Lesbian couple cross country trip

They never could have imagined what they would witness instead. Stephen Laferriere of Dracut, and his wife Katie Meehan of Peabody, have always wanted to travel the country. When Katie was accepted to the University in California, they had their chance. On their list of things to do was a stop in Denver and a tour of the Rocky Mountains. The Laferrieres were supposed to be in that theater. Turns out all the hardcore fans got there three hours early and took all the seats so they added a second screening room for us.

Physical mail was limited, black-and-white television was restricted to four hours per day, long-distance phone calls were prohibitively expensive and consumer goods, such as magazines, only showed up in Whitehorse well after they were available in other major cities throughout Canada. Due to hindered transportation, logistics and not having a hour news cycle, there were fewer resources for me to form a balanced view on the rest of Canada, other than what I was taught in elementary school. I was taught sea shanties, told about the spectacular tides of the Bay of Fundy, read stories of Ontarians raking and burning leaves in the fall a bizarre concept in the Yukon , and heard of faraway places with exotic names such as Charlottetown or the Plains of Abraham, which somehow were important to our country. A lifetime later, having acquired an education, raised a family and worked and played primarily in western Canada, my wife, Chris, and I decided to embark on a cross-country quest to see the Canada of my youthful imagination. Walking or biking were too slow for such a trip, and flying was too fast, so we packed our car with camping gear and headed out from our home in Calgary, determined to visit each province east of Alberta along the way. Despite being plagued by rain, broken tent poles, holed sleeping pads and mosquitoes, we completed the quest and returned to Alberta after having spent more than 30 days away from home. Safe to say we were ready to be stationary for a while.

Road trips are as much a summer tradition as barbecues, fireworks, and clambakes. In honor of the great American road trip, here's a guide to some top attractions along Interstates 10, 40, 70, 80, 90, and 95, as well as the legendary former Route 66, much of which was later replaced by Interstates 40, 44, and Most are cheap or free; the others may be worth a splurge.

Fuel efficiency was especially important to them because they wanted to have a small carbon footprint and do their part to fight climate change. Then outraged. They tried to return the car to the local Volkswagen dealership near their home in Boulder, Colo. They parked the VW and bought a Nissan Leaf to get around.