

Blues Traveler
I awoke in Idaho, spent the day in Oregon, and will lay my head down in Washington state. Then it's back to Idaho in the morning to...


I Need A Cigarette
Ascending Wyoming's Bighorn Mountains yesterday was a plodding affair, with Dixie admirably winding up, up, up until we reached the sky....


Peace Out, South Dakota
Arid as any desert, yet lush crops from horizon to horizon, a veritable vegetarian dreamland. Thank you for memories recalled, and...


A Day Of Avoidance
Today felt sort of like a video game, as Dixie and I dodged a multitude of highway pheasants and prairie dogs, the occasional turtle, and...


Only Alaska Remains
My landloper ways began two days after high school graduation, when my dear friend, Kathy, and I traversed the United States, plus a bit...


Unfettered Wandering
Just crossed another state line and began a glorious Minnesota morning. The father-son team applying a fresh coat of blue to the various...


Mystery Solved
She's on the Wisconsin shore of Lake Michigan.


On To Wisconsin
Thank you, Michigan, for your friendly faces and open, starry spaces. Yes, your roads are tough on the internal organs, but each time I...


Meet Lou
When Dixie's check engine light came on yesterday, I stayed pretty calm, though I'll admit to a bit of profanity at first. Before long I...


Meet Dixie
Having spent my formative young years in New England, I’ll likely always call it home. But there’s no denying the 22 years I lived in...