…take me home to the place I belong.  Being a child of the 70s, I am doomed to have John Denver songs popping up when I least expect them. This…

I apparently brake for books. Valentine, TX looks like a ghost town, but the sign said it had over 170 people. Nothing fronting the highway looked functional. Then I saw…

San Antonio is not in the West, according to Janet’s air conditioning. It is, however, still very friendly–and humid. The Border Patrol officer at Uvalde, who seemed to find us…

Serendipity led us to the most famous place in Iowa. And they say there is a covered bridge four miles down the lane from here. I had planned a very…