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ROMANCE TRAIN CONDUCTOR: TICKETS PLEASE

October 29, 2023 by

If the romance train has ever stopped at your station, and you got on, these are familiar tracks. However, if it hasn’t stopped, and you can’t tell the difference between the local, the express, or the out of town train, please continue. Have your tickets ready.

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AMERICAN PIE REVIEW

October 28, 2023 by

I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buckWith a pink carnation and a pickup truck The song came out in 1971. My older brother had a pickup truck. After he graduated high school it became my pickup truck. But not really.

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EVERY DAY IS A FRESH START. WHAT IF IT’S NOT?

October 27, 2023 by

That fresh start includes a shower and a shave. Okay, a shower, but keep it short. I felt a fresh start every day on the road for 4100 miles. And then? Husband time.

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THE WESTERN WAY + + +

October 26, 2023 by

The western way shows a solitary figure on a journey of self-discovery. That was my goal when I started. Just me and the boys and a dog. John, Bill, Stu, and Ruby. I would encase the memory like high-silica ground water does to fallen logs buried in mud. Except my memory would take three weeks, […]

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4100 MILES IN THREE WEEKS. WHAT I LEARNED:

October 25, 2023 by

e How it started. Wife: We could fly to Albuquerque and rent a car to see Monument Valley. Me: Or we could drive down and see what we miss from the air. Wife: You drive and I’ll meet you in Albuquerque. Me: Then I’m taking the dog with me. Wife: What?

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DRIVING LESSONS FOR THE WORRIED ROAD WARRIOR

October 24, 2023 by

These driving lessons are for you, not your car. But you worry about your car? So do I. Just remember, part of travel is mingling with the locals along your fellow drivers. And their cars.

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THE HOME STRETCH FROM BAKER CITY OREGON

October 23, 2023 by

It’s not a welcome mat, and the rest stops aren’t as lavishly furnished, but it’s a good sign. So was reserving a room in the Geiser Grand.

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NAVIGATING WITH HELP ON MY SHOULDER

October 22, 2023 by

W. C. Fields said he wouldn’t work with kids or animals. I’m no W. C. Fields and I work with kids and animals. People have stories of bad pet travel. Not me. Ruby has been a travel star. People see her and flip a switch. What switch?

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SCREEN LAND UNCOVERED IN MAP

October 21, 2023 by

When a map comes to life what happens? Wonder happens. Awe happens. Unreal happens. In Southern Utah it all happens around every corner.

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SUNRISE ARCHES FOR EARLY VIEWS

October 20, 2023 by

I asked someone who lives near Arches National Park their advice on what not to miss. After maps and visitors’ centers and miles gone before we sleep, I got an unexpected answer. “The most important thing about this part of the country is the sun. Try and see places like they were seen for ages, […]

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