33,040 Miles • The Geography of Bliss
I’ve been reading the book The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World. It…
My Journey… (page 2)
32,799 Miles • St. Louis and Whetstone Creek
Despite being a city, St. Louis, Missouri, holds a particular attraction for me because it is the home of dear…
32,478 Miles • Garden of the Gods
Driving through southern Indiana and into southern Illinois, I found: Street name: Hardscrabble Road Town name: Santa Claus, Indiana –…
32,226 Miles • On Lincoln and Fear of a Good Future
Just outside of English, Indiana, I found a roadside spring thanks to findaspring.com and filled up my tanks with water…
32,103 Miles • On Hiding vs. Prayer
Have you ever contemplated the many wonderful qualities of trees? They cradle generations of baby birds and they let us…
31,876 Miles • Indiana
Driving into Indiana, I was greeted with this beautiful sight shortly before sunset. Here’s something I learned on the drive…
31,200 Miles • Niagara Falls
The scenic route towards Niagara Falls involved driving through an area known as the Green Belt—shoulder to shoulder family orchards…
30,839 Miles • Da Vinci in Ontario
A couple hours directly west of Montréal, in the neighboring province of Ontario, lies Ottawa. The main attraction for me…
30,713 Miles • Tribulations In Quebec
I crossed the Canadian border from Maine at Saint-Augustin-de-Woburn after giving a curious customs officer a tour of the van.…
30,313 Miles • On Being a Writer
Okay, here’s the deal. I’ve spent a lot of time, therapy sessions, and friends’ patience complaining about not having a…