Cat Tracks - A Budget Train Travel Adventure: Insights And Images From California To New England - Paperback

by Cat Cohen (Author)

A frugal, insightful, and visual journey across the U.S. by train and rent-a-car from the colorful desert southwest to the historic coastal northeast with stops in Albuquerque, Chicago, Buffalo, Albany, Gloucester, Fall River, Providence, Peekskill, New York City, and points in between. The author stays in youth hostels and budget motels, dines in regional eateries and tasty mom and pop cafes, and engages in stimulating conversations with locals from all walks of life. His observations of American culture and life styles captures our changing rural and urban landscape as he explores population demographics, climate change, and challenges our increasing dependence on electronic and cyber communication. Dozens of colorful photographs accompany this in-depth narrative.

Author Biography

Cat Cohen is an author member of the Palm Springs Writers Guild with eight self-published books on food, travel, music, and recovery. He is also a longtime ASCAP songwriter with pop, R&B, jazz and blues songs cut by recording artists Cheryl Lynn, Syreeta, Freddie Hubbard, and Bo Diddley, and has had his work featured in the HBO movie The Rat Pack and the Universal feature film Undercover Brother. Currently, Cat performs as a pop music therapist and leads sing-alongs in hospitals, senior homes, and rehab centers. He lives in the high desert just north of Palm Springs, CA.