There are moments on the Blue Ridge Parkway when time feels suspended — when the light hits just right, the fog rolls in low and soft, and the ridges seem to lean in and listen. It was in one of those moments, at Thunderstruck Overlook, that I crossed paths with two riders who looked like they had just stepped out of a country song. Dressed in wedding attire, leaning against … [Read more...] about A ride to remember: Nicki & Aaron’s Blue Ridge elopement
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Exits and Returns: Three Weeks from Appalachia to the Rockies
The mountains hang like a dream — one that is unseen but sensed, like Kafka’s castle, haunted by places unknown and untouched, yet somehow familiar. This collection of memories, like the Midwest roads that bridge them, begins last July. On that humid afternoon, I packed and strapped the back of the Bonneville with a three-week haul of supplies: sleeping bag, tent, clothes, a … [Read more...] about Exits and Returns: Three Weeks from Appalachia to the Rockies
