by Howard Blount | May 2, 2016
A Southern photographer’s haunting images from a bridal shoot and seasonal flood portray her intimate connection with the ghost town of Rodney, Mississippi. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses . . . .” Hebrews 12: 1 Guest Post...
by Howard Blount | Dec 27, 2015
A month-by-month account of Year One in the life of a travel blogger who quit his day job to travel and write full time. 2015 has been a transitional year at Backroad Planet! It marked my exit from a 35-year career as a public school teacher, and my entrance into the...
by Howard Blount | Sep 6, 2013
Backroad Planet’s very first post . . . . You have to start somewhere, so this is it! We are jumping in with both feet, launching this new venture. Although this is the first post, the Backroad Planet web site and blog have been in the works for several months...