Summer Trip 2026 Day 12

2 August 2026 This morning was cool (53º with a windchill of 43º) and cloudy/smoky, but the wildfires had stayed put last night or at least didn’t expand in the direction of my hotel. Today’s route was 325 miles on …

Summer Trip 2026 Day 11

1 August 2026 Both the Hyundai service manager and my brother strongly suggested I skip driving I-90 to Spokane WA in favor of US 2. Surprisingly, this is a much more direct route so even though it’s almost entirely a …

Summer Trip 2026 Days 9-10

30-31 July 2026 There’s not a lot to say about these two days and I only drove 32 miles. On the 30th, I started with a trip to a Hyundai dealer for the 8,000-mile service on my car (just a …