http://www.myamericanjourney.com/wordpress This weblog is about the people of North and South America, and their diverse living conditions Mon, 25 Aug 2008 06:17:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since I've returned home from traveling, several people have asked me to identify my favorite highlight. The experience which had the biggest impact on me was my visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center in Atlanta, Georgia. It happened by chance. I was trying to get a good picture of ... http://www.myamericanjourney.com/wordpress/archives/128 I recently learned that Dona Spring, my friend and mentor, passed away in July. I was completely unprepared to receive the news, and I still haven't completely come to terms with the loss. !http://farm1.static.flickr.com/84/219250735_c55e430c42.jpg!:http://farm1.static.flickr.com/84/219250735_c55e430c42_o.jpg I interviewed Dona in August 2006, to find out about her involvement in politics. She was an outspoken ... http://www.myamericanjourney.com/wordpress/archives/117 A few weeks ago, after driving all over eastern North America, I returned to Colorado, by way of Texas. !http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2720295175_d0936a5123.jpg!:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3026/2720295175_4e4e42ca15_o.jpg The scenery was pretty consistent. Just grass, hills, bushes, some dirt, more grass, for about eight hundred miles, all the way from Austin, up through Dallas, and across the plains of Northern ... http://www.myamericanjourney.com/wordpress/archives/121 After driving around eastern North America for three-and-a-half months, I have arrived safely back in Denver, Colorado, where I will remain for several months. !http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2691295136_368f821ac7.jpg!:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3149/2691295136_0a290fcac6_o.jpg The route I drove is plotted in blue on the map above. The red lines reflect my original planned route. Below is a map reflecting all of ... http://www.myamericanjourney.com/wordpress/archives/116 I have recently been visiting with family friends in Mississippi. A few days ago, I went with one of my friends on a swamp tour in Slidell, Louisiana. !http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2611114077_2e73d5124a.jpg!:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2611114077_e42878889b_o.jpg The tour boat cruised through the swamp. !http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2611946192_c1d467764e.jpg!:http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3178/2611946192_df292be1cd_o.jpg We saw several alligators. I've always thought of alligators as looking like the one above. This ... http://www.myamericanjourney.com/wordpress/archives/115