A young man with adventure on his mind hits the highway — and the jackpot!

All my life, I’ve enjoyed traveling solo, and every once in a while, I’d have a serendipitous sexual encounter. I didn’t plan to have any adventures on my last lengthy road trip, but I did manage to meet two incredible ladies whose memory I’ll forever cherish — one of whom changed my life forever.

Before my last vacation, I’d purchased and restored a 1965 Mustang convertible, cherry red. I considered where to drive it when I thought of Route 66. If you’re old enough, you remember the song. If you’re of a literary bent, you know it’s featured in John Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath; he referred it as “The Mother Road.” It runs from Chicago right up to the... Read More