It was very much a fuck it moment, with nothing to do due to a recent job loss I took up the offer of joining a cross-country road trip. Traversing 17 states over two weeks, discovering my newfound love of covered bridges (no, really), possible near death by social media (thanks true crime podcasts), decent Texas wine (yes, really) and some of the most beautiful scenery the country has to offer.
Besides a cabin in the woods in Vermont there was very little planned. The trip was in two parts, the first was to head north and across to New England, then circle back to DC for a short break and a few loads of laundry. The second was to Phoenix, although we didn’t know it at the time, by way of honky tonks, movie locations and alien encounters.
Over the next few weeks I’ll be posting a day-by-day account of the trip, places seen and roads traveled.
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