Out of Town: The Freeform Traveler
Jack has traveled around the US to places on and off the beaten track – and the Interstate highways. The Freeform Traveler is for folks who want to get away from the usual sites.
A recent trip took me to Seattle, with a trek cross-state to Clarkston and Walla Walla to visit my nieces. Getting me there was a 2011 Lincoln MKT, the middle child in Lincoln’s SUV lineup. Read more» You’ve stumbled upon one of the favorite summer activities… a family reunion. All over America, especially it seems in the Midwest, big families scattered all over pick a spot on the map, book a few (dozen) rooms at usually an all-suite hotel, and show up for a weekend of family bonding. Read more» A few years back I spent a several weeks working in Moorhead, Minn., and as things go in the interstate twin cities of Fargo, ND and Moorhead, my budget-priced hotel was across the Red River in Fargo. Wandering around one Sunday afternoon, I headed west to where Fargo runs out and Interstate 94 makes one of its infrequent turns before heading west across the prairie. I found Bonanzaville USA, an eclectic collection of planes, trains, automobiles and historic buildings. Read more» A friend’s visit to Washington, D.C. brought back memories of my six weeks there back in 2001. Yes, that 2001, it was when I was working for FEMA and was called to headquarters after the September 11 attacks. Check out everything from the waterfront fish market to a historic bowl of chili. Read more» The Natchez Trace is a 400-plus mile long historic and scenic highway that runs from south of Nashville to just north of Natchez, Miss. Read my as-it-happened blog posts, starting with my arrival in Nashville. Read more» As a California kid, the big-time car building business has always been a bit of a mystery. We never made it up to the plants in Los Angeles when they were in operation (the last, a GM factory, closed in the early 1990s). And I wasn’t able to take the tour at the NUMMI assembly facility in Fremont, about 500 miles from home, before it closed. So, I headed to Indiana, Ohio and Michigan to visit cars new and old. What a fun trip. Hope you can take it some day. Read more»
Lincoln MKT and a Trip Around Washington
Go With The Flow When You Walk In on a Family Reunion
A Bonanza of History Just West of Fargo
My Washington, D.C. Picks
Natchez Trace: Historic Highway in the Heartland
The Great Car Museum Tour
