Tag: adventure

• Son of SilverCon IV AAR

  Fortunately this didn’t quite happen to me, but it was close. Son of Silvercon, the last stop on my summer of cons, was July 19-21 in Las Vegas (actually, Henderson, but that’s just a jump to the left and then a step to the right). I’ll get to the Con in a moment, but the…

  Frank

  July 29, 2026

  Life

  adventure, books, Life, SF, SF conventions, sonofsilvercon, travel, writing

• Sailing Through the Desert

  I wrote up my experiences at TusCon, but left out the things I saw along the way. And yes, there are things to see and contemplate on a 800 mile round trip through the desert. I only regret that I took no pictures, but navigating my cell phone to picture mode while driving 80 mph…

  Frank

  November 13, 2025

  Life

  adventure, arizona, California, desert, eating, gambling, Life, travel, writing

• Riding the Rails

  This last summer I wanted to go to Liberty-Con in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I haven’t flown in many years, and have heard lots of awful stories about modern air travel. Being retired means I was in no hurry, and both Sharon and I took long train trips when we were younger and really enjoyed them. So…

  Frank

  February 15, 2024

  Life

  adventure, america, amtrak, atlanta, chattanooga, chicago, rail, train, trains, travel