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Everything is Green and Mushy

Everything is Green and Mushy

  • Day 113
  • 16,821 miles
  • Florence, OR
  • Dec 11, 2011

Yep, we are still at it, 113 days. Can’t stop, Won’t stop. Give me more of this Northwestern weather….not. Woke up at a Walmart this morning, cold and foggy. Very depressing. we drove back towards the coast to see America’s largest sea cave and what lie inside. The drive there is typical Oregon, green and [...]

Tags: Animals, Pictures, Ricky, Scenic Drive, Video 0

Zoology

Zoology

  • Day 100
  • 14,661 miles
  • San Diego, CA
  • Nov 28, 2011

So we woke up from a glorious night of slumber in the van and head into Mike’s house to be greeted by the irresistible sent of breakfast on the stove. Chef Mike whipped up some pancakes, breakfast potatoes, and soy chorizo.. DEE-LISH! After we scarfed that down, we said goodbye to Mike, his lovely home, [...]

Tags: Animals, Jillian, Pictures 0

The Yellowstone Caldera

The Yellowstone Caldera

  • Day 66-68
  • 10186 miles
  • Yellowstone, WY
  • Oct 27, 2011

“For the benefit and enjoyment of the people” In the original road trip blueprints, Yellowstone was not included. The first week in November means the closing of most of the roads in Yellowstone due to snow. Then it sleeps till late spring. I figured we would end up arriving too late, so I didn’t want [...]

Tags: Animals, National Park, Pictures, Ricky, Small town 1

Short and Sweet

Short and Sweet

  • Day 63
  • 9477 miles
  • Rapid City, SD
  • Oct 23, 2011

No, I don’t mean Jillian We shacked up in a hotel in mid afternoon and watched football. We really need to stop this recent hotel habit, it’s costing us valuable relocation money.The less we spend now the more time we buy ourselves later to find jobs and an apt. Early in the morning we hit [...]

Tags: Animals, Pictures, Ricky, Roadside Attraction 0

Tatanka in the Black Hills

Tatanka in the Black Hills

  • Day 62
  • 9430 miles
  • Black Hills, SD
  • Oct 22, 2011

We ordered breakfast from a waitress without front teeth. Then headed north into the Black Hills of South Dakota. Custer state park is home to approx 1500 free roaming buffalo. Nothing is more american then buffalo. Traveling through land that was once owned by millions of these large beasts, we had to make seeing them [...]

Tags: Animals, Pictures, Ricky, Roadside Attraction 0

Ranked 50th in Population

Ranked 50th in Population

  • Day 59
  • 9073 miles
  • Wyoming
  • Oct 19, 2011

The original plan was to wake up early and start the day with a 6 mile hike throughout the wild basin of Rocky Mountain National Park, then slowly make our way north into Wyoming. The day went as planned until we got to the wild basin, in the middle of the woods, and saw a [...]

Tags: Animals, National Park, Natural Landmarks, Pictures, Ricky, Roadside Attraction 0

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