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…
Category: national parks
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…
27,917 Miles • First Sighting of Lake Erie
Sign: variable speed limit ahead — What does that even mean? Sign on a restaurant billboard: “An edible experience.” —…
26,052 Miles • New Mexico’s Grassland
Did you know that New Mexico has grasslands? There is a small bit of northeastern New Mexico called the Kiowa…
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…
19,316 Miles • A Bit of Utah and Idaho
As I crossed the state line from Wyoming into Utah, it immediately got windy, hot, and smoky again. There were…
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…
16,938 Miles • Glacier on Fire
So far, Montana isn’t what I expected. I had images in my mind from movies and TV of big mountains…