From SD to WY: Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
"We fumed and screamed in our mountain nook, mad drunken Americans in the mighty land. We were on the roof of America and all we could do was yell, I guess — across the night, eastward over the Plains, where somewhere an old man with white hair was probably...
Rushmore Into The Badlands
"Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain." After our night in Sioux Falls and adding 2 more to our RV yesterday, this morning filled up our tires with more...
The Pur-Sioux of Happyness
“I was halfway across America, at the dividing line between the East of my youth and the West of my future.” After an overnight in the outskirts of Madison, Wisconsin and picking up our new addition Dan Reesman, whom we had last seen when he traveled with...
Chicago-ing Back To Madison
“But why think about that when all the golden lands ahead of you and all kinds of unforeseen events wait lurking to surprise you and make you glad you're alive to see?” After our first day on the road that was filled with more the energy of...
Ohio Gozaimasu!
"All of life is a foreign country." Today ends nearly 5 months since my last monsoon, and 5 years since my last domestic road trip across America. Sometimes it takes a pandemic to put a life of travel on pause, but alas, even life has its rest...
Meet The Anti-Buddies! Preparing For Domestic Travel in the Era of COVID-19
“...and I shambled after as I've been doing all my life after people who interest me, because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or...
Love In The Time Of Corona/COVID-19 — The Cassandra Complex
The Cassandra Complex - the phenomenon from Ancient Greek mythology when one’s valid warnings or concerns are disbelieved by others. We’re now literally living it. Despite having endured a crisis so visceral in NYC (or Italy, Wuhan, etc.) 4-5 months ago, and...
Big & Burli-ngton!
After a day and a half in Acadia that included a hike at Jordan Pool Pond this morning, we then departed to grab a quick cheesecake at Momo's Cheesecake in the town of Ellsworth. The remarkable thing is not only that this amazing piece of work is...
Where Are We Now?
Where Are We Next?
