Aw, the Texas party’s almost over!
Well, we’ve loved living in Texas for the past nine and a half years, but Portland ain’t no slouch either, so it’s onward and upward we go! I’ll be taking the third and final trip across the country with truck and trailer full of belongings we’ll need in Oregon until we find a new house to move the rest of it out of storage into.
When you drive for days, the best attitude really is that ‘it’s about the journey more than the destination’. Good music and good speakers in your vehicle are an absolute must! Jewel is my favorite this year. I didn’t realize what a prolific artist she is, and I highly recommend any of her CDs. One well-written song, Intuition, was a top 40 hit a few years back. With windows rolled up and volume high, singing along to songs like No Good in Goodbye make the reality of that phrase, in reference to leaving Texas, less of a concern. The Texas party’s almost over, but I’m looking forward to another road trip, exploring the west coast, and the excitement of the unknown.
Small mock inuksuit are built by travellers and displayed on the rocky edges beside Hwy 17 in Eastern Ontario, particularly west of North Bay. Those in the shape of human forms are ”inunnguaq”, historically built by the Inuit to help herd cariboo. I built one of my own too, but it’s not as easy as it looks!
Lichen on shoreline rocks, Lake Superior, Ontario
It was a rainy day, so I had Ouimette Canyon all to myself!
Wild Oats in a field near Chestermere, Alberta
Rowley, an Alberta ghost town, and sunset near Chestermere
One Stop Shop, Saganaw, Michigan
One Stop Shop just outside of Saganaw, Michigan: Gas station, car wash and interior detailing, Liquor store, Pizza restaurant, convenience store, Dollar (Plus!) Store, bank, Law Office
This is not a black and white photo – the sky was ominous that day my friends! :}
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri was built in 1965, commemorating Thomas Jefferson and the westward expansion of the United States. One of the most influential people in the history of United States, Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) was the the third U.S. president and author of the Declaration of Independence.
