I found out last night, watching a movie in my hotel room, that I had apparently been an extra in a Woody Allen film without…
26 Jul 2026
Newport: The View From Both Sides
I set the alarm for sunrise and woke up to a garbage truck. Not a seagull. Not the sound of the harbor. A garbage truck,…
22 Jul 2026
Newport in the Rain
Newport, Rhode Island. Where opulence meets the ocean. That's what the ChatGPT script said. I read it out loud to the camera and immediately abandoned…
I came downtown for a croissant. I left with an interview, a second visit to the seaport, and a genuine reluctance to get back in…
14 Jul 2026
A Gap Year at 60
The sunrise didn't materialize. The clouds were thick and milky and the sun apparently decided to take the morning off, which I respect. I sat…
The sunrise was not epic. I want to be upfront about that. The clouds the night before had been doing something genuinely promising, and by…
6 Jul 2026
Welcome to New England
I landed at Westchester and drove north through a string of small towns that looked like someone had commissioned them specifically to represent the concept…
My middle name should be Sidetrack. I was on my way back toward Bozeman, mentally already plotting the most ambitious possible version of the drive…
There's a particular kind of morning that a town either has or it doesn't. The cool air, the smell of a restaurant getting started somewhere…
I had originally planned to stay in Sandpoint the night before, and driving through it on the way south I immediately understood why it was…
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I visited all 50 states at 60. Now I am chasing the light and story through all 63 national parks, some with my cat Penny! The journey continues - follow along.
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