An abandoned airfield in Brooklyn is the most surreal place Janet and I have camped. After twelve days in a high rise in Jersey City, hitting the road felt like…
Serendipity, or subconscious guidance? I had a resigned feeling about the chore of recrossing South Dakota. But staring at the map, I saw De Smet, and “suddenly remembered” it was…
The “fountain of the belle eau” was the retreat of kings for about 800 years. And I just learned, showcased the beginning of the modern age in France. Two rulers of…
Not in the Alps, but still woke up to this! It is very rural here, and the crossing into Switzerland across the Doubs River was remote and mysterious, with snow…
