“Some beautiful paths can’t be discovered without getting lost.”  ― EROL OZAN . . . The biggest blow to Route 66 — 2,448 miles of highways and byways from Chicago to LA — was in the mid-20th century when newly constructed interstates drew patrons away from the once bustling towns to get them to [...]

“There was nowhere to go but everywhere, so just keep on rolling under the stars.” ― Jack Kerouac, On the Road: the Original Scroll . . . Last week we got to check off another bucket list item…Public Radio Interview! We had a quick chat with Audrey Nowakowski, host of Lake Effect over at [...]

“Yeah, I was just about to call the cops.” “No no. There’s definitely no need to call the cops…” I reassured the gentleman with his excitable dog as my heart pounded so hard I figured they both heard it even above the interstate traffic. . . . But let’s back up about year. Chris and [...]

Totally bummed out, we reluctantly climbed back into the van. The place was locked up solid, total bust. Little did we know . . .

“Here’s to the loaded places that we take ourselves When it comes to luck you make your own” ~ Bruce Springsteen,“Lucky Town” We’ve been on quite the wild ride these past few months. And the crazy thing is that it kinda hinged on a little decision we made a year and a half ago. So [...]

“Ah ha, hush that fuss, everybody move to the back of the bus.” ~OutKast Sometimes a little adventure into the frigid winter turns into some Knowledge Dropped. Such was the case when we decided to throw ourselves a little belated Blood Blue Supermoon party after the clouds cleared [...]

“Owanka the City of Promise • Near where the Box Elder Flows We hope someday will be famous • Who can tell? Nobody knows.” ~ “Boost for Owanka,” Lottie Gorman CHAPTER TWO It’s an oddly warm late morning, and after filling up on maple donuts and 5¢ coffee at the famous/infamous Wall Drug, Chris [...]