About the Project
In October 2004 my wife Sharon and I, Randy, lost our residence on Pensacola Beach to Hurricane Ivan. Instead of treating it as a disaster we made this an opportunity for us to pursue our dream of traveling the U.S. in a motor home. During our four-year adventure on the road, we noticed numerous lone shoes sitting on the side of the road. We began to get intrigued by how many there were, and the fact that each of those shoes had to have belonged to someone, but who? Were they male or female, young or old, rich or poor? How did it end up alone on the road? The inherent mystery tied to these images is the untold story of each shoe, the viewer cannot help but create that story in their mind.
So what we have decided to do is catalog the shoes we come across through photographs along with the stories of Adventure that accompany each shoe. Hence the birth of the One Shoe Diaries™. The shoes are left in their original state, we do not alter or move them.
We have since stopped living full-time in the motorhome and currently reside back in Pensacola, Florida. Many events have happened since we first started out on this journey of life after Hurricane Ivan. We journeyed cross-country, we lost our sweet Noah at birth, we were blessed with Nora shortly after, we endured the BP oil spill as it wrecked our beaches and economy, I lost my mother and most recently Jinny passed away. Life throws lots of ups and downs and we invite you to experience ours with us. We hope you enjoy our ever-growing collection of shoes and the stories attach to them.
Most recently discovered Lost Soles
Latest Stories from the Road
Sonoma County, California: As far north as we go.
More Images from Sonoma County >> Arriving into our Thousand Trails Russian River preserve we made our way to a perfect RV site...or so we thought. It was wooded yet had a view of the sky for our satellite dish, grass just outside the door for the dogs. But it was on...
San Francisco, California: Buses, ferries, and street cars
More photos from San Francisco >> Well upon entering San Francisco we took 19th ave. over the Golden Gate bridge with the CruiseMaster through heavy downtown traffic, but it was well worth it to see the city. We could barely see Alcatraz out in the bay due to the...
Big Sur, California: oooohh, aaahhhhh, wow!
More photos from Big Sur >> Well the time has come to fulfill a dream, my dream to drive highway 1 from Monterey to Big Sur. And this was one dream realization that did not disappoint. It was beyond words. One must see it to understand. I fell in love, I never wanted...