Category Archives: TRAVEL Blogs

Day 6 September 18, 2024 Ames Iowa to Joliet Illinois 319 miles The day is partly cloudy with some breeze. We were the only people in the hotel last night. Don’t think that happens often. Good thing we weren’t there on the weekend. Iowa State University is here and they have a home football game.Continue reading “Gettysburg”

Day 5 September 17, 2024 O’Neil Nebraska to Ames Iowa 304 miles The day started out mostly sunny but ended up mostly cloudy. It had rained overnight but we didn’t have any rain during the day. The terrain is a little flatter than yesterday and there seem to be more trees. Huge corn fields areContinue reading “Gettysburg”

Day 4 September 16, 2024 Chadron Nebraska to O’Neil Nebraska 250 miles Quite the thunder storm blew through last night. Plenty of thunder so the lightning was somewhere. The rain came down pretty hard for a short period of time. Surprising though the car didn’t show signs of much rain. No puddles on the inside.Continue reading “Gettysburg”

Day 3 September 15, 2024 Casper Wyoming to Chadron Nebraska 206 miles We started the day with a trip to Walmart to get a couple of camp chairs for the tour. They were suggested in an email received yesterday. Glad they had a couple of cheap chairs. Then we went to Harbor Freight to getContinue reading “Gettysburg”

Day 2 September 14, 2024 Swan Valley Idaho to Casper Wyoming 324 miles We got on the road shortly after 9 am. The skies are mostly blue but the air is crisp. Therefore we have all the windows closed. The road is full of traffic. Still lots of RVs and various sizes of work trailers.Continue reading “Gettysburg”

Day 1 September 13, 2024 Boise Idaho to Swan Valley Idaho 318 miles We started around 9 am but had to stop at Costco for gas. Then we realized that neither one of us had turned off the kitchen sink. Our kitchen sink is a tap on and off but occasionally it turns itself on.Continue reading “Gettysburg”

Day 39 Arco Idaho to home 196 miles We left Arco at the usual 9:00 am. The skies are at least partly cloudy with smoke. We drove through Craters of the Moon but didn’t stop. The town of Carey was having their fall fair. Looked like a good crowd. Wildlife today consisted of 9 antelopeContinue reading “Alaska 2024”