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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Avoiding the snow … in Buffalo
Western upstate New York was at its colorful best Friday as we arrived for Halloween weekend. Buffalo and Niagra Falls in particular were crisp and clear and so autumn-handsome we lingered an extra day. Found a really nice hostel across the … Continue reading
Midnight in Ohio
I won’t try to sugarcoat it — the journey hasn’t been carefree every mile of the way. There’ve been a few moments. Deer darting onto the highway in Idaho and Wyoming. That stand-off with the buffalo in Yellowstone. Maybe the lightning bolt … Continue reading
The Omnivore’s Dilemma — Battle Creek, Michigan
I have been a consumer of American breakfast cereals my whole life long. In fact that’s probably how I first learned to read — with blurry eyes staring at the back of a Kellogg’s Corn Flakes cereal box as the … Continue reading
Relatives on the Road
Hail! to the victors valiant/ Hail! to the conqu’ring heroes/ Hail! Hail! to Michigan,/ The champions of the West! There, I’ve done it. I’ve kept the little bargain I made with Dr. Robert Alexander, aka my brother-in-law Bob, whose only … Continue reading
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Game Day — South Bend, Indiana
Before Notre Dame and USC clashed in South Bend Saturday night in their annual football rivalry, students and fans there celebrated all day long in one of the biggest tailgate parties in the nation, equal parts pagan rite of autumn … Continue reading
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Good decisions, Bad decisions
Chalk it up as a smart move (Smart move, George!) — that decision I made Thursday morning to cancel my scheduled travel-day from Madison to Milwaukee to Chicago. Just to get to Milwaukee on the west shore of Lake Michigan, … Continue reading
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Getting real in Madison, Wisconsin
Beseiged teachers, bus drivers and other public employees in Madison already know this, but if you were to hold up a map of Wisconsin in the air you’d see that its outline traces almost perfectly the shape of a fist. … Continue reading
Looking for Steve McQueen
I guess I didn’t realize how many “national museums” are actually tucked away in the rolling hills of Iowa, until I got around to staring really hard at the smallest type on my Rand McNally road map. That’s how I … Continue reading
Heart of the heart of the country
It’s a great time to be a sports fan in the middle of America. The St. Louis Cardinals (in Missouri) are favorites to win the World Series. The Green Bay Packers (in Wisconsin) seem destined for the Super Bowl. Nestled … Continue reading
Is this heaven?
Guess where (in Iowa) I was today… A hint: “This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that was good — and can be good again. Oh people will come, Ray. People will … Continue reading
Travels with Harley 