What we try to do on this blog is show you all the great aspects of American festivals and events, highlight some of the interesting people we meet, and share the light-hearted stories along the way. But perhaps what we don’t do enough of, is share the day to day events and challenges that make [...]
BabyGirl from Ross McDermott on Vimeo.
It’s just about 10pm when Ross and I pull off Hwy 70 and nose up to a cattle gate entrance to the Double Heart ranch not far from Sweetwater, Texas. We’re waiting for a woman we’ve never met. It’s dark, of course. But it’s also raining ice and the wind is blowing in gusts. All [...]
If there’s anything we learned from the rodeo, it’s that the cowboy life is hard on the body. If you want to be in top form for the next weekend, you better find a way to rest and restore those aching muscles. We figured the AFP better follow the lead of our bronc riding buddies [...]
The AFP has finally made its way West, and what a long, flat journey it was. The Dodge Lodge served us well and the veggie oil ran a’plenty, like oil oozing from the ground. We’ve made it from northern Louisiana all the way to Arizona without spending a penny on diesel. Let the good times [...]