It's a lovely book, Stan. I read it years ago, re-read it just recently. A quiet musing on many things…
G — "A true journey, no matter how long the travel takes, has no end." - William Least Heat Moon > On Apr 9, 2020, at 9:31 AM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info> > wrote: > >> >> On Apr 8, 2020, at 10:29 AM, John <jsessoms...@nc.rr.com> wrote: >> >> I've been doing "virtual" travel via Google Maps ... sort of dreaming where >> I'm going to go if I ever get to go anywhere again. I've made it down to >> Atlanta so far. >> >> I-40 to I-85 is the quickest, but US 1 down to Columbia, SC and I-20 through >> Augusta are maybe less hectic. Neither appears to be all that photogenic. No >> place along the way that really inspires me to linger. >> >> I'm thinking about how I could do just sticking to the numbered highways and >> avoiding the interstates all together. > > John, look for a book called Blue Highways by William Leastheat Moon. (sp?). > 15 years ago? I haven’t read it but have been told it is very good, the story > of the author’s drive through and around the U.S. using only the smaller > roads (colored blue on the maps.) > > Another thought for a road trip… When there was a bicentennial celebration of > the Lewis & Clark expedition, there was quite a bit of press coverage in > Missouri where we lived. One of our favorite state parks had been a campsite > for the group on their way west, the park bookstore had much relevant > literature including maps of the expedition overplayed on the current road > system. A drive from St. Louis westward, following their route, could be > interesting... > > stan > >> >> Atlanta is just the gateway to places west ... >> >> There's an old saying that if you die anywhere in the south it doesn't >> matter if you're going to heaven or to hell, you're going to change planes >> in Atlanta. >> >> I'm going out west again some day. Maybe I'll make it all the way to >> California. >> >> There's a couple of things I saw before that I'd like to see again & maybe >> try to get a decent photograph this time. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
