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 –…
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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…
30,025 Miles • Acadia National Park
It is a beautiful new world. A new life. New possibilities and new perspectives. After my recent catharsis, the ensuing…
28,069 Miles • My Heart is Content
In the Allegheny Forest of western Pennsylvania is a spot called Hearts Content National Recreation Area. The name is fitting…
27,701 Miles • Reflections on Overworking, from Kansas to Ohio
At a roadside picnic area in Kansas, this tragedy of line markings begged the question, what happened here? Was the…
20,430 Miles • Crater Lake
I spent the night at Corral Springs campground in Winema National Forest. It was possibly the coldest night in the…
18,655 Miles • The Grand Tetons
Heading south from Yellowstone National Park, I camped overnight (and finally got some good sleep) at a dispersed camping area…
18,410 Miles • Yellowstone, Revisited
Back in Yellowstone, this time in the daylight. The fires in Montana and Wyoming have finally calmed down, as well…
15,452 Miles • Devils Tower
Welcome to Wyoming! As I crossed the border from South Dakota heading east into Wyoming, the landscape changed only subtly…
15,350 Miles • Spearfish Canyon
The morning after Neutrino Day, I woke up to super dense fog and mist. The forest was lovely in the…