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A Curious Life
I turned yet another year older this month (just a decade past 29), and, like I do every birthday, I did some soul searching. I’m...
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 11, 2012


Insulator-ing
I consider myself very lucky because my son likes to take road trips with me. Sometimes, I feel as though I need to justify my trips, and...
Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 2, 2011


History in Ghost Towns
I think I mentioned this before, but if I haven’t, well… I hunt ghost towns. I’d like to do that for a living, but there’s not much money...
Robin Cole-Jett
Dec 2, 2011


Mapping the Red River Valley
When I go somewhere, I take a long a few necessities. A cell phone is always a good idea. So are cash, tea, and Altoids. My camera sticks...
Robin Cole-Jett
May 31, 2011


In Defense of Automobiles
I love a good road trip, and I believe that I’m not alone in sharing that sentiment. I’d wager to guess that the majority of people from...
Robin Cole-Jett
May 31, 2011


Cool Schools
I have to admit that I absolutely HATED school, back when I was forced to go. I honestly believed that the worst invention in history had...
Robin Cole-Jett
Mar 3, 2009


Ghost Hunting
David (my son) and I have become very fond of the show Ghost Adventures, which airs every Friday night at 8 pm (CST) on the Travel...
Robin Cole-Jett
Jan 18, 2009


Curiosity is not just killing the Cat
Lately, I have been getting what Laura Ingalls Wilder called “itchy feet:” I’m just so itching to get out of the house and explore...
Robin Cole-Jett
Oct 20, 2008


Summer Plans
Image above is of Palo Duro Canyon, the second largest canyon in the United States and the birthplace of the Red River. It is located...
Robin Cole-Jett
May 21, 2008


Additions to My Site = More to Explore!
This old plantation store between Shreveport and Natchitoches, Louisiana, is where sharecroppers, who were paid with scrip, would buy...
Robin Cole-Jett
Apr 5, 2008


Hidden Dallas
The tiled floor peaks out from underneath the asphalt of a parking lot in downtown Dallas reminds me of what has been lost. Passenger...
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 4, 2008


Driving and discovering
I took a couple of roadtrips this past weekend. My road trips are usually local – I don’t drive very far because I like to know where I...
Robin Cole-Jett
Feb 4, 2008
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