Three summers ago, my friend Kevin and I were on a road trip (our 16th together), heading north from Salt Lake City toward Yellowstone. It was a sunny late morning in June and we were taking our time, leisurely winding …
The healing power of road trips
In On the Road, Jack Kerouac’s classic American beat novel, Dean Moriarty looks out over the chaotic buzz of Chicago’s nightlife and tells his adventurous friend Sal Paradise that it’s time to go. Where? They won’t know till they get …
Take a 1000-mile New Mexico road trip from the air
When I traveled as a kid and would tell people I was from New Mexico, it wasn’t unusual to hear, “You’re not American?” or, “Isn’t that an island?” For some reason, people don’t seem to understand there’s a whole state …