Sights worth noting
My career has been a privilege to be around some very deep thinkers at universities like NIT and Stanford and National Labs like Los Alamos (LANL). Exploring nanotechnology while in Silicon Valley in the late 80s categorized me as a Looney Tune, but all of the patents in magnetic and optical data storage converted my persona to be a futurist with lunatic tendencies. There are [–Read More]
Everywhere Has Soul The Soul of a Place: How Immersing Yourself in Local Culture Through Travel Enriches Your Life Travel is not just about checking places off your list and taking your “I was here” photo. For the past 20+ years, I’ve learned that travel is a powerful teacher that can inspire personal growth, creativity, and a deep appreciation for the diversity of our world. [–Read More]
From Frequent Flyer to Sky-High Mileage Millionaire: My 6 Million Mile Odyssey When I recently tallied up my lifetime air miles across all airlines, the staggering total of over 6 million mile treks left me speechless. This astronomical figure includes more than 3 million miles on American Airlines alone. As friends inquired about my cumulative mileage, I realized this wasn’t just a number—it was a [–Read More]
All Aboard: Cheyenne’s Steam Train Revival Brings History to Life Cheyenne, Wyoming, often called the “Magic City of the Plains,” has a rich railroad heritage that continues to captivate train enthusiasts and history buffs alike. At the heart of this legacy lies the remarkable restoration efforts by Union Pacific (UP) of two iconic steam locomotives: the Living Legend No. 844 and the colossal Big Boy [–Read More]
The Soulful Swamps: Exploring the Rich Tapestry of New Orleans Blues New Orleans, the vibrant and culturally diverse city nestled in the heart of Louisiana, has long been a cradle for the blues. From the gritty swamp blues that emerged from the bayous to the electrifying sounds of the delta blues, the city has nurtured a rich tradition of soulful music. The blues in New [–Read More]
NOLA Blues I have always been a fan of blues music. Even when the white boys in the East thought they were “Soul Music” black, I was hanging with the fusion jazz and blues musicians in NOLA. I remember clearly walking down Bourbon Street and hearing the sounds of Fusion Wizards coming from a dark alley. Scary, but alluring. Today, I am a firm follower of [–Read More]
Key West’s Eclectic Music Scene: Where Island Vibes Meet Global Beats This is my second foray into a chill instrumental musical travel log. I feel I have captured that little segment of a place that has been a second home for many years. Key West, the quirky Caribbean island technically part of Florida, boasts a vibrant and diverse music scene that reflects its unique blend [–Read More]
The Tipsy Tale of the Original Florida Keys Rum Runner Recipe 🍹🏝️ Ahoy there, rum lovers! 🏴☠️ Get ready to set sail on a boozy journey through the colorful history of the iconic Rum Runner cocktail, born in the sun-soaked Florida Keys. 🌴Our story begins in the 1970s at the legendary Holiday Isle Tiki Bar in Islamorada, where a crafty bartender named “Tiki John” Ebert [–Read More]
We sold everything and moved to higher ground. Sold Florida because the waters were rising and the philosophical tide was falling. Oregon went by the crumbling cliffs of our ocean view. Road life became far too weird, so that was also sold and abandoned. Now we are far, far away from normality and have set sail on new adventures. Embracing Change: The Key to Personal [–Read More]
Completely custom designed 2009 Showhauler 45′ Twin Drive. This corporately owned coach was industrial designed by Steelfish in the Netherlands as a mobile office and living quarters for its owners that operate a high technology manufacturing natural products company. The coach was designed for livability and state-of-the-art technology, permitting its owners to stay connected to the internet and providing gourmet features for easy living. The coach has been professionally maintained and kept up-to-date by Showhauler factory team. This coach is contemporary in every aspect, low mileage, and feature-rich. It is one of a kind.
