Can I Park Here?
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Est. 2020

Can I Park
Here?

Rediscovering the lost art of asking another human for directions — at a time we're automating away much more than driving.

NoteThe words are mine. The site, I owe to Claude.

A pickup truck and fifth-wheel trailer parked at dusk.
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Odometer
Miles
Bicycles
Planes
Trucks
Along the way
50
States
19
Countries
938
Hotel nights
Countless
neighbors

Permission to bike to school → racing them around the world.

Flying to keep up with six older siblings → flying for work, stacking miles and hotel nights.

A West Village apartment → a truck, a fifth-wheel, and one question: can I park here?

Latest Route
Claude open in the back of the truck at Four Corners, where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.
June 2026 · 4 min read

Claude Code at the Four Corners

I brought Claude to Four Corners — mid-query, off the same beacon that got me around the country five years ago.

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Origin Stories

John and his parents beside the truck and fifth-wheel at his family's home in California.
June 2021 · 3 min read

Can I Park Here? Rediscovering the Lost Art of asking another human for directions

On my birthday, March 16, 2020, I caught COVID. While many people fled New York City, I was locked down in my apartment.

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AI Riding Shotgun

Claude open in the back of the truck at Four Corners, where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.
June 2026 · 4 min read

Claude Code at the Four Corners

I brought Claude to Four Corners — mid-query, off the same beacon that got me around the country five years ago.

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