This article goes beyond the ususal tips about car maintenance and puts the romance back in road triping. My only addition is to the list of books to read for inspiration. Read William Least Heat-Moon's classic, Blue Highways, and his latest, Roads to Quoz. Then go out and explore a slow road. There is no need to go far. There is one right around the corner or off the next exit.
Know the rules of the road trip: "It's pretty basic: Vehicle. Road. Go.
It's in our DNA, that need to journey beyond the screen door - to venture out in search of meaning or in the name of exploration - and when we do it in a Chevy Impala convertible stocked with groceries of questionable nutritional value and a Coleman filled with tasty beverages, it's pretty fair to assume the journey is a road trip."
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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