I did my first solo road trip in 1980 over Labor Day. I was 21. I had a brand new 1980 Mustang, a few dollars, and was itching to drive. My friends, who couldn’t go with me, were appalled. Alone! What about serial killers? My parents didn’t blink an eye. I grew up doing 3000-mile road trips. Of course, I would want to take the car out and about.

I had a few dollars but not a lot of dollars. I plotted the trip carefully. Milwaukee to Huntington WV where I could stay with my best friend from high school.
Oh, what a glorious drive it was. I was young. I was single. I had a gleaming new car. I had 8-tracks of my favorite music and I had no particular time I was expected to be anywhere.
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