Monthly Archives: May 2016

Road Trippin’ IIc: Yellowstone

Don’t enter Yellowstone in late October without tire chains. The signs were very clear about this, but the sky was very clear as well. After visiting Cicely, we drove through northern Idaho which is stunning with its mountains and forests. … Continue reading

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Road Trippin’ IIb: Roslyn, Washington

Northern Exposure, Roslyn, Washington Sean and I are both fans of the television show, Northern Exposure, which aired from 1990 – 1995. This was one of the few shows that I caught from the very beginning, since even the ads … Continue reading

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Road Trippin’ IIa

Seattle, October 2002 I flew out to Seattle to help my son, Sean, move back to Minnesota. My parents drove me to the airport very early in the morning, but not early enough to miss bumper-to-bumper traffic in the Twin … Continue reading

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Road Trippin’ I

In an earlier post, I referenced an article about road trips and literature. Inspired by that article myself, I decided to start reading some of the books on the list that I haven’t read before. My first is Cross Country: … Continue reading

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Road Trips and Literature

Two of my favorite things. While this isn’t about my travels, it is inspiring some future trips as well as some future reading. Check out The Obsessively Detailed Map of American Literature’s Most Epic Road Trips. Richard Kreitner wrote this … Continue reading

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