We made it! Four day, ten states, and almost 1500 miles later, avoiding interstate highways almost all the way. (Confession: our resolve...

Six years ago, John and I took the first of what's become an annual road trip from Austin to Grand Haven, Michigan. The round-trip is...

I’m spending this holiday weekend at Lake LBJ with my extended family. My parents bought a house here in 1968, and it's been where I've...