Category Archives: road trip

a banjo man kind of day

Posted on February 24, 2018 by

Last Saturday I told Banjo Man I was taking him on a Mystery Ride, but in order to do that he would have to be ready to leave the house by 9:30 AM. Such a thing is not in Banjo … Continue reading →

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my banjo man is back at the lake

Posted on September 1, 2017 by

I am so happy.  I can’t stop hugging him. But he doesn’t seem to mind. His plane was landing at 9:30 Monday night, so my first plan was to drive in to Spokane at 7 PM and pick him up, … Continue reading →

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an afternoon in provincetown

Posted on May 13, 2017 by

It’s the little town at the tip of Cape Cod.  It’s the place where the Mayflower docked before heading into Plymouth in November of 1620.  There the Pilgrims established their new government, a “domestic commonwealth” without kings and queens. My … Continue reading →

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scenes from the dunes

Posted on May 12, 2017 by

Our first stop on Tuesday morning was in the Wellfleet area of the Cape Cod National Seashore. I’d heard about the dunes, but neither Banjo Man or I had ever been to see them.  So the nine of us headed … Continue reading →

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an itty bitty road trip

Posted on May 11, 2017 by

When your friends from Montana show up in Massachusetts (a son was getting married–happy day!), you absolutely must get in the car and join them in their touristy endeavors. It’s a law. So Banjo Man and I packed up the … Continue reading →

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a longmire day

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

I have a secret crush on Walt Longmire.  He’s the sheriff of Absaroka County, Wyoming.  And he lives in Craig Johnson’s books. I started watching the Longmire tv series (originally shown on A&E) last fall.  After three seasons, the show … Continue reading →

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staring at the lake

Posted on June 26, 2016 by

Yes, we made it.  Six and a half days, three-thousand miles and almost perfect driving conditions. It’s chilly here, but the forecasting for summer weather to return in a couple of days.  Tomorrow we’ll haul chairs down to the dock … Continue reading →

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day 6, getting closer with every mile

Posted on June 23, 2016 by

  Tonight we are in Missoula. You’re probably wondering about these grizzlies, aren’t you.  We stopped outside of Bozeman this afternoon to see a grizzly rescue facility, “Grizzly Encounter”. Yesterday we spent a Longmire kind of day in Buffalo, Wyoming. … Continue reading →

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pictures from day 3, on the road

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

Towel sculpture at the Hampton Inn in Joliet, IL. Believe it or not, this was at a truck stop!  Advertised as St. Louis style ribs. Banjo Man can’t resist a patriotic woman.  I should have bought that hat. We’re in … Continue reading →

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day two, final road trip

Posted on June 19, 2016 by

Today we once again practiced our new routine:  up at 5, out of the parking lot before 6 AM. It’s a miracle, I tell ya.  And it only took 45 years to convince Banjo Man that traveling this way could … Continue reading →

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