Back in Oregon
The silver-blue 10 speed whirred as I shift gears in the expanse of golden sheaths that spreads towards the green mountains. Black asphalt created a …
09 Aug
Hopedale: The Other Half…
Hopedale: The Other Half…
The outboard fishing boat skipped across the water that glistened and small waves sparked like the scales of a fish. Matt, the boat’s owner, was …
07 Aug
Hopedale: the “Mayor”
Hopedale: the “Mayor”
Diane Phillips lives ten feet from the black asphalt, across the road from a channel of water through which generations of fishermen have passed. Over …
02 Aug
Oyster Farming
Oyster Farming
Conrad’s eyes are heavy-lidded as I meet him in the middle of the day. His black New Orleans Saints shirt is stained with white lines …
27 Jul
Grand Isle
Grand Isle
Grand Isle sits on the Louisiana coast, a summer retreat with a local population of 1,500 that swells to 20,000 during tourist season. The summer …
23 Jul
New Orleans: Locals and Tourists
New Orleans: Locals and Tourists
I have been in New Orleans for almost a week, trying to discover how the BP oil spill has influenced the local community in addition …
19 Jul
Houston
Houston
Beneath corporate monoliths of steel and glass, Houstonians catch the buses that travel from the downtown business district into the sprawling suburbs. As the fourth …
16 Jul
Bus: Dallas to Houston
Bus: Dallas to Houston
The ride from Dallas to Houston was relatively short, but pleasant. After traveling hundreds of miles in a trucker seat and going at the trucker pace, …
16 Jul
One Hitch, One Truck, One Thousand Miles
One Hitch, One Truck, One Thousand Miles
Al’s finger traced the red line that runs through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. What I had thought would be a simple hitchhike — from …
11 Jul
Phoenix
Phoenix
Heat: It is the first sensation in Phoenix. Stepping outside hot air wraps around your body and fills your lungs. The wind is dry and …