Friends and family seemed genuinely interested in following my trip.  I had given a blog some thought, but didn’t want to deal.  I wanted to focus on the sites, planning, and memories.  June convinced me, I would have enough downtime each night and a blog would be the way to go.  I hope to keep some people informed and…

WHY and WHY NOW? Shortly after I “retired” in 2020 (the Covid year), I contemplated taking a trip to see some of this country’s beauty that I hadn’t yet seen.  By 2022, our boys were out of high school and I wanted to take advantage of my life’s newfound flexible schedule and my body’s fading ability…