Here is a snippet from the fifth day of my drive from Michigan to Austin. — Made ya look! There was no fifth day of travel. I had a reservation at Martin Creek Lake State Park in northeast Texas and planned to drive home from there on day five. But as I crossed from Arkansas into […]
Yearly Archives: 2023
Aux Arc Park in the Morning
Mon, 31 Jul 2023, 06:25 AM (-06:00)
Here is a snippet from the fourth day of my drive from Michigan to Austin. — You get a good view of sunrise from campsite #2 at Aux Arc Park. The summer sun comes up from behind the hills on the far side of the river, its peach/pink glow reflected on the still Arkansas River. […]
What Google Said
Sun, 30 Jul 2023, 10:32 AM (-06:00)
Here is a snippet from the third day of my drive from Michigan to Austin. — Much of Wednesday morning was spent driving thru the Mark Twain National Forest in Missouri. I was focused on taking scenic backroads, and today I got it. US-160 from Poplar Bluff to Alton starts out innocently enough: a generously well […]
Wayne and Evelyn
Sun, 30 Jul 2023, 08:49 AM (-06:00)
Here is a snippet from the second day of my drive from Michigan to Austin. — Today’s drive was mostly in Illinois but ended in eastern Missouri’s Mark Twain National Forest. Wayne and Evelyn were the camp hosts at the Silver Mines Recreation Area and were sitting around a campfire when I arrived in the early evening. Here are three […]
Plain Joy
Sat, 29 Jul 2023, 05:47 PM (-06:00)
Here is a snippet from the first day of my five-day drive from Michigan to Austin pulling the trailer, with four campgrounds along the way. — Driving thru northern Indiana was a joy for so many reasons. The slow, two-lane road. Blue sky and sunshine. Expanses of corn and soybeans. Cool air blowing in the open windows. […]
A Theory of US-131
Fri, 28 Jul 2023, 03:22 PM (-06:00)
1. Going Home After Sandy returned to Ohio. After Lexi came and went. After Colin returned to the political grind. After Betty disappeared in her flash of purple. After Burt and Jenny lashed the kayaks and stashed the dogs. After Jasper’s serenades were done and his kitchen closed. After VJ and Jenny Bea and Julia […]
Goodbye Lake
Sun, 23 Jul 2023, 05:06 PM (-06:00)
Goodbye Red Oak. Goodbye Pine. Goodbye Michigan summertime.
The Jumping Fish by Janet’s Dock
Fri, 21 Jul 2023, 07:59 PM (-06:00)
1. There was barely a breeze, and the lake was glassy-still when a young couple came trolling by. He was shirtless and wore long swimming trunks. She had long hair and was bikini clad. He was standing on the bow of his boat casting. She was sitting in the back reading. They looked quite comfortable. […]
A Morning Visitor
Fri, 21 Jul 2023, 07:45 AM (-06:00)
In the waning days of this escape from of the sweltering Texas heat, it’s nice to have a morning with sun and blue sky and cool Michigan air and a visitor like this.