WHERE’S STEPHEN?
America Coast to Coast, Day by Day

Travelog of a cross-country, big-rig trucker

If the title question was asked, the most frequent response would be: “He just left.” Stephen is a big-rig trucker. He also happens to be a trucker with a camera. He also has a big camera – and like gunfighters of yore, what sets him apart from his peers is that he knows how to use it.

“If it’s Tuesday, this must be Mingo Junction”

The “postcards” we receive from Mr. Michaels are from locations and time zones that usually have nothing to do with the nagging time / space constraints that most of us deal with. Missoula on Monday, Battle Creek on Wednesday, Hot Springs on Thursday and Paris, Texas on Friday. We recently had coffee with Stephen in Flatonia, Texas on Tuesday and when we next heard from him on Thursday, he was not only in Savannah, Georgia, but was leaving Savannah, having already dropped his freight and taken another load.

To paraphase an old Chinese proverb, it could be said that Stephen has driven over more bridges than most of us have driven over roads. When he does have time to stop and photograph a town, he applies the "fine-tooth comb method" of exploration, leaving no brick unturned, no alley unexplored and no sign unread.

In an effort to keep up with Mr. Michael’s photographic playground (AKA the USA), we’re presenting a mere sampler of Stephen’s photographs here, with a link to his website: www.bigrigtravels.com where there are many more photos.
When the opportunity arises, in-depth coverage of selected towns will appear on TE pages. Take a road trip via www.bigrigtravels.com and don't give a thought to the price of gas. You can relax, knowing that if something needed to be photographed, it was. - Editor