Turnpike turn-on
I enter the roadway at Stony Ridge-Toledo. A “full interchange” as I find out later from some printed information by the folks at the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. All I know is I was heading south on I-75 out of Michigan, crossed into Ohio and continued to follow the signage toward Cleveland. Now, I suddenly find myself approaching a toll gate. A machine spits a pre-printed ticket at me when I come to a … Read entire article »
Filed under: Living the VanLife
Analog survives digital avalanche
A couple nights ago I roll into Astoria, Oregon just before 9 pm. This is pretty much where U.S. Route 101 ends before it crosses over the Columbia River and continues into Washington state. I’m tired but drive toward the center of town keeping an eye open for a place to crash. From the corner of my left eye I notice some bright neon that reads, “Video Horizons” and I perk right up. I steer … Read entire article »
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The Highway Man
Well, this was different! I pulled over at some random spot along eastbound U.S. Highway 2 just a few miles outside of Cut Bank, MT to fill a bottle with cold water from the cooler and take in the scenery around 9:30 am local time. Cars are few and far between. I suddenly see a guy in the near distance walking in my direction alongside the road wearing a fluorescent yellow vest and carrying a red flag. … Read entire article »
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Living on the Fringe in Winnipeg
When I woke yesterday morning some 40 miles from the Canadian border, I had no idea I’d catch a one-woman stage show with a Vegas connection in Winnipeg later that evening. But then again, I didn’t count on meeting four Canadians at a McDonalds in East Grand Forks, MN the day before who would tell me about the Fringe Festival. So after arriving in the provincial capital of Manitoba and getting my bearings on this overtly … Read entire article »
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Duluth and the coincidence of the Edmond Fitzgerald
Before today, I thought Duluth was just the brand behind Men’s Buck Naked Performance Boxer Briefs. I was wrong. Among the many new things I’ve learned about the city of Duluth in the last 48 hours is that it’s positioned along the western edge of Lake Superior and that the Edmond Fitzgerald – that ill-fated iron ore freighter Gordon Lightfoot composed a Billboard Number 2 hit about in 1976 – sailed from this twin harbor … Read entire article »
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