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Mike’s Road Trip is about the real life adventures of Mike Shubic, a freelance marketer and web developer who has been caught up in the economic downturn (just like so many others), but is not letting it keep him down—rather, he has embarked on the adventure of a lifetime in an attempt to create opportunity!

Follow Mike as he journeys into the unknown…testing his marketing abilities along the way. Will he succeed or fail? Will he be sleeping in a 5-star hotel, or the back of his Ford pickup?

Come along for the ride…experience the adventure of discovery…

Bodie State Park…A time capsule unearthed

January 16th, 2012 Archieves: California Featured Destinations

Bodie State Park is a well-preserved ghost town that dates back to the mid-1800s. By 1880, Bodie, California was a booming town with a population near 10,000, and some estimate that it was the 2nd or 3rd largest city in the state. By 1917, after the railroad shut down and the tracks...

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Mono Lake is Monolithic

January 14th, 2012 Archieves: California Featured Destinations

Most will disagree with Mark Twain’s description in his 1872 novel “Roughing It,” where he describes Mono Lake as a “lifeless, treeless, hideous desert…the loneliest place on earth.” Quite the contrary, Mono Lake is a beautiful ever-changing oasis. The monolithic lake shimmers under the bright blue skies as it reflects...

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Santa Fe: A community so distinctive, it has its own style

January 10th, 2012 Archieves: Featured Destinations New Mexico

I’ve been to Santa Fe, New Mexico on several occasions, each time I visit I find something new to explore. Santa Fe is a small community rich in history and culture, dating back some 400 years—its so distinctive that it has its own well-known style named for it…”Santa Fe Style.” The colors,...

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A look at the awe-inspiring Crater Lake

January 4th, 2012 Archieves: Featured Destinations Oregon

Crater Lake has to be one of the most beautiful lakes I’ve ever seen, it’s absolutely awe-inspiring. Located in southern Oregon, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United Sates at nearly 2000 feet. Interestingly, there are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake, which is probably a contributing...

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Into the heavens on the Palm Springs Aerial Tram

January 4th, 2012 Archieves: California Featured Destinations

The Palm Springs Aerial Tram is a pretty amazing local attraction, it’s not just some basic chairlift taking you up a mountain, but rather an “aerial experience” if you will. The 80 passenger tramcars actually rotate during your ascent/descent, providing everyone with a fantastic view. When you consider that Palm Springs is...

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