by Isaiah | Dec 26, 2015 | Road Trip 2015
North Carolina: Back Home Again. I’m writing this a few months after my return to Asheville from my road trip. After highlighting specific states and sections of our country, I’d like to take a little time to reflect on the trip overall, now that I’ve had a bit of...
by Isaiah | Sep 17, 2015 | Road Trip 2015
When I crossed the Mississippi River at St. Louis, it felt like I’d officially re-entered the “East” and that I had also entered a magnetic force field pulling me closer and increasingly faster to my North Carolina home. For the first time, I could reliably predict...
by Isaiah | Sep 16, 2015 | Road Trip 2015
There was a time when I pronounced the state of Missouri as “Misery”. I lived in the state for 4 years total. The first three were very good years – my final three years of undergraduate studies at College of the Ozarks. I built upon that season of personal growth...
by Isaiah | Sep 15, 2015 | Road Trip 2015
Among the places on my semi-planned itinerary, Iowa was one of the “must visit” states, not for any specific reason other than the simple truth that I had never been there. In fact, when I crossed the border, it was my 49th state to visit, lacking only Alaska, and...
by Isaiah | Sep 13, 2015 | Road Trip 2015
I sometimes wonder if those who grow up in mundane landscapes and non-progressive towns are disadvantaged or rather “advantaged” in life. I mean, does the lack of natural beauty and cultural affluence make one less imaginative, or on the contrary does it make one all...
by Isaiah | Sep 12, 2015 | Road Trip 2015
South Dakota sent out a wildlife welcoming party as I crossed the state line as darkness set in. Deer were lining the highway, and though I was on alert, and though I tried to swerve when I saw the ones getting too close and even closer, I clipped one of them at a...
