I was starting to get close to Lexington when I came across the most unusual political sign; a sign apparently touting Charlie Kostelni to become (or remain) the region’s “Buffalo Supervisor.” I mean, it made sense in one way for a supervisor of buffalo to be a Republican (seeing as how the United States more […]
And then I came once more to another crossroads, and took The Way up and into town … “Let your life (and your Love) be like the weather – fully interconnected, and yet just as fully unrehearsed … For such a Love is stronger than both fear and hope. Indeed, if you can limitlessly adore […]
I made it easily into Lexington proper thereafter, and just as easily to the Rockbridge Regional Library, where I was surreally greeted by a most appreciative group of employees and volunteers; each one in their own right just as impressed by The Walk as anyone I had met before. Cali and Michelle were more openly […]
The ladies at the library had mentioned how wonderful the local Blue Phoenix Cafe was and even called ahead to let the owner know I was coming over for lunch. And indeed when I arrived there a great warmth exuded from both the space itself and the people therein. Amenie (the owner) was exceptionally kind, […]
I had been offered a small handful of Air B&B overnights during my Walk up to this point, and yet the one I was offered here in Lexington proved to quite special indeed – and not because of the quality of the lodging or the softness of the bed or the deliciousness of the food […]
“Mere traveling, he realized, was like a slow dismemberment of the body. It plucked the heart out of every journeyer and split it into pieces, leaving a bit of itself behind wherever he happened to go. As such the mere traveler ever became fractured thereby – homesick and fatigued and frustrated. And even after he […]
I eventually made it to the town of Fancy Hill and pulled into the Pink Cadillac Diner for a glass of water. Darien (the waitress with whom I first spoke there) was quite enamored with the entire idea underlying The Walk and manger Erin was so astounded by the same that she told me to […]
“When I’ve lost my way or when I am confused about a particular path to take, I pause and remember that all the answers I truly need I already possess. They are often deep inside my heart, yes, and yet they are ever there nonetheless. Just like you, I am naturally creative, resourceful and brave […]
And then I passed by another depressing casualty of callousness – a bastion of barbarity – a festering cultural wound that is so often found in places like this; places frequented by the vapidness of tourism and the vanity of mere tourists. There is nothing educational in imprisoning the innocent, my friends, just as there […]
I then eventually made it to Natural Bridge State Park, dedicated by the State of Virginia to honor & preserve the astoundingly beautiful 215-foot tall, 90-foot span of natural bridge that has been carved out of the surrounding limestone – slowly, over eons – by Cedar Creek. The land surrounding the bridge was once owned […]
“Love and travel are both powerful spurs to change, and when lived together, potently transformative … For truth I look to the sky and the earth, to the night and the light, to the heat and the cold, to the rain and the drought. These are my guides and demigods. And yet the road, the […]
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