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 […]
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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 […]
Road Trip South: Dauphin Island
Orange Beach, AL to New Orleans, LA — Orange Beach is a mass of hotels and condos along the beach. Parking at a Gulf State Park parking lot, we went […]
Road Trip South: Mishap in Chattahoochee
Chattahoochee, FL to Orange Beach, AL — After spending the night in Chattahoochee, Lucy and I departed for Orange Beach, AL, but not before trying to find a post office […]
Road Trip South: The Travel Spoon
St. Marys, GA to Chattahoochee, FL — Along the way to Chattahoochee, Lucy and I caught up on our past year in grad school. She’s studying youth; I prefer older […]
The Beginning of a Road Trip South, Deep South
Charleston, SC to St. Marys, GA – Bailey, the young woman at the hostel, told me that there really weren’t a lot of restaurants serving local food in Charleston. There […]
