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on the road, day five: we like ike
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
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560 miles of the Midwest
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.
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on the road day four: miles to go before we sleep
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
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road trip: day 3, the serpent mound
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
road trip day 2: thank you, chickie williams
I’d never been to Wheeling, West Virginia, though I’d tried for the past three years to plan our days on the road to make it there. I wanted to go to Chickie Williams’ grave and say thank you for the … Continue reading
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day one, zane grey part 2:
I’m in a hotel in Terre Haute, Indiana. It’s the end of day three here on the road and I’m very, very behind on posting blogs. But there is so much to say!! I have photos of Zane Grey’s living … Continue reading
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road trip day one: zane grey pilgrimage part 1
I’m making several special stops on this year’s road trip west. I’ve wanted to do these little pilgrimages for years, but various circumstances and deadlines and commitments kept getting in the way. Not this year. When I–a skinny bookworm–was … Continue reading
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bird’s eye view
Banjo Man now has what he calls “bionic eyes”. He is thrilled. So am I, especially because I’m about to get in a car with him and drive for 3000 miles. But there’s one strange side affect, most likely caused … Continue reading
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five days until lift off
I’m glad I have five more days.
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the force is with me
I’ll be having company at the lake in July. My grandson. He has never the seen the lake or the mountains or our gravel roads. He has never eaten his grandmother’s peach pie or picked raspberries from the garden. Banjo … Continue reading
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