Mount Rushmore-Family Vacations

My dad, never ones to leave the calendar open, thought nothing of loading the kids into the station wagon for a two-week adventure. My parents drove for days on end. We logged thousands of miles together, the best in an Oldsmobile Vista Cruiser–a snazzy station...

Aztec, New Mexico–Nation Maps

The frontispiece for my Road Course was harder to create than one might expect. When I discussed the idea with a map maker, my artist friend Brad Sanders, I offered (what seemed like) simple instructions. Draw the United States and add number for each chapter,...

Pelham, N.Y.–Emerson on the Hutch

This week marks the four year anniversary of my father’s passing. I will get together with my siblings who live in town. We’ll have breakfast, talk, and continue to unpack. My father cast a long shadow. He inhabits quite a bit of the Road Course. He...