The coach is being sold to make way for new build [–Read More]
Unlike Expert Systems (robotics) replaced blue collar factory workers, AI will strike at the heart of advanced professionals. Yes! And it will also obsolete many professions. Bob talks about what everyone else is talking about, but from 30 years experience in AI [–Read More]
NASA was built on the shoulders of Werner Von Braun and team. They were risk takers and put men on the moon in less than ten years. Since then, NASA has succeeded not on rocketry, but on the science of exploration. Today, building rockets should be left to the new age rocketeers. It is time to privatize NASA. [–Read More]
Since we heard the rumors about a new Tesla Semi Truck coming, we have taunted our coach manufacturing friends with the concept of building a new coach. I guess we are at it again. [–Read More]
Traveling west with a stop in Las Cruces New Mexico. A feeling of home, it was a nice few days reconnecting with our favorite State. [–Read More]
Imagine that your girlfriend wakes up one morning and says, ” we ought to trade in the Jeep before it starts costing us to much in repairs.” Okay I say. “What do you want to buy?” “How about a new Corvette Grand Sport!” Its true! Its true! [–Read More]
This is a story of how my video copilot saved me a lot of grief and a $1000. The message is get one for yourself and use it. [–Read More]
We went on a 10 day Windstar vacation wondering if we could escaper the surly bonds of the internet and cell phones to emerge with the outline of a new book Really! After 15 years, we finally took a real vacation form people, phones and the internet. …and we actually survived! Read about our exploits. [–Read More]
SeeLevel is a ten year old idea that my friend Guy and I had. See how it is being implemented by Google and Polarsteps, a new company in the Netherlands. [–Read More]
The great grandson of Westminster’s JR, our Jasper is really full of himself. Checkout this picture of his enlarged self-image. [–Read More]
As the story goes, Wendy and I were passing through Midland Texas and I had heard that the Jim Hall Chaparral wing of the Petroleum Industry Museum was about to open. So we stopped by… [–Read More]
I have been accused of many things in my life and one requiring comment is how bizarre my mind works. Pushing the envelope of HDR photography, my interest includes time-lapse with augmented reality applied. The latest challenge is hyperzooming time-lapse. Take a look at what has become my latest challenge to learn and master. [–Read More]
The night before last, one of the typical spring storms rolled south of us in Northern Colorado. I did not have time to setup my time-lapse camera but did grab the video below from the doorway of G2 using my iPhone 6 Plus. Pretty amazing considering the very black sky. [–Read More]
We went into deep undercover to penetrate the inter-sanctum of a southern religion and now tell our story of a gathering of like-minded followers steeped in lore. Read our story and see it in pictures. [–Read More]
The launch of CRS-6 by the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as seen from our lagoon. Chill Travelers looking skyward [–Read More]
A Chill Travelers presuppositions is to look up and see what you are missing in life. Sometimes when you see something, you have to imagine what it would be like to speed things up or slow them down. Technology lets us do that if you are patient.
Spring warm weather clouds and thunderstorms make for a spectacular show. Even more spectacular when animated at one frame every three seconds. This was shot from our lagoon over a time of one hour. [–Read More]
Making left turns is part of our everyday life. And yes, three lefts make a right and you see a whole lot more. Eyes up and when it is right, everything falls into place. Read about a decision to avoid I-75 and what turned out to be a stellar weekend with new friends added [–Read More]
Two baby great horned owls make the entry into the world known and Chill Travelers were there. Here are a few photos of the new borns. [–Read More]
Bob Root and Wendy Steele are Chill Travelers who chase defining moments in their nomadic lifestyle. This episode is about rockets, Carlos Santana and self-actualization. [–Read More]
We are working on some very exciting new developments for Keys at the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral. This morning we had the opportunity to get up close and personal at the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch. At 4:55am, this is the picture I got. [–Read More]
Seeing the sun rise over the mountains, a fresh brewed cup of coffee in hand, the smell is intoxicating. So, next time you are cruising through Santa Fe from mid-August and through September, follow your nose. [–Read More]
A Spa & Car Experience?. Nestled between Grand Junction Colorado and Moab Utah, this spa caters to car guys and the not so car guy. It could become an annual event. [–Read More]
This has been a uniquely demanding and interesting beginning of our annual summer tour. The business is growing again after a year long battle to regain dealers and end user confidence. Strange times indeed. Bob is into his outline for his book about the dark side of the natural products industry. Seven Deadly Sins! All in One Convenient Location So the tour began in [–Read More]
This has been an interesting few days with the end of the world coming on the 21st (;-]) and Ray Kurzweil being named Director of Engineering at Google. Since leaving the corporate world more than 15 years ago, I cannot imagine Ray tolerating employism. [–Read More]
A Day at Disney World for Chill Travelers. This is what happens when you have to deploy Plan B. [–Read More]
We have been in Cheyenne, Wyoming establishing our new corporate entity here. While we were visiting our bankers and the economic development people, we heard that the UP steam shop was based here. A little further investigation and enlisting the help of Wendy’s dad, a railroad veteran and expert, we found out that the UP 844 steam train would run east beginning June 8, 2012. It was an [–Read More]
This is a story of how a birthday present turned into a historical photo assignment to document the Reagan Rancho del Cielo using HDR for the Presidential archives [–Read More]
