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an afternoon in provincetown
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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last cross country road trip, day one
We actually were on the road at 7 AM. In Connecticut by 7:30. New York at nine. Pennsylvania before 11. The new old car did great. There was no road construction in Scranton—first time in many years—and very little … Continue reading
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cleaning up, packing up, heading out
We’re twelve hours away from heading west. It has been an insanely busy week–okay, the last three weeks have been intense!!!–so I’m feeling a little frazzled. The car is packed, which is unusual. The car is not stuffed to the … Continue reading
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