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In 1957, writer George Stewart set out to drive as far north and south as possible from the continental US. He made it as far as Circle, Alaska and Santa Isidro, Costa Rica. He wrote about his journeys in NA 1. I would like to drive from Prudhoe Bay to Tierra del Fuego. I don’t know if there are connecting roads between Panama and Columbia, but I want to give it a try. I would like to write a book about the journey and see it published.

I spent two weeks in Alaska in the summer of 1983. Amazingly, I was unable to see the northern lights. The long days and heavy cloud cover made the lights hard to see. I want to go back and see them.

I’ve always dreamed of walking across the US. I thought it just a pipedream until I met a guy who has done it many times. Mark D. (aka Perfesser Creekwater) has been a real inspiration.

I’ve been working on a book about highway travel in the United States for the past thirty years. Had a few nibbles from publishers a few years back, but nothing panned out. My manuscript is nearing completion. I hope to have something in print within two years.

After the air travel system shut down following 9/11, I made two cross-country trips by train. One was between San Francisco and Ohio and the second was between Los Angeles and Ohio. What a wonderful way to travel. I hope to take my daughter on a long distance train ride one day.

I’ve been pretty lucky. My folks drove us around the US during the 1960’s and 1970’s. My professional work has also taken me around the country. As a result, there are only two states that I have never visited: Mississippi and North Dakota.