Last weekend, I took a trip west to the Texas Panhandle. It was finally time for Texas Welcomes the World, the 2018 International Route 66 Festival! It had been a long time since I'd seen many of my roadie friends and I was excited to attend my first "official" International Route 66 Festival. I arrived in … Continue reading Texas Welcomes the World
You can't control inspiration. You can seek it studiously, you can create circumstances that foster it, you can dig through tedium until you find it...but, after all is said and done, it'll come when it pleases. Convenience has nothing to do with it. On Wednesday, the bulb of inspiration clicked on in my brain and … Continue reading Making Time
“One cannot be pessimistic about the West. This is the native home of hope. When it fully learns that cooperation, not rugged individualism, is the quality that most characterizes and preserves it, then it will have achieved itself and outlived its origins. Then it has a chance to create a society to match its scenery.” … Continue reading Tucumcari Tonite
Last Thursday, Sam flew to New York to spend a few days with her family. Although I couldn't join her, I was super happy for her. She hadn't been up for a few years and, although her family was at the wedding, it wasn't quite the same as being home. She would also get plenty of … Continue reading From OK to TX on Old 66
With the wedding so close, my days have been getting busier with planned preparation and unexpected considerations. Everything is going smoothly; any issues that arise are quickly resolved. With all of that, though, comes a lot less time/money to hit the road and give my camera some exercise. I was starting to feel restless. I … Continue reading Outlaws and Road Wanderers
Last week, some changes at work required me to make a change in my schedule from Mon-Fri to Tues-Sat for a little while. I made this decision mid-day Friday, and when I left work that day I was looking at a sudden three day weekend. I had planned to drive down to Okemah, OK on … Continue reading [You have gained one level in Wanderlust]
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