My All-American Road Trip

The first Covid summer, I embarked on a journey through the heartland. My previously unpublished notes still ring true two years later.

With the dog days of summer over and our attentions back to school and refocused work, I remembered a trip I took in August 2020—and found the reflections I had written down.

As another page flips on the calendar in this odd year, I pause to reflect on one of the most meaningful summers I’ve had in some time. August is typically a time for vacations, the…