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The SPAM Museum Is Delightfully All Over the Place
The first thing I need to tell you about the SPAM Museum is that there is a bacon fueled motorcycle inside. It has “Black Label Bacon” on the tank and looks like someone followed a perfectly reasonable thought much farther than expected. I stopped at the museum in Austin, Minnesota, to see what a…
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Why I Sometimes Visit a Campground Without Staying There
Not every campground visit ends with me setting up camp. Sometimes I drive through, look at the sites and leave. That short visit gives me information I cannot always find through photos, reviews or campground maps. The location may not fit what I need that day. Still, it could become a useful overnight stop,…
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A Working Dog Without a Precise Job Description
Rex doesn’t have cattle to herd or a ranch to manage, but that hasn’t stopped him from putting his brain to work. He’s a Queensland Heeler mix, and one of the first things I’ve learned about him is just how quickly he picks things up. I generally only need to tell him something twice…
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The Hard Truth About Fostering a Dog Before Adoption
Losing Riven left a space in my life that another dog could never simply fill. He traveled more than 50,000 miles with me, crossed the country twice, and became part of how I experienced life on the road. After a loss like that, wanting another companion can exist alongside knowing you are not ready…