Dodge in my Rearview Mirror
I’m home and happy to be here. Happy to have a home to come back to. Many people in Joplin, Missouri and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma don’t have a home to go back to today. I drove in and out of storms en route to Dodge City, but never encountered anything worse than hail. Make no mistake about it however, the tornado season has set in with its usual severity. The launch of the book None Wounded, None Missing, All Dead was a lot of fun. The residents of Dodge City are extremely gracious and kind. They make you feel like you’re family. I don’t think I’d be overstating my feelings about the place if I said that I love it there. I left a piece of my heart behind when I drove out of town. I’m off to Placerville next – Hangtown some call it. I’m traveling continually through the month of June promoting the book. I will be visiting one Old West town after another. I feel very blessed to have the opportunity to experience the West. I’m fascinated by the history of each place I venture to and, in some spots, are amazed at how unspoiled the area has remained. “Trees lie where they fall. And men are buried where they die,” someone once said of the frontier. Now to unpack and plan for the next trip. Photos of the Dodge City experience will soon be posted to the site. Stay tuned.
