Barrett
Part Five: Disembark
Let's talk about close calls, SNAFUs, and the best and worst of the journey. Plus: gifts just for readers!
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Barrett
- Jun 9
- 6 min
Part Four: Amtrak's Holy Trinity
This journey saw three of Amtrak's celebrity routes: Southwest Chief, Coast Starlight, and Empire Builder.
Barrett
- Jun 8
- 4 min
Part Three: Characters of the Railway
The real adventure is the friends you meet along the way.
Barrett
- Jun 7
- 5 min
Part Two: Eat, Pray, Shower
Let's face it: You don't want to stink on a train. Also, how do you save money on food?
Barrett
- Jun 6
- 4 min
Part One: Prologue
Eleven days and 8,720 miles.
Barrett
- Oct 13, 2021
- 5 min
Annie, Candy, and me.
This week, I attended my first concert since the pandemic began: St. Vincent at Radio City Music Hall.
Barrett
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
Let's catch up.
I'm still on the grind. I'm off social media.
Barrett
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Part Ten: Home
The End.
Barrett
- Aug 18, 2020
- 8 min
Part Nine: Dallas
Everyone knows the shape of Texas, and seeing it appear on a roadside sign after over a week away was a special kind of comfort.
Barrett
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Part Eight: Oklahoma
Oklahoma is OK.
Barrett
- Aug 16, 2020
- 3 min
Part Seven: Kansas
I crossed the State of Kansas in a day. By the way, what have I been listening to?
Barrett
- Aug 15, 2020
- 7 min
Part Six: Denver
What do the Stanley Hotel, Molly Brown, and marijuana have in common? Me, for better or worse.
Barrett
- Aug 14, 2020
- 7 min
Part Five: New Mexico
Enchiladas are different here. Also, aliens.
Barrett
- Aug 13, 2020
- 5 min
Part Four: Guadalupe
“Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.” -Kerouac
Barrett
- Aug 12, 2020
- 4 min
Part Three: Marfa
Everything you want a roadside town to be.
Barrett
- Aug 11, 2020
- 3 min
Part Two: Austin
A firehouse-turned-hostel and a room all to myself.
Barrett
- Aug 10, 2020
- 5 min
Part One: Intro
By the time you read this, it will all be over.
Barrett
- Jun 18, 2020
- 3 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Donation Day
The deed is done.
Barrett
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day Four
Dawn of the Final Day: 24 Hours Remain.
Barrett
- Jun 16, 2020
- 2 min
The Bone Daddy Diaries: Day Three
Y'all, calcium gummies slap.