Many bloggers have a list of other bloggers blogs that they follow, often daily. While perusing those blogs, I often discover more blogs on their blogrolls, and so the list grows. I've followed this one off and on for a few years now, and wanted to share.
A motorcycle and sidecar, a man and his pitbull.
What's not to like?
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Ara Gureghian is a nomad, along with Spirit, his friend the pitbull. His base camp is a piece of land with a very large tent near Big Bend State Park in Texas. When they go on the road, the tent goes in a big metal storage container.
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While there are over four years of archived entries, reading them all could take weeks. I will try to extract the major catalysts in his forward journey for you.
Ara is Armenian, raised in France, culinary training in Switzerland, definitely nomadic genetically and historically. He and Spirit saunter around the country by motorcycle and sidecar and share the journey with us through stunning photography and commentary. It was a strange shock when I recently realized (Duh!) he must have an accent, as his written English grammar and sentence structure are slightly and charmingly non-native-language-speaker construction. Just slightly.
Ara's beloved 26 year old son Lance passed away from liver cancer in 2004, and this journey grew from Ara's need to accept, understand, and find a way to go on. Spirit, a much abused Pit rescued from a shelter, has been a major part of his healing, just as Ara's love and bonding have helped heal Spirit.
The website navigates easily. You can quickly check out say, all his photos of Utah. Or Yosemite. Or copy his recipe for Mango Salsa. While there are apparently subsidizing sponsors for his trips, you'll find a request for donations at the end of every entry in his journal. Ara once compared it to people lining up at Barnes and Noble and demanding free books.
The photographs alone are worth your time, but the story of this traveler and his dog will make you smile.
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