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Heading Into The Unknown

Heading Into The Unknown

“One traveler’s conceit is that he is heading into the unknown. The best travel is a leap in the dark. If the destination were familiar and friendly, what would be the point in going there?” – Paul Theroux Three days in. We are still very […]

Firsts

Firsts

It was a day full of them. First time in Iowa. We decided to drive most of the trip off the interstates and highways. We knew we wanted to meander along the countries backroads, traveling on as many as the old roads as possible. We […]

Getting Out of Dodge

Getting Out of Dodge

Who knew it would be such a monumental task  preparing to leave one’s life for 3 months? Extracting myself from the daily routines of living turned out to be an exercise in purging. I was finding it difficult to wrap my my head around the […]

The Real Thing

The Real Thing

I’ve been asked what I’m going to write about. Will it be pretty descriptions of mountain and sunsets? Will I write about the people I meet? Or the kitschy food joints we find? So yeah, maybe all of that. Or none of that. I’m leaving […]

The Cricket

The Cricket

“Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone- Those that are now, and those to come. Existence flows past us like a river: the ‘what’ is in constant flux, the ‘why’ has a thousand variations. Nothing is stable, not even what’s right […]