How much time do you need for a dream, probably not too much, but the good ones are too brief and the bad ones seem to linger.
Road Trip to Nowhere
Trudy
You might have noticed that the literature on road trips lacks many long-winded entries on winter jaunts. Let's say that pristine snow and frozen feet do not inspire depositions on the glory of being on the road again. Most smart Pius Itinerants find a pleasant place to lodge for the stinky season and travel by …
One Night On The Side Of The Road
Written for OLWG - #393 In those days, not too far off Route 1, there was an old milk truck that someone had converted into a lean-to shelter. The faded logo of a cow sittin' on a rainbow could still be made out on the side. Inside were a few improvised plank beds, and right …
The Brooks Brothers Suit
I always tried hard to be off the road before Thanksgiving. By that point, travel by thumb was becoming a chancy proposition. And camping out in the woods required more than a pancho and a few blankets.But I had a need, one November first. I had to be in a middling size city in Connecticut …
Summer time is superior – statistically
Outstanding memories pepper my memories of being on the road. How could I ever forget Officer Opie in Cape Neddick, making me walk from one end of town to another with him driving slowly behind me? What about when my buddy and I went by logging roads across Vermont? That was one rugged shortcut" we'd …
Thumb
During the sixties, I was part of what people called the counterculture. No, not the hippies - they were from well-to-do families and could afford all the glitz, clothes, and designer drugs. I was a Folkie, not only a Folkie, I was a Folksinger. You know those dark holes-in-the-wall clubs with exotic coffee drinks and …
By Thumb
So you've made the big decision to see the opposite coast. Congratulations. Now comes the big choice. How?
Hitchhikers Guide, Vol 6, June 1968 issue
Contrary to uninformed opinion among Brothers of the Road, it is not all blue skies and easy riding out there. There are occupational hazards to being on the road that are not obvious.
Plans
People who knew me then and later became reacquainted with me had issues getting used to calling me Lou and accepting the fact that I was not always on the road and doing nutsy things.
Hitchhikers Guide To The Lower Forty Eight, June 1967, edition
How important is it to avoid hitching a ride at a toll booth? Maybe not myriad, but a very important few.
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