east coasting I


Another journey up and down the right bank, with over 3,800 miles of road trip fun!

As always, I am drawn to quirky, folk art installations, as well as Christian ones, almost all by individuals without formal training – which is sometimes called Outsider Art.

If you get off the beaten track, America – with warts and all – reveals her beating heart, especially now with a resurgence of patriotism after a handful of dark, dark years.

(This is my first extended road trip in the renewed Age of Trump.  To see return trip south, click here [Kindly hover over images for captions]

 


About ben

Ben Batchelder has traveled some of the world's most remote roads. Nothing in his background, from a degree in Visual & Environmental Studies at Harvard to an MBA from Wharton, adequately prepared him for the experiences. Yet he persists, for through such journeys life unfolds. Having published four books that map the inner and exterior geographies of meaningful travel, he is a mountain man in Minas Gerais, Brazil who comes down to the sea at Miami Beach, Florida. His second travel yarn, To Belém & Back, received a starred review from Publishers Weekly. For more, visit www.benbatchelder.com.

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