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. […]
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. […]
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 […]
Mount Vernon, WA – When I travel alone, I stay in KOA Campgrounds. With anyone else I camp in the woods. My own degrees of safety hold that alone is […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“Go stand over there.” He pointed down the little trail by the creek. “Okay,” said Juliet. “But not if you’re going to paint me.” She walked a ways through the […]
A phone call from Mount Vernon, WA to Denver, CO — “Hey Jill, can I ask you a question?” my neighbor girl asked over the phone. She was picking the […]