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pack animal
Banjo Man was not with me when I packed up the car and left the lake Monday. I have never packed up the car. Never. In forty-two years. It’s a “big job”, says Banjo Man. It takes skill, depth perception, … Continue reading
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last tuesday on the road, i.e. morepie solo
I spent Tuesday morning writing in the Hampton Inn in Missoula, then hit the road before noon. It was a beautiful day to drive through one of the most gorgeous places in the whole world. btw, the HD flat screen … Continue reading
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oh, no! snow!
This is what we saw when we drove out of Billings, Montana Wednesday morning. It was a bit of a shock. But we used our heated seats!!!!
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hockey, notre dame and friday night on the road
We are in South Bend, Indiana tonight. Home of Notre Dame football, which is only interesting if you are a ND fan (which I am not) or want to get a hotel room on a home game weekend. Lucky for … Continue reading
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morning in missoula
Dear Retired Mountain Man, You asked me to keep blogging about the road trip. You said you read the blog every morning. Do you realize what you’ve unleashed? Trivia, man. Trivia. The slowest-ripening tomatoes on the planet are travelling well. … Continue reading
road to missoula
I have mixed feelings about this stretch of highway. When I’m heading west, I cry. When I’m heading east, I cry. There are large sections of Highway 200 that are always a little blurry. Today I protested having to leave the lake by … Continue reading
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sorrento, day four: the humiliation
In Revelstoke, our first night in British Columbia, we ate in a pub called “Village Idiots”. We were not aware how accurate this would prove to be, as in “the shape of things to come”. Breakfast was served between 8 … Continue reading
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day two: sorrento bluegrass festival
On Saturday we knew we had to be on the road by 9 in order to park inside the Sorrento Centre before the Bluegrass Festival started. We skipped the make-your-own-waffle breakfast at the motel, bought some coffee for our travel mugs … Continue reading
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road to sorrento, day one
DMP and I hit the road at 8 AM Friday, after one stop to buy folding “pickin’ stools” at the Big R. No one at the sporting goods store calls them “pickin stools”, of course, because they’re for perching upon … Continue reading
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rules of the road
1. Never discuss speed. One of us drives too slow; one of us drives too fast. It’s a mystery why we enjoy road trips. 2. Sometimes the GPS doesn’t work and you have to find the Perkins by actually looking … Continue reading
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is there any more pie? 