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It began as a simple trip to North Carolina to take my brother a painting that had hung in our grandmotherâs dining room. The picture had wound up in western Colorado 20 years ago when my Dad moved to Grand Junction, after the death of my Mom. My brother mentioned last year that he loved that painting, so I thought it would be appropriate to get it to him for his milestone birthday at the end of April.
A road trip seemed the best way to ensure this emotionally significant work would arrive safely. So, I took three weeks, and headed east. If youâre driving 5,000 miles, you want to do more than deliver a picture. By the time it was over, I had traversed 11 states, re-connecting relationships with seven cousins, five Navy buddies, four nephews, three health-care colleagues, two brothers, and the church where I had been an altar boy. I walked the beaches of the Outer Banks of North Carolina; savored a sunrise on the Atlantic Ocean and a sunset on the Chesapeake Bay; and saw wh