Category Archives: USA

Sam’s Ses Challenge: Wild – Boothill Graveyard in Tombstone

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Jaspa

Welcome to this week’s Sam’s Ses Challenge. Every weekend, Sam and I pick a word or phrase as the theme for the week. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to post something Ses-related that you think fits … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, History, Sam's Ses Challenge, Travel, USA | Tagged Arizona, Boothill, graveyard, OK Coral, Tombstone, Wild West | 5 Comments

Soaring Over The Prairies

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Jaspa

I love watching the landscape pass by below from a soaring aeroplane. Even the flat terrain of the US and Canadian prairies is fascinating. Especially in areas where colossal collages of gigantic geometric irrigated fields cover the dusty plains. Expand … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada, Environment, Photography, Travel, USA | Tagged fields, geometric, irrigated, landscape, Prairies | 7 Comments

Focusing on Fernando Alonso at the 2017 Indy 500

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Jaspa

I can’t tell you how excited I was to learn that one of my favourite Formula 1 drivers, Fernando Alonso, would be taking part in this year’s Indy 500. His participation in the event changed my whole focus for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Formula 1, Photography, Travel, USA | Tagged Andretti Autosport, Fernando Alonso, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indy 500, McLaren | 9 Comments

Strange Happenings at Roswell, New Mexico

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Jaspa

Despite being the 5th largest city in New Mexico, Roswell comes across as a sleepy kind of place. The local economy is based on farming and ranching, and I can’t imagine anything particularly exciting happens here these days. Not the … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Travel, USA | Tagged Aliens, Flying suacers, New Mexico, Roswell, UFO | 13 Comments

NASA’s Rocket Garden, Kennedy Space Center

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Jaspa

I’ve been captivated by space travel from the moment I learned it existed. So visiting the Rocket Garden at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the first time made a huge impression on me. Expand the minds of you … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, History, Jaspa's Journey, The World, Travel, USA | Tagged Florida, Kennedy Space Center, Rocket, Rocket Garden, space travel | 5 Comments

Sam’s Ses Challenge #17: Blue

Posted on May 13, 2017 by Jaspa

Posted in Adventure, Environment, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel, USA | Tagged Blue, Crater Lake, National Park, Oregon, reflection, volcano | 9 Comments

Garden of the Gods, Lanai, Hawaii

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Jaspa

You have to agree, Hawaii is pretty isolated to begin with. And of the six main islands accessible to visitors, Lanai (or Lana’i) is probably the most isolated. And Lanai’s Garden of the Gods, over six miles from the nearest … Continue reading →