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Horatio’s Drive – America’s First Road Trip
The First Road Trip Horatio’s Drive On a $50 bet, Horatio Nelson Jackson, a 31 year old Vermont doctor, embarked on the road trip to begin all American road trips. In 1903 there was only 150 miles of paved roads in the entire nation and most people had never seen a “horseless buggy”, but that … Continue reading
Life is an Adventure
Making Those Hard Choices Defining Adventure Old Mr. Webster has three slightly different variations for the definition of adventure. 1) an undertaking usually involving danger and unknown risks 2) the encountering of risks 3) an exciting or remarkable experience 4) an enterprise involving financial risk Sounds like life to me. John Muir is quoted as … Continue reading