Drifting around the country aimlessly in a motorcoach with a cat and dog, wondering what is next in life is a soul-searching experience. Trying to figure out where to live, and what to do with the remainder of my days is complicated. Grappling with and reflecting upon my own mortality is daunting. When I retired…
Category: Open Road
Westward Ho!
Hunkered down for the last three days in northwestern Kansas gave me a somewhat safe place to ride out severe weather from two dangerous weather systems. The worst has passed now, so tomorrow I will head into Colorado. The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch while I was in Wichita. I was frightened after…
The Natchez Trace National Parkway – Synchronicity
The Natchez Trace National Parkway is the most pleasant and peaceful road I’ve driven. There are no billboards, no trucks, very little traffic, and the speed limit is only 50 mph. The Trace is a 440 mile forest lined road running between Natchez Mississippi and Nashville Tennessee. I’m now just north of Tupelo Mississippi, the birthplace…
Back Roads in America
“Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.” – Charles Kuralt. Driving over 800 miles last week from St. Petersburg to Vicksburg Mississippi, only 27 of the miles were on interstates. Seven miles were on I-275 (the Howard Franklin Bridge), and…
Like Flour for Sand
Most of my life I’ve lived just a few miles away from Florida beaches. Never have I felt or seen sand quite like the sand on Carrabelle Beach. The texture of the sand was so fine I felt as if I was walking on flour. The stunning sugar-white beaches are composed of fine quartz eroded from…