https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Steinbeck
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travels_with_Charley
It depicts a 1960 road trip around the United States made by Steinbeck, in the company of his standard poodle, Charley. Steinbeck wrote that he was moved by a desire to see his country on a personal level, since he made his living writing about it.
so, he hit the road at the age of 58, and strangely, i've felt the same urge, from about two years ago (kindle 2018-10-20)
