It’s pronounced like “body” since the lighthouses were constructed to help mariners navigate through the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.” Outer Banks lighthouses are spaced every 40 miles, so mariners have continuous views of the beacons up the narrow strip of coastline.

There are many places to go on the quaint Main Street of Park City. You can shop, see beautiful works of art and photography, see shows, live music, buy skis and ski togs, and dine from the best steak to appetizing bar food. One of our favorite places is the No Name Saloon.

Our latest stop is one of the wonders of the world. Hoover Dam, which started life as Boulder Dam, is not only a magnificent feat of design and engineering, but a life-saving compromise for the southwest states back in the 1920s and ‘30s in need of power and water.

What we like about this landmark is that it’s a dam good ending for A Tease of Murder, our giveaway book releasing soon. Our hero is trying to clear his name and his company’s integrity and ends up at this historic, iconic location. Someone does not make it out of the tour. You can find out who the unlucky victim is by reading A Tease of Murder .