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Nashville, McAfee Knob and HOME
The Music Highway is the road (I-40) between Memphis and Nashville. It is so named because of the rich music history in both cities and on the path between them.…
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Death in Memphis
Abby (the Hound Dog) and I are on our own again, headed to Memphis. I think Bill Bryson best described driving alone for an extended period of time in his…
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Austin and NOLA
Austin is the fastest growing large city in the United States. The local motto is “Keep Austin Weird” and it is featured on bumper stickers and T-shirts. Austin uses this…
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Truth and Consequences, then Roswell
About two hours from Flagstaff is the Petrified Forest National Park, which encompasses parts of the Rainbow Forest and the Painted Desert. While the names sound glorious, this park’s description may…
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The Best of Colorado, Utah and Arizona
For this stretch of the trip, my childhood friend, Kelly, accompanied us. Kelly and I met in Kindergarten, when (as Kelly vividly remembers and I do not) I sat next to…
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Airbnb
The podcast How I Built This interviewed Joe Gebbia, founder of Airbnb. There was a convention in Joe’s town that sold out of hotel rooms. Quickly, he made a website to auction off…
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Lessons Learned, Part Two
29. Nothing will make you feel more alive than standing alone, on the top of a mountain, at 11,000 feet, in three feet of snow, without a single noise or…
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Abby
“You don’t even know where I’m going.”“I don’t care. I’d like to go anywhere.”― John Steinbeck, Travels with Charley: In Search of America If someone asks me what is the best part…
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South Dakota
Our Badlands cabin window faces east. Abby and I wake to a gorgeous sunrise over this foreign landscape. It features sharply eroded buttes, pinnacles, and spires that blend with the…
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In the Driver’s Seat
You may wonder about the logistics of traveling for an extended time, spending hours in my car. Generally, I store the necessities on the passenger side, within easy reach. My Yeti with my Chai…
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Midwest Plains
Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave is epic. It is the largest cave system in the world. That’s right, the WORLD! It has 400 underground miles that have been explored and who knows…
Introspective optometrist seeks inspiration and adventure
