Category Archives: USA 2008

Maps

I don’t suppose I’ll ever really sift through the experiences of the summer and fall. Sitting here on a rainy Thursday I wish I was back out somewhere in the desert. Or even somewhere with some honest cold and snow. … Continue reading

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DONE!

Around 915 tonight I pulled back into the same spot I pulled out of back on July 10. Here’s the breakdown: One-Hundred Thirty-Two days 17,392 miles 30 states – counting ones passed through in the car or on the train. … Continue reading

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One-Hundred Twenty-Seven

John Wayne was born in a little town called Winterset, Iowa. Which also happens to be the county seat for Madison County, Iowa. Which happens to be the same Madison County from The Bridges of Madison County about which I … Continue reading

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One-Hundred Twenty-Six

Council Bluffs, IA Closing the accounts is like the close of the Rebellion. — Gen’l Grenville M. Dodge, quoted in “Nothing Like it in the World” Tonight I made what are – theoretically – the last two hotel reservations I’ll … Continue reading

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One-Hundred Twenty-Five

Council Bluffs, IA One week ago I awoke in a snowy Salt Lake City, bound for Ogden and from there east through Weber and Echo Canyons to the plains of Wyoming, across the Green River and past Citadel Rock to … Continue reading

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