Category Archives: road trip

i have no willpower

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notes from nebraska

I have no internet access here in Lincoln.  So….. I just wanted to tell you, very quickly… We did not get caught in the Cheyenne snowstorms. We did not get caught in the Nebraska “super cell” storms. We did not … Continue reading

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montana to wyoming

Scene from the bedroom window at the Hampton Inn, Sheridan, Wyoming: Yesterday we took our time getting up. No rushing to get on the road (that will be for next week). Instead we acted like tourists and spent an hour … Continue reading

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more montana mountains

I took a lot of pictures today.  I couldn’t stop myself.  Everything was beautiful.  There were clouds, and sunshine and rain.  And there were mountains. Big Sky Country.  How beautiful is this!

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stopping in drummond, montana

Time for gas.  Next exit, Drummond. I am partial to small Montana towns. Any chance I get to veer off the interstate and head down Main Street I take advantage of. Look at what I found! It used to be … Continue reading

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morning in missoula

Scenes from the hotel parking lot this morning: Wait a minute.  Is that who I think it is?? Zoom. Looks like Banjo Man is cleaning out sunflower seeds.   Okay, time to get on the road…. Good morning, Montana!

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on the road again

We left the lake this afternoon. We’d intended to leave tomorrow morning. We’d intended to go to the wedding party at the barn today. We’d intended to fit all of the cleaning and packing and laundry and going-to-the-dump and closing … Continue reading

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2978 miles to summer

We made it.  The Road Trip is officially over, having arrived here at the lake at 5:45 PM Pacific Time. Everything is beautiful.  Nothing has changed.  Hello, Lake!  Every year I try not to cry when we arrive.  I feel … Continue reading

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620 miles, research included

We covered some miles today! We left South Dakota before 7 am and traveled through Wyoming and Montana, to Billings. Then the real fun started: researching the books! I’ve written two in a series of three (and maybe more) about … Continue reading

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490 miles, somewhere in iowa

THE BOOK IS DONE!!!! At least, for now.  It is too short (according to my editor’s email tonight) and will no doubt need revisions, but…it’s pretty much finished.  The worst is over. I finished it at 10:22 AM.  We were … Continue reading

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