Marcia Hayden Hendrick

It's Thursday morning at Falcon Ridge. Yesterday I woke to the alarm at 3:30 am, packed the ice and drinks into the cooler, remembered almost everything else I needed, got the RV on the road, and got to the festival…

I slept in Illinois last night, tonight I'm in Ohio east of Cleveland, and plan on making it to WMass tomorrow night. Three days of driving 1,424 miles. Tomorrow's drive will take 8 1/2 hours, mostly in NY, according to…

I untethered the RV from the campsite water and electric, put everything in its travel place, and headed for downtown Lincoln to play at the open mic at the Crescent Moon Coffeehouse at 816 P Street. I called ahead to…

Yesterday I drove 625 miles. The day started at 3am when I decided that sleep was outside the bounds of the possible, and I should be driving instead. I ate a bowl of granola, drank a large cup of coffee…

I went to Pinky G's in Jackson last night for their open mic. Jackson's streets were full of tourists, even though the day was winding down at 8:30pm. I was toting a guitar and showing my tattoos because the day…

I am spending Saturday and Sunday night at a small RV place near Heyburn, Idaho. I was going to leave Saturday morning and head to Guernsey, Wyoming to see ruts in sandstone worn by the wheels of the wagons on…

Mel helped me dump the tanks this morning, and Ruth gave me raspberries. The two girls, Libby and Lena came by to talk. Their father Dave came over to wish me well on my trip east. Ruth's good friend Nancy…

On Wednesday night we went to Dexter Lake Club in Dexter, Oregon. Amy (my step-cousin) came along with Ruth and Mel, while Dave stayed home with the kids. DLC was used in the movie Animal House, but sat empty for…

My aunt and uncle have been coming along with me to the open mics in Eugene, an adventure for all of us. On Monday night we went to the Wandering Goat, and interesting little coffee and beer place down by…

Ruth and I started out just before 9:00. The day was grey, but I do not pine for days of sunny weather - I prefer the days as they will be. Grey clouds and misty days have their own beauty…