A Year on the Road

May 8th, 2023

On Saturday, May 6th, I reached the anniversary of the sale of my home, and start of my vagabond travels. It has been an interesting year, with visits to many new places. I am now looking forward to a spring and summer looping north through Wyoming, Montana and Idaho. I will visit some old familiar places as well as some new ones.

First however, I was finally near my son Tyler’s home near Boulder, Colorado. He was close enough to join me on May 5th for dinner at the Cracker Barrel restaurant where I was staying the night. The next day we did breakfast at The Buff, a popular dining place near the University of Colorado, Boulder. I had not seen him since my hospital stay back in February.

It was great getting caught up. He had just been promoted to a Level 5 Engineer at Google’s Boulder office.

“Always remember, your dad is the only man who is happy when you are better than him”.

Google is a very difficult place to be hired. Employees are generally deemed the “best of the best” in information technology. He is a very good example of how hard work pays off. On Monday he gave me a tour of the Boulder office. One of the perks he receives is free meals in the cafeteria. We had breakfast together next to windows overlooking Boulder, with a backdrop of the Flat Iron Mountains.

After the tour, Tyler went to work, and I drove over for a walk up and down Pearl Street. The street is now a walkable mall. Freshly planted Tulips and Pansies decorated the street.

I will visit Tyler, his girlfriend Taylor, and their Australian Shepherd, Theo until Wednesday the 10th. On that day, I have an early morning cardiologist appointment, after which I will head north to Wyoming and eventually to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks.