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Utah

Utah

June 11, 2010 No Comments

Time: 7:02 pm Mileage: 6,123.7 Driver: Colleen Song: Bolero (Paradise Road Soundtrack) So far, no road construction. This would put Utah on a very exclusive list of states without major construction work going on. But it’s early yet .. A few facts about Utah you may not know … Jello is the official snack food […]

Halfway!

Halfway!

June 9, 2010 6 Comments

3,500 miles!  Just outside of lovely Carthage, Missouri. 

Morning in the Smoky Mountains

Morning in the Smoky Mountains

June 8, 2010 No Comments

Up by 3:30am, car loaded,  checked out and on the road by 4:15 …  we’ve got time to make up! First up, the Smoky Mountains.  Home of Pigeon Forge … and Dollywood. Did you know the Great Smokies are a UNESCO world heritage site?  And one of the most diverse eco systems in North America.

The Thing About Delaware …

The Thing About Delaware …

June 6, 2010 1 Comment

According to Wikipedia – the source of all knowledge – Delaware has no national parks, no national seaside, no national monuments, no national battlefields and no national memorials.  And no baseball team.

Live Free or Die!

Live Free or Die!

June 6, 2010 No Comments

Our second state of the morning, and we haven’t even had coffee! Did you know that New Hampshire’s state motto is “Live Free or Die” as once voiced by General John Stark, the state’s most distinguished hero of the Revolutionary War. When they decided on their motto, it beat out “There’s nothing left . . . […]

California … The Finish Line!

Final time:  4:57pm (Mountain Time) Final Mileage:  7,058.6 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Mama, You Got A Daughter (John Lee Hooker)...

Nevada

Time:  4:42pm (Mountain Time) Mileage:  7,041.2 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Sunshine Day (Brady Bunch) A quick trip by Laughlin and...

Arizona

Time:  10:25am Mileage:  6,634.7 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Expressway to your Heart (Soul  Survivors) There is scenery everwhere!  The rain...

And now for a brief intermission …

FOUR CORNERS:  NEW MEXICO, UTAH, COLORADO & ARIZONA But it’s Navajo Nation territory. And it’s under construction … the...

New Mexico

Time:  9:28am Mileage:  6,630.7 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Bluer Than Blue (Michael Johnson) New Mexico, we hardly knew ya …....

Colorado

Time:  8:54am Mileage:  6,591.9 Driver:  Colleen Song:  Wild String (Moody Blues) Rain, rain, go away … some pretty good...

And so the beginning of the end…

Our last day.  We’re heading south through Utah.  Roughly 700 miles left.  We’ve completed our national tour of McDonalds,...

Utah

Time: 7:02 pm Mileage: 6,123.7 Driver: Colleen Song: Bolero (Paradise Road Soundtrack) So far, no road construction. This would...

Cowboy Sighting

Texas – Nothing. Oklahoma – Nothing. Montana – Nothing. Wyoming – Nothing. But Idaho has cowboys. Real live horse-riding,...

Says it all …