Monthly Archives: June, 2012
Struggles in the South
This was a melancholy day. I couldn’t sleep last night for various reasons, then when I did go to sleep at 4 am I had one of the most disturbing dreams I’ve had in a long time. Basically, I had no control over any aspect of my life and submitted to a cultish leader who, …
Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama: This must be the south
The landscape hasn’t changed much since we entered Arkansas from Oklahoma. Today we drove through the south western tip of Tennessee, diagonally through the north eastern tip of Mississippi and again diagonally through the central portion of Alabama, stopping near Birmingham. It all looked pretty much like this: We planned to stay near Jasper, Alabama, …
Some artsy stuff from Memphis
We did find this wall of fame around the corner from Beale Street. There were about 10 of these Picasso-style paintings lined up on the wall of a building. Our photos didn’t turn out so great, but here are a few that are representative:
Memphis, TN: Not exactly what we expected
I guess we built up our expectations for Memphis based on what we had heard about good barbeque and the blues starting there. We expected to find lots of great BBQ places with Blues music playing 24/7. Well, that was not what we found. I won’t go into great detail, but will say that this happens sometimes …
An evening on the Arkansas River
Yes, it is the Arkansas River. It is big and it runs for a long way with bike paths and parks dotting its edges. We went exploring last night after the heat dispersed a bit and found a bonified, real, seafood restaurant. This place specialized in catfish and shrimp, not much else. But what they …
Little Rock, AK
We got into Little Rock at around 1:00 in the middle of the heat, so we decided to park, close up the RV, leave the A/C running and go into town for lunch. Our thermometer in the car said 107. It has been like this since Albuquerque, but we’re doing fine with it. We found …
OK to AK
This morning as I walked back to the RV from the shower I had a familiar feeling. It was happiness. I felt happy. Even though it was already 90 degrees at 8:30 and it was so muggy you could actually see the air, I felt happy. I grew up in this kind of place with …
Doggie Heaven!
We have been on the border between Oklahoma and Arkansas for the past two days and finally there is a doggie park with real grass. We haven’t seen this much green since we left Humboldt County early this month. Even though it is hotter than you know what, the dogs have really enjoyed being set free on …
Amarillo to Oklahoma City
For the next few stops we will only be pulling in and staying for the night, so there won’t be many photos. Although I did find this cool one before we left Texas. The landscape is changing though. We are seeing more green…grass to be precise. The dogs had a great time bouncing and rolling around …
Beating the heat
After lunch it was pretty hot outside so we went to the Museum of Natural History ala New Mexico. Usually I love this kind of thing, but by that time I was over tired, my feet hurt and I couldn’t seem to cool off. New Mexicois known for dinosaurs, and rocks, and I guess various …
on the road to simplicity 