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Photo Friday : Dusty Roads (Georgetown, TX > Carlsbad, NM)
On Day Four of our “epic trip out west“, we drove 499 miles, but only one of them on interstate highways! Driving the smaller roads […]
Photo Friday: Roadside America (I-20 ATL > TX)
Just a few days before our “epic trip out west“, I was daydreaming about all the “Great American Sights” we were planning to see – […]
Photo Friday: Evie
I can’t believe we did it. We lived in Evie, our PopTop EuroVan, for 38 days. She traveled almost 10,000 miles across 22 states. We […]
Out West Trip: Day 38 (Cadiz, KY to HOME)
Today’s highlights: HOME! I worked in the motel room in the morning while Rob and the girls went to get some breakfast. After we left […]
Out West Trip: Day 37 (Onawa, IA to Cadiz, KY)
Today’s highlights: Entering MO through the back door due to the flooding in IA. Buffet lunch in small town MO. Getting closer to home. After […]
Out West Trip: Day 36 (Custer State Park, SD to Onawa, IA)
Today’s highlights: Eating pie at Wall Drug. Cob-shaped popcorn balls from the Corn Palace. A short detour to visit MN. After some coffee and chatting […]
Out West Trip: Day 35 (Custer State Park, SD)
Today’s highlights: Hanging out with friends. Horseback riding. More game playing. We had a nice breakfast in the campground. Since the only open spots for […]
Out West Trip: Day 34 (Devil’s Tower, WY to Custer State Park, SD)
Today’s highlights: Standing in the World’s Largest Log Chair. Visiting Mount Rushmore. Driving the Iron Mountain Road. camping with friends at Custer State Park. We […]
Out West Trip: Day 33 (Thermopolis, WY to Devil’s Tower, WY)
Today’s highlights: Swimming in the World’s Largest Swimming Pool. Eating at the Utter Cafe in Buffalo, WY. Watching “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” in […]
Out West Trip: Day 32 (Jackson, WY to Thermopolis, WY)
Today’s highlights: Another bison traffic jam. Our final Continental Divide crossing. Ordering food via red telephone from our booth. Swimming in the hot springs in […]
Out West Trip: Day 31 (Red Lodge, MT to Jackson, WY)
Today’s Highlights: A summer solstice snowball fight. Seeing a bear. Getting stuck in a bison induced traffic jam. Picking up Evie. I got up early […]
Out West Trip: Day 30 (Red Lodge, MT)
Today’s Highlights: Catching up. Chloe rafting and jumping off a big cliff. Spotting a faun. I got up pretty early and started on my massive […]
Out West Trip: Day 29 (Red Lodge, MT)
Today’s Highlights: Lazy day. A walk into town. Red Lodge Pizza. A bookstore. A candy store. An episode of Doctor Who. Early to bed. Having […]
Out West Trip: Day 28 (Jackson, WY to Red Lodge, MT)
Today’s Highlights: Watching Old Faithful erupt. Seeing bears, bison and elk. Marveling over springs, geysers, terraces and more. Beds with sheets and indoor plumbing. We […]
Out West Trip: Day 27 (Jackson, WY)
Today’s Highlights: Limping into town with Evie. Getting a rental car. Using redbox for the first time. Staying in a Kamping Kabin. We woke up […]
Out West Trip: Day 26 (Vernal, UT to Jackson, WY)
Today’s Highlights: Getting to Wyoming. Visiting Idaho for a few minutes. Driving in a snowstorm! Evie breaking down in front of our KOA, of all […]
Out West Trip: Day 25 (Moab, UT to Vernal, UT)
Today’s Highlights:Campground cat jumping out of a tree next to my computer while I tried to work. Eating delicious sandwiches at BedRock Depot on Brontosaurus […]
Out West Trip: Day 24 (Goblin Valley, UT to Moab, UT)
Today’s Highlights: A nice cafe for brunch. Watching the Green River flow past the JW Powell museum. Climbing around the arches in Arches. Going to […]
Out West Trip: Day 23 (Bryce Canyon, UT to Goblin Valley, UT)
Today’s Highlights: A scenic drive though landscape that changed every fifteen minutes from red to white to gray to tan and from sand dunes to […]