Hit the Road, Zach

After recording in Idaho a couple posts ago, the next day found me leaving Mountain Home,

hopping on the highway,

and proceeding towards Utah, which happened to be a scenic drive to rival all scenic drives.

Soon I was entering the part of Idaho known as “The Super Scenic Part That’s Even More [...]

Get ready for Boise! I didn’t record anything there!
“Explain this long post then,” demands AG snippily.
Whoa, what’s gotten into you today?
“Sigh… I’m impatient to hear about further recordings, not just travels. I already know you traveled, and all those scenic pictures just make me jealous.”
Well, lucky for both of us then that my [...]

Eugene! Not to be confused with the Korean singer/actress Eugene formerly from S.E.S., nor the software designed to aid political scientists in testing expected utility theory of war and dispute initiation (Expected Utility Generation), this Eugene happens to be a town in Oregon famous for its hippies. I didn’t happen to see any [...]

Portland! How cool is it that I have now been in two Portlands on opposite sides of the US?
“WAY COOL!” shout the teenagers en masse.
Wow, right on, guys.
I ended up staying in Portland almost a week, mostly due to an awesome friend of mine, one Ramón Chaparro, a good friend from college with whom [...]

Seattle! A city deserving of our respect because it has a bajillion names: “Emerald City,” “Jet City,” “Queen City,” “Gateway to Alaska,” and of course “Rain City.” Its actual name comes from a local tribal chief named Sealth. Way to go, Sealth. It is my dream to also have a city [...]

Washington, unlike Montana, was full of happening peeps. In fact, it was pretty amazing just how many happening peeps happened to be happening in Washington. The first of such peeps was a fellow in Spokane named Steve, who plays a mean guitar.
“How mean?” asks a nearby international student. “Does it trip the [...]