Traveling Cargopants

A journey into the west, the self, and beyond

Leonid meteor shower tonight

| November 16, 2009

Sky-watchers in North America can expect to see up to 30 meteors hourly tonight as the annual Leonid meteor shower peaks in the wee hours of Tuesday, Nov. 17. Earth will cross the first meteor-producing stream on this date starting at around 1 a.m. PST, experts predict. Click here for general information about tonight’s meteoric [...]

Boulder is awesome!

| November 10, 2009

After leaving Aspen, I headed northeast to Denver where I stayed with my friend Amy who recently moved there from Atlanta. But even though I spent a couple days at her place, I only once ventured into Denver — to eat a delicious meal at WaterCourse, a 100% vegetarian restaurant near downtown. Perhaps the reason [...]