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Kevin Alexander's avatar

If there's one point to take away from Sowden's letter it's #4. One of the best things about Substack is the (at least to me) complete absence of transactional relationships. people are generally excited to be here, and genuinely happy to help others out. It's part of what drew me here from other platform s like Medium. It's *definitely* part of why I've stayed.

I loved the shots from your road trip! Growing up, we had a Travelall, but the "swagger wagon" looks like a lot more fun. I think our cooler was green?

Reading "Blue Highways" right after high school changed my life, and set in motion a series of road trips using only backroads. It's where America actually lives, and it's infinitely interesting to me.

P.S. +1 to taking blind photos. You never know what you're going to get!

P.P.S. Congrats on reaching 200 readers!

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Jen Zug's avatar

My high school best friend’s family had a van like that! They would take it to University basketball games and we would fall asleep on the bed while driving home late at night. Yes it was the 80s - no seat belts. 👀

I also love the road less traveled. Even here in Seattle, I avoid the freeways and cut across town on all the surface streets. I just love driving through the neighborhoods.

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