Description:ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; LOUISIANA; ARKANSAS; MISSOURI; IOWA; MINNESOTA; SOUTH DAKOTA; NEBRASKA; KANSAS; OKLAHOMA; TEXAS; NEW MEXICO; COLORADO; WYOMING; MONTANA; IDAHO; UTAH; ARIZONA; NEVADA; WASHINGTON; OREGON; CALIFORNIA; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX.;This compendium of observations, discoveries, reviews, serendipities, humor, experiences, and more is not only for the road traveler, but the armchair traveler as well. The author has visited almost every place mentioned, from the ostrich farm along Interstate 10 in Arizona to the Biltmore hotel in Los Angeles, from Washington to California and east to the Mississippi River.