The Frank Holton Memorial Road Trip
Preparing to leave home for two months is a logistical nightmare, especially if you happen to be the caretaker of particularly cranky and and idiosyncratic animals, water system, and vehicles. The last...
View ArticleRoad Food: The Railroad Station Bar and Grill
“Yes! Parking right in front!” Churpa exclaimed as I pulled Chuey alongside the curb in front of The Bluebird Cafe in Ukiah, California. At this point, we were already at risk of one or both of us...
View ArticleMiss Lousiane Sets Off
Northern California: Posing with Miss Lousiane, Tia Hands over the Reigns, Coming Down the Mountain, Still Life with Barbecue Sauce
View ArticleZacatecas! (Shhh!)
Sometimes I like to pretend that I am a 17th Century Marquise. Unlike my disreputable house in the Oregon Coast Range, Zacatecas is a good place to practice this delusion. More specifically, the Hotel...
View ArticleRoad Food: Torta Round-Up
torta de milanesa at ‘Pa Las Tortas Mias A good torta is a thing of beauty. And in Mexico, a good torta is not hard to find. Any self-respecting Mexican city boasts hundreds of torta shops:Ffrom the...
View ArticleThe Trip in Full
So we made it. 6,500 miles in an ’87 Dodge van. We camped off-road in Chihuahua. We got lost at night on the back roads of Oaxaca. We drove through states, such as Guerrero, Michoacan, Sinaloa, that...
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