Summer 2022, Day 28 This is one of those drives that I’ve done so many times I almost dread it, but the scenery is good and familiarity doesn’t always breed contempt – only for some sections of the drive. The …

Summer 2022 Day 27 The closer I get to the end of these trips, and the more familiar the scenery is, the less you get to see because I simply lose interest (to be completely honest!). Today was a drive …

Summer Trip Day 26 It was a dismal, cloudy morning that looked like rain, so I didn’t do anything interesting. Plus, I discovered that all the cool places to go on the Lake Michigan shore west of here are state …

Summer Trip Day 25 If today was the day you were hoping for interesting photos of Michigan, you’re out of luck. I spent the day mostly reading followed by a trip out for Second Meal™️ and will be spending the …

Summer 2022 Day 24 I thought about heading over to the Lake Michigan shore today to get some photos but then thought, nah, it’s too flippin’ hot out there! I seem to have ridden the heat wave east from California. …

Summer 2022 Day 23 The morning dawned bright and mostly clear on the edge of Peoria IL! Today’s drive was, for all but about 10 miles, on secondary roads of various but mostly good quality, traveling to Grand Rapids MI …

Summer 2022 Day 22 I was back on the road today through the rolling hills and trees of Missouri before crossing into Illinois and continuing on to Peoria. Those grey clouds turned to sun after a couple of hours but …

Summer 2022 Day 21 Kansas City is still locked in a heat wave with lots of warnings about staying indoors, so I mostly did just that – I stayed in the air conditioning in my hotel, working on some enjoyable …

Summer 2022 Day 20 I’m definitely at the point in this trip where I’m thankful that the day of the month equals the day number of the trip! That way, I don’t have to keep checking previous posts to figure …

Summer 2022 Day 19 Today was another horribly windy day with terrible gas mileage, driving from Grand Island NE to Libery MO (north of Kansas City). The first half of the day looked pretty much like this, with little variation: …