Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing RoadWithin a ten-month period, Neil Peart lost both his 19-year-old daughter, Selena, and his wife, Jackie. Faced with overwhelming sadness and isolated from the world in his home on the lake, Peart was left without direction. This memoir tells of the sense of personal devastation that led him on a 55,000-mile journey by motorcycle across much of North America, down through Mexico to Belize, and back again. Peart’s journey of self-exile and exploration chronicle his personal odyssey and include stories of reuniting with friends and family, grieving, and reminiscing. He recorded with dazzling artistry, the enormous range of his travel adventures, from the mountains to the seas, from the deserts to the Arctic ice, and the memorable people who contributed to his healing. Ghost Rider is a brilliantly written, and ultimately triumphant narrative memoir from a gifted writer and the drummer and lyricist of the legendary rock band Rush. |
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... nice-looking motel and “family restaurant.” Wasn't thinking of stopping yet, but couldn't resist. Just after 8:00, done over 100 miles very pleasantly. Rheostatics' “prairie music” in head, occasional sad thoughts, a few tears, but ...
... give you a ticket, but I'll cut it down considerably.” He wrote it up as a generic “disobeying a sign” infraction, for an even $100. Fair enough, and he was nice about it too, advising me that if I took it slow, steady, and safe,
... nice to the poor boy. I told him what had happened to me that day, and said “Don't be upset about her.” He breathed a sincere “thanks,” and I felt better, and hoped he did too. Back in my room, I flicked through the TV channels looking ...
... nice bits of scenery, but I know the spectacular stuff will just be starting, as I head west into the mountains. RV bumper sticker: WHERE ARE WE GOING? AND WHY ARE WE IN THIS HANDBASKET? Back beside my motorcycle in the parking lot, I ...
... nice moments along the way, or periods of pleasant “zen-state,” but the best parts of the day are leaving and arriving. [Later] Lunch in Haines Junction, turnoff for ferry dock at Haines. Today's magic word is “somber.” Not gloomy so ...