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A Recap of Our Trip 5 Nov 2012 | 12:55 am
After 82 days and 15,445 miles, our trip is over. In some ways, it seemed like this day would never come. When you’re talking close to 3 months, it ceases to feel like a trip and instead becomes your ...
Day 82 – Macon, Ga to Seminole, FL: The End 5 Nov 2012 | 12:33 am
And then, like that, it was all over. We woke in Macon with mixed emotions – very sad that this incredible time in our life was over, but also excited to find some normalcy and start getting settled i...
Days 80 – 81 – Memphis, TN to Macon, GA: Fourth of July, Nashville, Ryman Auditorium, & Coyote Ugly 5 Nov 2012 | 12:31 am
Jay’s mom and stepdad had planned to head back to Ohio, so we got lunch together at Panera before splitting off. A bad storm had knocked out their power the night before they headed to Memphis and the...
Days 77 – 79: Memphis, TN – Elvis Lives! 4 Nov 2012 | 07:11 pm
We had been excited about Memphis for a long time. Not only were we looking forward to seeing Graceland, but my mom and stepdad had decided to drive in from Ohio to meet up with us during our visit. ...
People Along the Way: Kevin & Nancy Mueller in Tucumcari, NM 31 Aug 2012 | 11:09 pm
Kevin and Nancy Mueller own the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari. The Blue Swallow is a Route 66 icon. Kevin and Nancy are still relatively new owners of the place and have done a great job of restori...
Days 75 – 76 – Kansas City, MO to Branson, MO: Timeshares, Magic, Old Time Photos, & More Timeshares 31 Aug 2012 | 10:32 pm
Let me preface this by saying Branson was not one of my favorite places on the trip. Jay’s mom and stepdad had very generously purchased a trip that they gave us – a discounted hotel that they had pre...
Days 71 to 74: A Few Days in Kansas City to Stop and Reflect 31 Aug 2012 | 10:09 pm
We decided to spend several days in Kansas City as a kind of retreat before the end of our road trip. It wasn’t our final stop, but it was certainly nearing the end at this point. We wanted to have ...
Day 70 – Chamberlain, SD to Sioux City, IA: Al’s Oasis, Corn Palace, & Sioux Falls 28 Aug 2012 | 11:34 pm
When we woke up, we were unfortunately still in Chamberlain. After an exasperating experience at the local McDonald’s, we headed to Al’s Oasis. Al’s is essentially a knock off of Wall Drug. It didn’t ...
Day 69 – Rapid City to Chamberlain, SD: City of Presidents, Wall Drug, & the Badlands 27 Aug 2012 | 11:56 pm
After bidding adieu to Brian’s mom, we set out to explore a bit of Rapid City. First up was the dinosaur park! My favorite thing about Rapid City is that, from the town below, you can look up to see a...
Day 68 – Rapid City, SD: Wonderful Mount Rushmore 13 Aug 2012 | 02:43 am
Mount Rushmore is one of those things every American should see. We’ve been seeing so many wondrous natural sights that I wasn’t sure how something manmade would compete. But Mount Rushmore was defini...
