The following pieces first appeared in the Field Reports section of RoadTripAmerica.com, so thanks to editor Mark Sedenquist for his encouragement
Redwoods to Seattle - The North West Coast
"Carole is fascinated by the ‘idea’ of bears but terrified about the possibility of actually bumping into one ... an hour or so later, after unloading our provisions into the bear-proof box and diverting her attention from the sign warning that a bear had been seen on site recently, we were sitting by the Smith River." Read it all ...
"Squint as you might (and I was later to realise that I’d been squinting in entirely the wrong direction), spotting a snow-filled crater in snow-white clouds was impossible." Read it all ...
"By the time I finally arrive at the pay desk, hot, sweaty and not a little breathless, I’m convinced that the advertised mile is an entirely fictitious figure, fabricated to persuade gullible tourists that it’s worth the walk. Well, they’ve failed miserably because I’m their only visitor. Ha!" Read it all ...
"We’ve agreed a unilateral disarmament treaty based on the Kevin’s acceptance that his family’s collection of 28 guns probably is excessive; 23 would be a more reasonable number. And next time we’re passing through we’re going to discover the satisfaction of killing something." Read it all ...