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What's on your playlist? Companions for the Drive
In the early days of our wandering we carried cassettes and later jeweled cases of CDs. Changing music selections required dexterity while traveling solo. Fortunately, Beth and I wandered together and so she managed the music as well as navigated our atlas while we drove. We had recordings in several genres. I even created a cassette of favorite songs for Beth's 40th Birthday. In our country collection we had Toby Keith, Trace Adkins, Keith Urban, Garth Brooks, Vince Gill,
Jul 32 min read


Seeing The Old As New Again
It's been a while since I've posted on my website. I had a little health scare last summer and that limited my ability to journal and write. It didn't prevent me from wondering the back roads, but I couldn't easily capture my trips. There was a day trip to visit Cannonball Bridge south of Vincennes. I have monthly trips to northeastern Indiana to work with the Engage Noble Leadership Academy and have nearly exhausted every route that I can take to get back back-and-forth to N
Apr 88 min read


An Easter Egg Hunt for a Wanderer
When I was kid I always enjoyed finding real color-dyed eggs and, since we had chickens, eggs were not a problem. I also enjoyed the...
May 23, 20257 min read


Where Do Streams Begin? -- Tracing the 'Blue Lines'
Whitewater River - West Fork at the Whitewater Canal Feeder Dam near Laurel, Indiana Last week, I was traveling to Columbus, Ohio, for my...
Apr 17, 20255 min read


Peace, a Park and a Pork Tenderloin
There are a few days which I carve out just so I can wander alone. These include the memorial day of Beth's death, our wedding...
Feb 16, 20256 min read


Your Experiences Will Be What You Remember
In November eight years ago my wife and I finished 'wandering Indiana.' Many have seen the picture of "We Did It! -November 19, 2016 -...
Dec 30, 20245 min read


Sometimes Wandering is More 'Why' than 'What'
When I tell people I teach Cultural Heritage Tourism at Indiana University and now Purdue University, they immediately think of big...
Aug 19, 20248 min read


Road-Testing Life Off The Highway's Backroad Driving Tips
A few weeks back I had the itch to wander. Didn't want to go far, didn't really have anything I had to see, just driving in wide open...
Aug 18, 20246 min read
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