Heading Across America
The journey across America, circa 2017. The time for the big drive is approaching. Salem, Oregon to Charleston, South Carolina and return. A continental crossing. The American road dream. National parks, motels, diners. Vickie and I are setting out to see the South, an area of the country that Vickie has seen very little of. The plus? It's severe weather season and maybe we'll spy a tornado, at a safe distance of course. The minus? Well, it;s the South, with all the humidity and racial baggage that you could ever want. Sparks Lake Outside Bend, OR Once we leave the confines of Oregon, we'll be deep into the Red States. Actually, as soon as we cross the cascades and pass Bend, Oregon we'll be in Conservative Country for most of trip. Trump Land. The plan is to see things. Recently, a Brit who was travelling the states remarked about the opioid epidemic, seen primarily by church reader boards offering access to drug counselling, treatment, or prayer groups.