The Idiot is almost a week into a road trip from Mendocino, on the California coast, to Miami, Florida, on the Atlantic Ocean.
Here are just a few highlights.
The Idiot drives down the coast of the Pacific Ocean to Mendocino, CA, where he and a traveling companion from Australia spend the first night.
A room at the Mendocino Hotel with an ocean view costs less than $100 a night.
Enjoying a meditative walk around the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco.
The Idiot’s Australian companion pretends to be Iran’s Minister of Culture at a carpet shop in Oakland, CA.
Having dinner at the legendary Peggy Sue’s Diner near Barstow, CA, in the Mojave Desert.
Taking Betty Boop to dinner at Peggy Sue’s Diner in the Mojave Desert.
Visiting the Skywalk on the western rim of the Grand Canyon, with a glass floor revealing the Colorado River over 3,000 feet below, for the first time.
The “Eagle Rock” in the Grand Canyon.
The Idiot at the Grand Canyon.
Hiking the trails around Sedona, Arizona.
Spending two nights in Flagstaff, AZ, to, among other things, promote an upcoming appearance at the Marin Philosophical Society on February 21 in San Rafael, CA.
“Well I’m a-standin’ on the corner in Winslow, Arizona” (Jackson Browne/Eagles/“Take It Easy”) after gallivanting in Sedona and Flagstaff on the road trip from Mendocino to Miami.
Meeting as astronaut at the gigantic Meteor Crater in eastern Arizona.
Spending two night in Santa Fe, New Mexico, before driving to New Orleans.
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