Category Archives: TRAVEL Blogs

Day 8 September 20, 2024 Willard Ohio to Brookville Pennsylvania 215 miles Well the day started with Woodie refusing to start. We were nearly out of gas but adding the spare gas didn’t help. Rob investigated different possibilities and determined that the points needed to be replaced. When he checked these points had been inContinue reading “Gettysburg”

Day 7 September 19, 2024 Joliet Illinois to Willard Ohio 307 miles We talked with a guy at the gas station this morning that had two of the cutest miniature schnauzers. They were really friendly too. The male dog had been part of a breeding program. His puppies sold for $8000 each. I found thatContinue reading “Gettysburg”

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”