July 18, 2020 Sayonara Saturday Starting Location: Pennsylvania (Depart 10:00AM… woohoo sleep in!)Ending Location: Kristen=Long Island, New York; Abby=Connecticut (Arrive 04:00PM)Driving Time: Together=3 hours; Kristen=4 hours; Abby=5ish hoursDriving Miles: 215 miles (to Long Strong Island)Total Miles: 3,561 in seven days! WAHOO! Today marks the grand finale of our journey and return to our east coast […]
July 17, 2020 Finger Lake Friday Starting Location: South Bend Howe, Indiana (Depart 09:30AM)Ending Location: Pennsylvania! (Arrive 08:00PM)Driving Time: 8.5 hoursDriving Miles: 530 miles Currently, I am laying in bed in the Holiday Inn with super slanted eyes, an empty plastic cup of red wine, and a subtle smile brushed on my face. Today, Abby […]
July 16, 2020 Tourist Thursday Starting Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Depart 06:30AM)Ending Location: South Bend, Indiana 60 minutes further east and as far away from planned Air BnB as possible (Arrive 12:30AM, EST on Friday 7/17)Driving Time: 12 13 hours or soDriving Miles: 760 miles (ermahgerd) We need to talk about the midwest and […]
July 15, 2020 Wide Open Wednesday Starting Location: Riverton, Wyoming (Depart 06:30AM, Mountain Daylight Time)Ending Location: Sioux Falls, South Dakota (Arrive 09:30PM, Central Daylight Time)Driving Time: 11 hoursDriving Miles: 710 miles (woof) Today was a day of driving, bales of hay, stops in tiny towns, and super touristy attractions. Thankfully, Abby was up for driving […]
July 14, 2020 Yellowstone + Teton Tuesday Starting Location: Bozeman, Montana (Depart 08:30AM)Ending Location: Riverton, Wyoming (Arrive 09:30PM)Driving Time: It was 2 hours from our Air BnB to Grand Prismatic springs, then 2 hours to Grand Teton National Park, ~1 hour around the scenic drive, then 2.5 hours to our home for the night. We […]
July 13, 2020 Montana Monday Starting Location: Whitefish, Montana (Depart 05:30AM, MST)Ending Location: Bozeman, Montana (Arrive 07:00PM, MST)Driving Time: Harder to count this today because there were SO MANY sights and stops! +/- 2 hours to the top of “Going-to-the-Sun Road,” 2.5 hours out of the park, then 5.5 hours to our next destination.Driving Miles: […]
July 12, 2020 Sunday Funday Starting Location: Edmonds, Washington (Depart 05:30AM, Pacific Standard Time)Ending Location: Whitefish, Montana (Arrive 05:30PM, Mountain Standard Time)Driving Time: 10 hoursDriving Miles: 550 Here we go… we are on our way! We’re off to great places across the country… the trip started TODAY! I can’t believe it… I had my last […]
July 3, 2020 And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.– The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho – When making big decisions in life, I follow my heart. Eventually, my mind follows with thoughtful evaluation, planning, and execution. Basically, lots of pros and cons lists on Excel (literally. I […]