Tag: Road Trip
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Just the Facts, Ma’am
Reading Time: 6 minutesAs we contemplated whether or not to undertake the Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Road Trip, we greatly considered the cost of the adventure. I’m a relative cheapskate which is why, Randy claims, we have the money to even consider doing something of this magnitude. Part of the considerations, as I’ve written… Read more
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We’re Back Home
Reading Time: 6 minutesWe rolled into our garage yesterday afternoon, which ended the Road Trip, Phase 2, of the Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Road Trip. The Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Continues. Our actual anniversary is in December. We’ve been in the car every day for the last week for a minimum of 5… Read more
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Lose Reception, Gain Perspective
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe were happy to leave Las Vegas behind as we headed north on I-15. Our next stop was Zion National Park. That drive through the Nevada desert is pretty desolate. It was also fairly smoky the day we were there. It isn’t until you cut through the tiny northwest corner of Arizona… Read more
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And….We’re Off
Reading Time: 2 minutesI’ve written the last few weeks about some fairly weighty topics. I’m done with those for a while now and am ready to turn 68andCounting.com into a travelogue during our Epic 50th Anniversary Grand Adventure Road Trip–E50AGART, for short. We’ve been planning this for months. It’s evolved some since we spent a… Read more
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Road Trip to Wisconsin, Again
Reading Time: < 1 minuteRandy and I arrived in Manitowoc, Wisconsin yesterday after a very pleasant 3-day road trip. We’ll be here for nearly a month. It’s a nice time of the year to be up in Wisconsin, though it’s still colder than we’d like. But we’re here to help move my mom to a… Read more
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It’s the Journey…
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe posts for the next few weeks will essentially be travelogues. We’re discovering, for the first time, parts of the country we have never experienced. Come along on this journey with us. After spending 5 restful days in North Carolina, we begin the journey north on Sunday. Our destination, as you know,… Read more
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New England, Here We Come
Reading Time: 5 minutesWe booked a vacation rental house in New Hampshire about 8 months ago for the Fall 2024 leaf peeping season (yup, that’s a thing). Now, only a week out, I’m amazed that I correctly guessed which week the fall colors in New England would be at their peak. I’ve been looking forward… Read more
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Florida to Wisconsin. The Hard Way.
Reading Time: 5 minutesI have a nickname (in the vein of Native American names like Sitting Bull, Wilma Mankiller, or Crazy Horse) in the Grathen family…. Maps Are My Life. Randy’s sister, Kristine, calls me this because I love road maps. I especially like them when we’re traveling by car, which, if you’re a regular… Read more