People asked me where I was going before I set off on the America 2022 tour. I answered them, nowhere in particular. Then they asked me, how will you know when you get there. I told them that was a very good question, and I didn’t know. Then they asked me when I was coming…
Niagara Falls
Seeing the enormous volume of water falling steeply over Niagara Falls from below was mind expanding. The view of the falls while riding in the Maid of the Mist boat was magnificent. The experience involved more senses than just sight. Hearing the tremendous roar of the falls was astounding. The pounding of the falls hitting…
New York, New York
Instead of thinking about how hard your journey is, think how great your story will be. Approaching the George Washington Bridge, I experienced the most heightened sense of awareness that I can ever remember. We emerged from a tunnel on I-95 driving through NYC in the Bronx. Looking to my left, I could see the…
The Passing of Paso Robles
Ten years ago I was sitting in an airport bar in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte was the 3rd of four legs of a one-day travel marathon to get Paso Robles. I started in Tampa at 5 am, flew to Philadelphia, then to Richmond Virginia. In Richmond, I met Melanie who I got Robles from. Then I flew to Charlotte for a connection back to Tampa. Kittens are chick magnets in airport bars. Robles and I had a great time in some Charlotte Airport bar. We were surrounded…
Gold, Black, and Blue
We had a wonderful day trip to Pittsburgh. We drove from Grove City, Pennsylvania, home of my Alma Mater, Grove City College, to my childhood home in Forest Hills. Three weeks after graduating from Grove City College in May of 1979, I moved to Florida. I set out on a life adventure that summer, moving…