Monthly Archives: April, 2012
The dangers of flying
I’m not afraid to fly. Of course I get a little nervous and claustrophobic and irritable. Doesn’t everyone? But sometimes you just get stuck in a seat next to someone who pushes your buttons. In my case it was the smell button. I spent close to seven hours next to a young woman who had …
on the other side
West Virginia was as I remember it–hilly, with bumpy roads and little communities crammed into the endless valleys. it seemed like people lived on the edge, or in the cracks to be more precise. we saw coal mines and oil refineries from the highway, and we could actually see a layer of black dirt, …
change in scenery
Blue skies, green grass, rolling hills, more horses than cows…we must be in Kentucky. Gorgeous day, no clouds, perfect temperature, great hotel. No worries!
What’s happened to the farmland?
We re-routed our trip a bit so we could stay an extra day in KC. Last night we stayed in Nashville, Illinois in a small hotel, with a comfortable beds, surrounded by nice, country people. I’m getting a sense of how hard life is here in the middle of this country. It seemed hard in Nevada and Utah …
Hanging out in Kansas City
We decided to stay in KC for an extra night since we’ve been through a rough few days. The weather has been ferocious: snow, hail, tornadoes whirling all around us, and finally, yesterday, high winds. It’s been quite a challenge pushing through so we thought we needed a rest. Plus, the hotel we are staying in …
Favorite photos so far
Brookings to Klamath Falls Klamath Falls to Winnemucca Winnemucca to Salt Lake City SLC to Laramie, WY Laramie to Lexington, NE Lexington to Kansas City, KS
Storm in Nebraska.
Didn’t know whether to drive or stay put. Hail sounded like rocks hitting the truck. Glad we decided to drive. Safe now in Lexington, NE. No worries. No worries. No worries. Leaving the storm area. Good thing because it hovered there all night long! On the …
Catching up with ourselves.
Note: Blogging while traveling takes discipline and might interfere with the whole experience. You can’t possibly write everything down…but you can take a lot of pictures from inside the car or truck if you have a good camera! Last year when we were at a KOA campground we met a young couple who had given …
Think we’ll wait a while to leave.
Laramie, Wyoming
Welcome sight.
So we spent a little over an hour getting the truck unstuck, drove a few miles out of SLC and found this cafe at the foot of a ski resort. I guess this has to be our new theme. No worries.
on the road to simplicity 