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Sounds like fun, and certainly a great chance to shoot some
stock, and to get to know the people and places along the way.
It’ll also give me a chance to get-away and enjoy being alone,
by myself. But truth be told I really wish I didn’t have to
make the trip. My friend’s parents had to leave their car behind
when they flew back to Canada for medical attention. Their insurance
company would not cover the treatments, and, regardless of premiums
paid, opted to ship them out of the country. His mother flew
out immediately, and his father soon followed, leaving their
Volvo behind. If they were both in good health, they would
have stayed in the south, and not needed the car brought back.
If they were in good health, my friend wouldn’t have to worry
about them and their treatment. If my friend weren’t busy with
work and worry, I wouldn’t have to go collect the car. I don’t
begrudge the situation, I offered without hesitation to help
but I would much rather that everyone was in good health. I
guess it just doesn’t happen that way.
So I’m off on a trip.
Lately when I tell people I’m going to Phoenix to rescue and
abandoned Volvo they will ask me why.
‘Because it’s there,’ I say.
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About
this series:I sent a note out across the NPPA-L mailing list
asking photographers who might happen to be along the route and
who were interested in getting together to drop me a line. One
response expressed an interest in the trip and asked if I might
keep the list apprised of my whereabouts. At first I thought I
may have had a virtual stalker in my hands … but then realized
that as news people, we are all genuinely curious. This led me
to approach the Behind the Viewfinder project to see if they were
interested. Over the next week, I will be posting daily updates
on my journey from Phoenix home. I’m not sure yet what I’ll be
going on about, because as a journalist I never plan my stories
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