100926 – Big Trip
I lingered to watch the niners game before I took off. Hah! What a waste of time that was. I watched them suck badly, finished packing, and finally hit the road for real about 2pm. I hadn’t eaten so I … Continued
100928 – Star Valley, WY
I continue up the beautiful canyon to the Visitors Center at the top of the hill overlooking Bear Lake. When I get down to the lake I will choose a direction that will pretty much determine my route for the … Continued
100929 – Wyoming is very wide
My noisy party-animal neighbors from Michigan were gone by the time I got up. Or rather I waited until they were gone to get up. It wasn’t that they were bad people. On the contrary, they were very good people, … Continued
100930 – Casper to Nebraska
I have been having a mental drama worrying about my brand new iPad. It will not charge! Those suckers go a very long time on a charge – it even had an 85% charge then they took it out of … Continued
101001 – west midwest
I had an unmemorable meal in an unmemorable town somewhere in north central Nebraska, and pressed on. I was looking forward to Postville, because I had odd memories of it from eight years ago. Somewhere around here is a giant … Continued
101005 – east midwest
I’m getting down to not many days to go a lot of miles, so today was just a business-like day of driving across the flat and boring part of the country. The area where I started, around the Kankakee River, … Continued
101007 – Reunion vortex
In the recurring theme department, in the aftermath of every reunion I’ve attended I feel that I have horribly mismanaged my time and missed many opportunities. I think this is a manifestation of my chronic FMS syndrome (Fear of Missing … Continued
101013 – New England
It’s soooo easy to stay at Tony and Joyces’ forever, because it is so comfortable and they are so welcoming, but I finally tore myself away to visit that most iconic of Massachusetts destinations, Cape Cod. It was a really … Continued
101016 – off the grid in Vermont
Dave took me along on his Saturday errands. First we visited his sailboat, up in drydock for the winter. It was very interesting, especially now that I have the van and have many of the same issues as him, propane … Continued
101021 – back on the road
I have been (happily) sleeping on real beds and spending most of my time in places other than the van for the last two weeks, but today I’m getting back into the road rhythm a little bit. The day looked … Continued