Category Winding Trails

black and white photo of a raccoon standing up with their front paws on a porch railing. Title reads "Winding Trails by Al Hobart"

Winding Trails by Al Hobart – Fighting a Cold

Jan. 28, 1968 If I live to be as old as Methuselah I don’t suppose I’ll ever learn the lesson or remember for long that no matter how top hole we feel or in what excellent physical condition we may be (according to the assurance…

black and white photo of storm clouds coming over a butte.

Winding Trails by Al Hobart – The Storm

Thursday, Jan. 23, 1964 The mournful, musical sound of the rising wind as it plays its melancholy tune on the edges of my aluminum roof, indicating the approach of a storm, instills in me an indescribable feeling of wonder and contentment as Isit at home…

black and white photo of a raccoon standing up with their front paws on a porch railing. Title reads "Winding Trails by Al Hobart"

Winding Trails by Al Hobart – The Slakery (whimsy)

Thursday, Jan. 16, 1964 In the cutthroat competition of today, whenever the news gets around that a new and radically different enterprise is about to be launched, excited businessmen cast suspicious and avaricious eyes on the upstart newcomer who dares to horn in on their…