Getting My Griswold On – Day 6: Austin, MN
Miles traveled today: 556.9 Total miles traveled: 2282.9 So That’s How They Came Up With The Lyrics My alarm was set for 6 AM today, but I woke up at 5:46 with bright sunshine peeking through the...
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 7: Bloomington, IL
Miles traveled today: 454.1 Total miles traveled: 2737.0 One Hail of a Storm Before I forget, here’s video of the hailstorm that forced me to pull to the side of the interstate in Wall, SD on Sunday....
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 8: Dayton, OH
Miles traveled today: 319.4 Total miles traveled: 3056.4 Gave Me A Warm Glow Yesterday evening, as the sun was sinking low in the sky, I wondered if I was far enough east to see fireflies. Half an hour...
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 9: A Homecoming
Miles traveled today: 67.4 Total miles traveled: 3123.8 You Can Go Home Again I set out on this big adventure because of an overwhelming curiosity about the places I grew up. A lot of people spend...
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 10: Cameron, MO
Miles traveled today: 603.4 Total miles traveled: 3727.2 State of Misery…err, Missouri Today was tough. For two reasons: I had to say goodbye to Ohio, and I logged more miles – and driving time – than...
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 11: Sidney, NE
Miles traveled today: 607.9 Total miles traveled: 4335.1 Missed the Bullet Hole. Damn. I have to give props to the Super 8 in Cameron, MO: nicest motel on this trip so far. The king-sized bed was...
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 12: Ogden, UT
Miles traveled today: 554.9 Total miles traveled: 4890.0 We’re Not In Kansas Anymore. Wait, We Never Were… If I had to pick a theme for this trip, it would be Crazy Weather. True, I had a four-day...
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 13: Boise, ID
Miles traveled today: 346.0 Total miles traveled: 5236.0 I Was Expecting Trees I wasn’t in any particular hurry to leave Ogden this morning. Not because I was in love with the Utah town, pretty though...
View ArticleGetting My Griswold On – Day 14: Home!!
Miles traveled today: 448.3 Total miles traveled: 5684.3 “I was surprised, as always, by how easy the act of leaving was, and how good it felt. The world was suddenly rich with possibility.” — Jack...
View ArticleThe 15th State
I am getting my Griswold on…again! This is, to put it mildly, a surprising turn of events. A few weeks ago, I never would have dreamed I’d be hitting the road again this year. Especially for such a...
View ArticleGathering, Remembering
Saturday felt like a day straight out of a Hollywood film. The plot: a cantankerous but big-hearted character beloved by many passes away unexpectedly, and friends and family from near and far gather...
View ArticleAll Because a River Flooded…
I was listening to NPR the other day, and they mentioned it was the third anniversary of the disastrous Missouri River flood of 2011. I remember that event well, because not only was I there…but it...
View ArticleThe One Where Heidi & Ross Tie the Knot
“Be it ever so humble, there’s no place like home.” After roasting in the California heat (and what was that strange bright object in the sky, anyway?), truer words were never spoken. We love our...
View ArticleAsphalt Intrusion
I seem to have run out of things to say as of late. Ironic, considering words are my bread and butter. Literally. (Though nowadays, it’s whole wheat bread and nothing more than a schmear. Damn you,...
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