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Road Trip West: Found

August 20, 2014by champslikeus Leave a comment

Pomeroy, WA to Twin Falls, ID – I looked at a map and couldn’t tell where to go because I couldn’t tell where I wanted to go. Generally, I was […]

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Road Trip West - 2014

Road Trip West: Lost

August 19, 2014by champslikeus Leave a comment

Klamath Falls, OR to Mount Vernon, WA to Pomeroy, WA – The drive through Oregon to Washington smelled like home so there was little to inspire my writing. I didn’t […]

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Road Trip West - 2014

Road Trip West: Small, Smaller, Smallest

August 18, 2014by champslikeus Leave a comment

Reno, NV to Klamath Falls, OR – I entered civilization again and headed past Reno to Susanville, CA. I passed one “road narrows” sign and then another.  The elbow room […]

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Road Trip West - 2014

Road Trip West: All the Way Home

August 17, 2014by champslikeus Leave a comment

Montrose, CO to Ely, NV – I promised my friend that I’d try to stop in Ridgeway, CO, at the Dennis Weaver Memorial Park. She’s one of those people who […]

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Road Trip West - 2014

Road Trip South: The Travel Spoon

December 14, 2013by champslikeus Leave a comment

St. Marys, GA to Chattahoochee, FL — Along the way to Chattahoochee, Lucy and I caught up on our past year in grad school.  She’s studying youth; I prefer older […]

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Deep South Road Trip - 2013

Heartland of America: Last Leg

June 28, 2013by champslikeus 2 Comments

Hot Springs to Marion, AR – I’d be lying if I said the drive to Marion was easy. I was tired from the heat and listened again to a sweet […]

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Heartland of America Road Trip - 2013

Branson, USA

June 26, 2013by champslikeus 2 Comments

WaKeeney, KS to Branson, MO – I decided to stay in WaKeeney and try not blow away that night. I set up my tent in my designated grassy slot between […]

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Heartland of America Road Trip - 2013

The People You Meet

September 2, 2012by champslikeus 2 Comments

Bar Harbor, ME — No one tells you that you have sunscreen that’s not rubbed in when you travel alone.  I pulled into the Bar Harbor, Maine KOA with a smear […]

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10,000 Mile Road Trip - 2012

Little Joe

August 19, 2012by champslikeus 1 Comment

Cornwall, Prince Edward Island – I wake to a misty morning, determined to get a bike ride in for some exercise.  I pick out the destination of Blockhouse Point Lighthouse […]

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10,000 Mile Road Trip - 2012

Canada Travel Tips

August 18, 2012by champslikeus 2 Comments

Waterloo, ON to Cornwall, PEI – If swearwords are all you know in the tongue of the country where you travel, do not be dismayed — you can at least […]

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10,000 Mile Road Trip - 2012

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