base that I highly recommend. I didn’t even make it into the museum before being amazed. […]
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After looking at the medical studies in Austin, I decided that I didn’t want to stay in Texas for another two to three weeks and took off to Wichita Falls, TX. Of course there was a LIV golf tournament in Dallas this weekend that I didn’t know about until today. Oh well, it would’ve been […]
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A couple of weeks ago I was invited to go to Las Vegas, NV with my friend Liz. Her parents have a condo there and she invited me to hang out for the week and show her around. Unfortunately the pool at the complex was closed for repair so there wasn’t any relief from the […]
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The last couple of days I’ve just been bumming around Dallas. Yesterday I went to Armor Brewing. They have a really nice brewery. Today I went to Odd Muse Brewing. The brewery from the outside looks like some regular office building. Inside though, there was huge murals and lots of artwork.
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