Scratch the surface a bit in Borrego Springs and you are likely to find a Nobel Prize winner, a former James Bond actor learning to paint landscapes, the sculpture of a serpent on the Avery (label company) ranch, a former New York advertising agency executive now doing off-road desert adventures and at least five or six authors. [–Read More]
Well, ever since the realization that Jasper is a true Texan, we decided to see how this horse chasing head strong critter would deal with the Pacific Ocean. In true fashion, the score is Jasper 1 and Pacific 0 🙂 We are in one of our favorite places at Pacific Shore RV Resort in Newport Oregon trying to mix a lot of work with [–Read More]
Our accountant Jim reminds us to never never offer any positive comments about California because of the California State of Mind tax rules that make our income taxable if we even infer any kinship to California. So, with that in mind, one of our media friends from Sedona Arizona created a video using a technique called tilt-shift to create a toy-like overview of a [–Read More]
HOT AIR by Bob Root Just started reading Richard Branson’s new book “Reach For The Skies.” What impresses me so far is that he honors the heroes that succeeded in changing the world of flight with an equal emphasis on those that tried and failed. Reading the first few chapters, it dawned on me that I had captured some video at the Santa Paula Airport this past February. When I reviewed the [–Read More]
We travel to the San Francisco Bay Area about two or three times a year for business. Finding a place to park the hulk Grizzly is challenging in this area because there are so many people and so little space. This trip we stayed, for a brief time, at the Alameda Fair Grounds. And yes, it is very close to Lawrence Livermore National Labs where [–Read More]
We travel North America on business 365 days a year. During parts of the year we like to find a place to rest and work at a little slower pace. The Springs at Borrego in Borrego Springs is just one of those places. By far, this is one of the finest best maintain RV parks that we have seen. The amenities, care, attention and offerings [–Read More]
Our time in Borrego Spring was a wonderful experience. We had the opportunity to meet some wonderful warm people. We always love to explore the areas we visit and this one particular area is new to Wendy. Bob used to off road race in the Ocotillo Wells area many years ago and returning was a great experience for for him. The off-road activity in this [–Read More]
Borrego Springs has been full of adventure for us and we plan more excursions into the desert and mountains. Bob used to off-road race in the are and made the trek over the mountains when he lived in SoCal. Our trip here continues to be amazing. Last night was the Lunar Eclipse and it arrive late on the 20th and the full eclipse occurred in the early morning of [–Read More]
If you have been following us, you know that the second half of 2010 has been hectic for us. So, when Wendy had the idea of spending the holidays and the end of 2010 in a place that would help us wind down, we jumped on the idea. Last year on our way back to the factory we stopped in Borrego Springs, California. We were [–Read More]
October is quickly becoming a month of exploration for us. Early in each October is the International Balloon Fiesta in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This was our second year and we park on the balloon fiesta field near the museum. Early mornings before dawn we trek to the field to watch 12-15 balloons go up before dawn. After that, the field fills with over 500 hot [–Read More]
On our trip south from Canada we stopped in Seattle to visit our dear friend Traci. We arrived on a weekend that was forecast as sunny and warm….we thought Seattle Washington…Sunny and Warm? It was. Our friend Traci is an entrepreneur chef creating fine dining healthy meals that people can serve at home. Traci creates a weeks menu and cooks multiple course meals for the [–Read More]
Wendy has always wanted to see Yellowstone National Park and I have wanted to go back and spend time just exploring it rather than a quick auto tour. So we made that left turn on I-90 at Livingston Montana and headed for Yellowstone. We spent the day exploring the things we wanted to see at the pace that we set. Here is a video of [–Read More]
We left Rapid City with hopes of punching through the rain and the snow with a weather forecast predicting the 70’s in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. A conversation while heading for Billings caused some left turns. As it turns out, Wendy has never been to Yellowstone National Park. Truth be told, I have only been there for business meetings flying a corporate jet in and out [–Read More]
Dateline: Johnson City Texas The Chrome Bull! Seems appropriate for the place Lyndon B Johnson called home. On a hard run from Kerrville Texas, where we were staying, to Austin Texas for a Saturday meeting, we were just outside of Johnson Texas heading east when we spotted a chrome bull standing aside route 290. We swerved to get a shot and noticed a sign. It [–Read More]
Happy 99th Birthday Ronnie! By Bob Root They say you can tell a lot about a person based on their birthday. Wendy’s mom, the Gypsy, introduced us to a Dutch book titled apply, “The Birthday Book.” Written by Gary Goldschneider an online version can be viewed at http://www.mypersonology.com Born February 2nd, the birthday book says that I am sophisticated, dynamic and original for the good [–Read More]
Chill Traveling is a state of mind, lifestyle and philosophy. SeeLevel is a made up word that describes a chosen mode of transportation. They are mutually exclusive and inclusive. [–Read More]
Bob & Wendy’s Galactic Adventures at Spaceport America Near Las Cruces New Mexico by Bob Root New Mexico, The Land of Enchantment the license plates and signs say! As the Christmas Holiday approaches my days have slowed a bit allowing me to reflect and breath. My day today began as usual with a cup of home brewed coffee made with our high tech [–Read More]
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