Stories
Stories and anecdotes that inspire our travels
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A Day in Western Nebraska
Nebraska isn’t a state that comes to mind when one thinks of road trips and summer vacations. Just north of Colorado most of it is quite empty, with small towns, railroad depots, and large cattle ranches and feedlots. We spent a couple of days (and one night) in the western part of the state, arriving…
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3,300 Miles to St John’s, Newfoundland
A friend of mine recently purchased a house in St. John’s and asked me to come along on a 3,300-mile road trip up the Eastern Seaboard. He was hauling home goods to his new place so needed a second driver to help drive all the way from Houston, TX. to St. John’s, Newfoundland. Having never…
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Getting to all 50 States
I have a personal travel goal to visit all 50 states by the time I turn 50. It’s good to have travel goals, right? I grew up in California, and as a kid, I made it as far as Nevada and Oregon. Then I decided to go to college in New York, so made my…