Reunion in the Rockies Most of you know me as a globetrekker, but what you don’t know is that back at home, aside from traveling to California, I have only gone as far west as Ohio. “America the Beautiful” was a song I used to sing in elementary school every day after reciting the Pledge, but until a few weeks ago I had no idea what a plain or a prairie looked like! And mountains? According to my roommate, the Appalachians are like hills compared to the Rockies. So to see the prairies, plains, and vast mountainsides that our national songs mention, my college roommate and I headed out west towards the lands discovered by Lewis & Clark for a crazy trip involving 9 states in 8 days! Here was the itinerary: Day 1: LA to
... read more