Driving from Hagerstown Maryland to Roanoke Rapids North Carolina via I-81 and I-64, I passed Charlottesville Virginia, the birthplace of all my Eqyptian Maus. The stretch of road on I-64 between I-81 and Charlottesville is the most beautiful road I’ve driven during the 2000 miles on this trip. I-64 runs east from the Shenandoah Mountains…
Author: Rob Spera
Around the Bend
Starting this post off with some Charles Kuralt quotes seems appropriate because I’m on the road again. Charles spent 25 years and wore out six RVs making the On the Road vignettes which became regular features on the Evening News with Walter Cronkite. Here are a few of his quotes. “There are a lot of…
This Is Not A Dream
Upon returning to my alma mater Grove City College in northwest Pennsylvania for the first time in almost 40 years, I walked around the campus in a dreamlike trance. For many years I dreamed I returned to the college campus, only to wake up and realize I was dreaming. I had this dream so many…
The Red Cardinal
Returning to my childhood home in Pittsburgh for the first time in three years filled me with nostalgia. The last time I was here was for my mothers funeral in July of 2013. She lived a wonderful and fulfilling life, married for over 50 years, raising three children, and passing away in her own bed…
Take Me Home, Country Roads
After making the drive from St. Petersburg Florida to Pittsburgh and back several times, I’ve always thought the drive through West Virginia might be the most beautiful part of the drive. And the drive on US 19 connecting I-77 and I-79 is perhaps the most splendid single stretch of road in the entire 1100+ mile…