Road Trip of his Life

Road Trip of his Life

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Sam Adams said to his wife
Maria Lee

“Let's celebrate the ending
of my diplomatic career
By really seeing America
Let’s drive across the country and back.”

Thus began their epic retirement road trip
One of the best and most inspirational
Of all his road tips ever.

Starting in April 2016 and Ending in July 2016
They drove 10,000 miles, visited 40 states
Drove through many cities and rural towns as well

Saw numerous national ,parks
Saw The Badlands, Devil’s Tower, Grant Tetons,
In Yellowstone, they had an almost close encounter
With a Mama Grizzly bear
They saw Bears, Bison, Deer, Elk, Hawks,
Moose, and Prairie dogs.

they started in DC, drove to Florida, stayed a week
Then hit the road to see America
Driving the interstates and rural highways,

Seeing the sheer diversity
And disparity of America
As they drove through
The rural back country roads.

Feeling like they were driving
Through a fourth-world landscape
In some towns the nearest grocery store
Was 50 miles to 100 miles away.

They realized that President Trump
would win simply by showing up,
In every little town across the land,
It seemed that he was everywhere.

Hillary playing it safe, phoning it in
Never a good winning strategy
Thought Sam Adams.

They ran out of steam and energy
Did not push on to NYC or Boston
Returned to DC and flew to Korea.


ROAD TRIP

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two or more characters
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