Conaway: Different windows, same views
In this photo taken on July 17, 2008, a view of the Adirondack Mountains in the 6-million acre Adirondack Park is seen from Saranac Lake, New York. (AP File Photo/Mike Groll)
Dan Conaway
Dan Conaway was a freelance columnist with The Daily Memphian from 2018 to 2025.
As you read this, I will have completed the first leg — the longest leg — of a circular journey to visit family and friends. ... There’s a lot of driving, and between the Cracker Barrels, the walks with dogs in rest stops, the Waze warnings of vehicles on the shoulder ahead, and the whodunits in audio mystery books, there’s a lot of reflection.
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