LOOKING FOR AMERICA

There's nothing you could say To tear me away from my guy There's nothing you could do 'Cause I'm stuck like glue to my guy I'm stickin'...

We left Helena Montana a couple of days ago where we were visiting our dear friends the Hughes who live out there, and the Mabies who...

Lots of room in which to run around, to dig holes, and to get lost: check. Abundant wildlife to hunt such as birds in bushes, squirrels...

My mother used to love to visit the families of Canadian geese paddling in the marshes at the Cranberry Bog in Carlisle. She marveled at...

The weather in Bend steadily verges on cold, windy rain, but just when you think it's about to pour the sun will come out. And just when...

Hey, it's me, Charlie. Haven't posted in awhile. I don't always have access to a computer. That's why. The trip is going well, but it...

Although the town of Kanab is a strange place for New Englanders, we had a great week there because we had an extraordinary experience...

Apologies in advance for all the photos in this post. And no, the title is not meant to suggest that what follows is an analysis of the...

It’s been a while since our last post. We’ve been busy hiking, driving, eating and forcing ourselves to chat with strangers. Peyton’s...

After the rumble tumble of Durango's saloons we decided to head for the hills, back to New Mexico. We ended up at a unique retreat in...

We are coming up on the halfway point of our trip. A couple of friends have asked what we’ve found so far during our search for America....

As mentioned before, our trip will mostly avoid national parks because dogs are largely prohibited, and they tend to be very crowded. In...

For me Boulder CO has always been one of those cool places I'd want to visit if ever I had free time and happened to be traveling...

One month into our journey it is difficult to reconcile our exploration of new places, of America, of ourselves, and the selfish joy that...

Yesterday I spent hundreds of dollars to ski by myself on a cold and snowy day on one of the steepest mountains I have ever skied. I...

I think I mentioned that one of the early motivations of our “2020 Plan” was to explore the southwest to see if we could ever see...

If someone were to ask me if I believed in god I would say, no I’m an atheist. (Although I admit that when I’m really scared I say to...

Granted, after Charlie's first luxury hotel experience in San Antonio -- with its 16th floor views, doting hotel staff, and exhilarating...

I learned a number of things about my self during this chapter of our adventure: One, I don’t like landscapes without vegetation. Brose...

San Antonio was a nice surprise. It’s a surprisingly cool town. As we approached on a weekday evening we expected lots of traffic and...