I’ve made it folks. My 3400+ mile journey is complete. At least…this one is… Tomorrow, I will jump on a jet airliner to go work for a week in Brazil. I did not get to visit the Grand Canyon, but it is now only 6 hours from my new home so it won’t be long until I see it. Perhaps my next road trip will include following historic route 66. Here...
Day 7 started with some exploration of Arches National Park and then finished with a long drive to Arizona. While I was hoping to visit the Grand Canyon, I am going to have to do that some other time. Ironically, I got stuck on State Route 160 in a road construction traffic jam. After sitting there for 45 minutes, I back tracked and drove through the Navajo...
Day 6 of my journey started well. I managed to get an extra hour of driving during the previous evening and in the morning discovered Frisco, CO. I made a short 10 Mile side trip to Breckenridge, home of some of the scenes from Dumb and Dumber. The remainder of the day I would drive the rest of the way across Colorado and finish in Moab, Utah. Sometimes, I feel good...
Today I left the mountains of the Black Hills National Park with the goal to get to Denver, Colorado. This is a part of my journey I have been looking forward to because of the epic drive along the Rocky Mountains and for the opportunity to see my bro John Jr. I started the day in Custer, SD. The temperature was 50F or 10C and represented a major change from...
Today marked the first time on a trip that I did not actually leave a state. While the first half of South Dakota was rather rainy and boring, the second half delivered. I finally found Wall Drug and made it just in time to see Mt. Rushmore before a storm cloud hid the mountain. First, I took a chance and visited the “Corn Palace” in Mitchell, SD. So what...
Today I had a spontaneous change of plans. I started with a nice 5 mile run/walk. During the run I got the bright idea to go visit Mt. Rushmore. I sent a text to my bro in Denver letting him know about the route change, I still intend to see him. Before leaving the fine state of Kansas, I took a stop at Worlds of Fun, a Cedar Fair park. It is not anywhere near as...
Today’s main goal was to make it to Spring Hill, KS to visit my friend and co-worker, Josh. My GoPro gave me a little trouble (photo every 2 seconds setting would crash at photo 999) at the start of the day so half the footage was lost. I still enjoyed the rest of my drive. One of my greatest pet peeves while on long drives are when people tailgate me when I am...
After 4 years of planning, today’s 33rd Birthday marked a major step towards my next adventure. At around 1300 EST I left my father’s home in Magnolia, Ohio to start a road trip across the USA. Eventually, I should end up in Irvine, CA. In between I am going to have some fun with my new found freedom. Before embarking on this trip I made sure to enjoy...