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Wed, 20 May 2015 | By erleichda | Views [360] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
"It's a dry heat" lied a man to me while he watched me pluck my sweat wettened tank from my body as my car filled up with gas. In the town of Baker, which starts the long sprawl of desert between California & Nevada, there is something for every make ... Read more >
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Wed, 20 May 2015 | By snap12 | Views [162] | Scholarship Entry
This past summer My family and I took a trip to Ocean Shores, WA. While there we took a day trip to Westport, WA. This is where we planed on taking a boat out to drop the ashes from. The ashes were in a dissolvable urn made of sea salt. When we got there ... Read more >
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Wed, 20 May 2015 | By daniellelynn | Views [208] | Scholarship Entry
I have traveled to different countries and have experienced memorable activities in all of them, but one of my most memorable adventures was right here in my home town. My brother and I once worked with a scuba dive instructor in Crystal river, FL. who ... Read more >
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Wed, 20 May 2015 | By kerrygally | Views [336]
"Its the chance encounters that make the journey an adventure." I have had this quote taped to the mirror in my room for the last twelve years, at least. Its been so long I can't quite remember where I cut it out from, but it was more than ... Read more >
Tags: inspiration, preparation
Wed, 20 May 2015 | By liquiderica | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 20 May 2015 | By liquiderica | Views [223] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
The sign simply said “plunge”, and was no more than a painted board nailed to a fencepost. Its arrow pointed east down a deeply rutted two track cutting through a cowpie-studded pasture. From behind the wheel, Darin glanced at me doubtfully, ... Read more >
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Wed, 20 May 2015 | By kreativity85 | Views [191] | Scholarship Entry
I've been on quite a few U.S. road trips over the last several years and it never ceases to amaze me the amount of billboards you come across that advertise some strange attraction. While driving through Arizona, for example, my friend and I followed ... Read more >
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Mon, 18 May 2015 | By tinamurty | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 17 May 2015 | By tinamurty | Views [1796] | Scholarship Entry
The place was eerie even in daylight. But in the dark of night, it petrified me. After kicking out the last drunk cowboys and shutting off all of the lights, I would dart to my room with my heart pounding in my throat. I can’t explain the goose bumps:... Read more >
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Sat, 16 May 2015 | By less_is_more | Views [495]
Yesterday we headed up to our local AAA office to take care of vehicle registration before we take off. The two other reasons we went there was to get a set of passport photos taken for each of us for any visa needs we might encounter, and to get ... Read more >
Tags: africa, books, family, kids, malaria, packing, wwoof
Thu, 14 May 2015 | By less_is_more | Views [524]
So we had an interesting moment the other morning when our geriatric lab ate the fourth (out of four) Typhoid pill that our daughter dropped onto the floor in the kitchen during breakfast. As soon as it hit the floor so many new problems and stressors ... Read more >
Tags: africa, books, family, kids, malaria, packing, wwoof
Thu, 14 May 2015 | By yoshic | Views [157] | Comments [2]
At least once a day, as I am on my way,
I see your headlights flashing.
Aimed at me, I can plainly see,
Your frantic headlights flashing.
Could it be cops ahead, or road kill, dead?
The reason for all this flashing? ... Read more >
Wed, 13 May 2015 | By geneofsf | Views [247]
I woke up in my room to a beautiful morning outside my window. This is when it felt truly like Italy when I looked out onto the hostel's courtyard. I was surprised I was able to get up. I was up late making arrangements for an earlier than expected departure.... Read more >
Wed, 13 May 2015 | By road2manchester | Photo Gallery
33 Towns called manchester
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Wed, 13 May 2015 | By road2manchester | Views [540]
Just going to Manchester.
Just before the next exit from Highway 90, it was obvious that a change in the weather, back to what I had encountered for the past four days, loomed ahead like riding into the night.
Black skies, with ... Read more >
Tags: biker, coast to coast, motorcycle, route 66, usa
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