“Just look at the world around you Right here on the ocean floor Such wonderful things surround you What more is you lookin’ for? Under the sea Under the sea Darling it’s better Down where it’s wetter Take it from … Continued
“I went out behind the barn and stared down in that hole Late into the evening my mind would not let go So I got out my ropes and a rusty claw-foot tub And I rigged myself a chariot to … Continued
“As we crossed the Colorado-Utah border I saw God in the sky in the form of huge gold sunburning clouds above the desert that seemed to point a finger at me and say, “Pass here and go on, you’re on … Continued
“I felt you drain the blood From my left ventricle Anytime you said you would Change my heart into petrified wood.” –Rural Alberta Advantage, “Drain the Blood” A dinner of microwaved hot dogs topped with condiments from fast food packets, … Continued
“I was halfway across America, at the dividing line between the East of my youth and the West of my future.” –Jack Kerouac, “On the Road” Rested and cooled in the mountain air, we now felt like we had a … Continued
“Alone with the morning burning red On the canvas in my head Painting a picture of you And me driving across country In a dusty old RV Just the road and its majesty And I’m looking at you With the … Continued
“Living on the road my friend Is gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron Your breath as hard as kerosene You weren’t your mama’s only boy But her favorite one, it seems She began … Continued
“Road trippin’ with my two favorite allies Fully loaded we got snacks and supplies It’s time to leave this town, it’s time to steal away Let’s go get lost anywhere in the U.S.A. Let’s go get lost, let’s go get … Continued
During the pandemic quarantine, we decided to upgrade our transport for the road trip (and for putzing around Alaska). Mainly, we wanted something that a) fit my gangly assemblage of limbs; b) could take us to some remote locales (i.e., … Continued
“…Americans were charting the vast wilderness around them and, in the process, asking questions of themselves (and making discoveries) that weren’t so common….In real American travel writing…there’s something at stake, inwardly as well as practically; the American traveler is … Continued