Category Archives: Road Trips

When I broke the news to my family and friends that I’d be driving across the US, some suggested routes, others shared their own stories about crossing, and still others encouraged me to visit them as I drove through. My … Continue reading →

“I 40 closed ahead. Seek local accommodations”. This is not what you want to read on the interstate freeway sign. Nope. Especially not when you had planned to put in another hundred miles yet. Maybe it was a misprint? Surely … Continue reading →

I am having an affair. It’s serious, I am head over heels and it’s got real potential. I think I’m in love with the National Park Service. Had you going there, didn’t I? But really, I feel so uplifted – … Continue reading →

It’s not like me to run through the airport, but it’s been happening more and more. Moving fast with luggage is an emerging theme. First Norway, now Dallas. We’re not even going to discuss that train station in Paris. No … Continue reading →

After leaving Olympia and Monika, I felt a little bit more like my usual adventurous self. It seemed like a good idea to try driving down the Oregon coastline for at least part of the way. It’s not a fast … Continue reading →

I left Vancouver at mid-morning, having spent the night there and really not much more. Why? I was lonely and only getting lonelier. If I worked it right, I could get to Olympia by nightfall and visit with my old … Continue reading →

The Athabasca Glacier was my planned northernmost stop, and as you can see from my last post, I got there. But now what? I wasn’t sure exactly which way I wanted to go home from Banff, and where I should … Continue reading →

Banff is a liberal, beautiful ski town in a Canadian national forest in the Rocky Mountains. Many tourists, money and a relaxed, good-time attitude seem to be its distinctive features. Sort of like Key West, Florida, but with snow, no … Continue reading →