Monthly Archives: June 2015

We arrived in Cody Friday morning, and of course the first thing Banjo Man wanted to do was eat.  So we parked downtown and treated ourselves to a Mexican lunch in a real restaurant. Then it was time to hit … Continue reading →

We got a late start on day 7, due to both of us having business to take care of.  I’d been sent a rather strange line edit of my novella (due out in November, finished in April) and needed to … Continue reading →

Day Six started out with palm trees–fake ones, due to the Kansas sense of humor—at a giant truck stop.  This truck stop was so big it even had a food court.  I was impressed, being a truck stop fan. And … Continue reading →

I have mixed feelings about Abilene.  First of all, it’s not easy to get to because there is a lot of Kansas.  Not that Kansas isn’t a perfectly nice state, but it is a challenge to drive that many miles … Continue reading →

I think this is Ohio. I think this is Missouri. I think this is the Mississippi River. I think this is going to be a very long day. FYI:  Kansas is a very, very, very wide state.

Banjo Man and I made a deal to get on the road **early** Monday morning.  We had a big day ahead of us.  The goal?  To get from Terre Haute, Indiana to as close to Abilene, Kansas as possible. At … Continue reading →

Okay, this was a little out of the way.  But how many ancient prehistoric sites can you actually visit in America? A lot, actually.  And many of them are in Ohio. We’d missed the mound at Flint Ridge the day … Continue reading →