Monthly Archives: September 2009

Roadtrip Summary`

Posted on September 30, 2009 by madinpursuit

Ok, I think this is the last of it: a road map and quick summary of our trip from a logistical angle (mostly for my own reference. Take a look>>> Now I need to figure out where I left off … Continue reading →

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Roadtrip Photos

Posted on September 28, 2009 by madinpursuit

Did Alice have to endure 4 days of rain when she left Wonderland? Enough already. But today the rain gave me an excuse (like I’m some kind of construction worker) to glue myself to the chair and do something with … Continue reading →

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From Rochester, New York.

Posted on September 27, 2009 by madinpursuit

Home. 5547 miles total. And I’m sitting here staring at the US map fantasizing about our next trip. We got here about noon. It’s 2:45 now and we’re unpacked. I went for groceries. Jim went over to his office to … Continue reading →

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From Somewhere West of Cleveland, Ohio

Posted on September 26, 2009 by madinpursuit

Who would have thought there would be a rush hour on Saturday morning on the Chicago expressways? For all the planning we did on this trip, I neglected to pack AAA guides and maps for the Midwest and just figured… … Continue reading →

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From Madison, Wisconsin

Posted on September 25, 2009 by madinpursuit

It’s hard to believe I went to summer school here FORTY years ago. Yes, 1969. Summer of Love. Yet I was distinctly solitary. The scholarship girl, studying Portuguese on Lake Mendota, while my generation was working up to Woodstock. My … Continue reading →

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From Brookings, South Dakota

Posted on September 24, 2009 by madinpursuit

If the National Parks at Arches, Canyonlands, Tetons, and Yellowstone are battle-of-the-band rock concerts, full of hallucinogenic overload, then central South Dakota is a jazz quartet, textured and unpredictable. And, finally, eastern South Dakota is a lone Indian flute player. … Continue reading →

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From Rapid City, South Dakota

Posted on September 23, 2009 by madinpursuit

334 miles today — not bad if you’re cruising along superhighways, but when you’re bullheaded about those scenic routes — man, did I need my glass of wine when we rolled into our Country Inn. We started out barreling into … Continue reading →

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From Worland, Wyoming

Posted on September 22, 2009 by madinpursuit

We are suckers for the scenic route… and yet… here we are in a town known for making kitty litter, from the nearby bentonite mines. Again today, our planned itinerary was abandoned. We were going to head east through Montana. … Continue reading →

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From Gardiner, Montana

Posted on September 21, 2009 by madinpursuit

We’re braindead from a long day of visual overstimulation — Idaho Falls, Idaho to Jackson, Wyoming to Grand Tetons National Park to Yellowstone National Park to Gardiner, Montana (just outside the north entrance to Yellowstone). Every few miles was something … Continue reading →

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From Idaho Falls, Idaho

Posted on September 20, 2009 by madinpursuit

Sunny. Warm wind blowing up from the south. Motel room door open. Across the street, sound of the Snake River and Idaho Falls. Finishing off the last portion of the box o’ wine I brought from Rochester. But don’t worry, … Continue reading →

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