"A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free."Abraham Lincoln After a full day of driving on the original Route 66, I may need a new suspension system in my car. I'm going to be on the road for nearly two months, and I have... Continue Reading →
Gorgeous day to start Route 66! This road trip is not only an adventure twenty years in the making, but it's a work research trip. Yes, work. Fingers crossed, tours will soon resume and I'll have a coach loaded with travelers heading down the Mother Road with me. Giordano’s Deep Dish Pizza. You can't come... Continue Reading →
“There never was a moment in American history more honorable and more inspiring than the pilgrimage of clergymen and laymen of every race and faith pouring into Selma to face danger at the side of its embattled Negroes”Martin Luther King, Jr. - Address at the conclusion of the Selma to Montgomery March Brown Chapel AME... Continue Reading →
“The Natchez Trace seemed much safer to him than risking a sailboat from New Orleans to Washington,” Stephen E. Ambrose, quote from Undaunted Courage: The Pioneering First Mission to Explore America's Wild Frontier I’m in a hotel in Louisiana eating potato salad at midnight while I write this. Why am I still up you ask? Well,... Continue Reading →
“The most beautiful gift of nature is that it gives one pleasure to look around and try to comprehend what we see.”Albert Einstein I am obsessed with listening to true crime podcasts while I drive. My current new favorite is Park Predators. Yes, as you can probably guess, this is a stupid idea considering my... Continue Reading →
"I love nature, I love the landscape, because it is so sincere. It never cheats me. It never jests. It is cheerfully, musically earnest. I lie and relie on the earth."Henry David Thoreau Oconaluftee Visitor Center The Great Smoky Mountains lie in the midst of the Cherokee homeland for more than 1,000 years. They created... Continue Reading →
On the Road in 2023 