I recently attended the San Francisco Writers Conference.  But I didn’t just attend a conference — I took a road trip — A roundtrip journey of 5005 miles.

In 13 days, I crossed twelve states and visited eight state capitols, four National Parks & Forests, three State Parks & Beaches, and a County Park.

I saw natural and manmade wonders of every shape and size. The altitude along the way ranged from 240 feet below sea level to 9,100 feet above. The temperature ranged from 16 degrees below zero to 81 degrees above.

I saw deserts, forests, prairies, lakes, mountains and the Pacific Ocean.  I drove in sunshine and I drove in ice-fog and heavy snow.

Yes, I did attend the conference, but, it was sandwiched in the best vacation I’ve ever taken.  More to come.