Road Trip West: Topaz Internment Camp
Great Basin National Park, NV to Boulder, CO — Instead of going to church, I went to a concentration camp. It was Sunday, probably the last day of my road trip. […]
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Road Trip West: Great Basin National Park
Twin Falls, ID to Great Basin National Park, NV – The drive back into Nevada was long and boring, just the way I like it. I spent time imagining what I […]
Road Trip West: Jumping off Bridges
Twin Falls, ID – Three men knelt on the sidewalk near my car parked near the Snake River Canyon. Two of them patted backpacks on the ground. I noticed a […]
Road Trip West: Found
Pomeroy, WA to Twin Falls, ID – I looked at a map and couldn’t tell where to go because I couldn’t tell where I wanted to go. Generally, I was […]
Road Trip West: Lost
Klamath Falls, OR to Mount Vernon, WA to Pomeroy, WA – The drive through Oregon to Washington smelled like home so there was little to inspire my writing. I didn’t […]
Road Trip West: Small, Smaller, Smallest
Reno, NV to Klamath Falls, OR – I entered civilization again and headed past Reno to Susanville, CA. I passed one “road narrows” sign and then another. The elbow room […]
Road Trip West: Route 50, the Loneliest Road
Ely, NV to Reno, NV – First, I had a flat tire in Ely, NV, where there are no coffee shops. I woke up at 5:30am, determined to get within nine […]
Road Trip West: All the Way Home
Montrose, CO to Ely, NV – I promised my friend that I’d try to stop in Ridgeway, CO, at the Dennis Weaver Memorial Park. She’s one of those people who […]
Road Trip West: First Person Plural
Denver to Montrose, CO – I left Denver with a knot between my shoulders. Heading home when you are unsure of your identity is never easy. It’s like coming home […]
Road Trip South: The Final Leg
New Orleans, LA — I have a mixed relationship with swamp tours that feed the alligators. When I was about four, my parents took me to Disneyland and we waited […]
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