Tag Archives: Road trip

Summer Trip Route Map

Posted on July 12, 2019 by

Introducing the official planned route of our summer 2019 Road Trip. We’ll visit eight national parks, go whitewater rafting, walk on a glacier, stay in four different campgrounds and hike countless kilometers. Can’t wait!

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Statistics: 2018 Summer Road Trip

Posted on August 21, 2018 by
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Travelogue: Chicago to Maine

Posted on September 21, 2017 by

July 12-15, 2017 On day one, we rose early and escaped Chicago before rush hour. Lake Shore Drive was traffic free, so with coffee in hand, we entered Indiana within 40 minutes. The tollways across northern Indiana and Ohio are … Continue reading →

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Statistics: Northeast Road Trip 2017

Posted on August 31, 2017 by

Our summer 2017 trip was the longest we’ve ever taken, leading to some serious information overload. Here it is broken down into some statistics and fun facts. Click the images for larger view.

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Northeast 2017 Gallery

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

Images from our longest road trip yet, July 12 – August 5, 2017. Click to enlarge, read captions and view slideshow.

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Northeast 2017: Quick Recap

Posted on August 14, 2017 by

We’ve been back from our Northeastern road trip just over a week now. The final mileage total was 4,839, driven over the course of 25 days. This makes it our longest trip yet, jumping ahead of our summer 2015 western … Continue reading →

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The wheels are in motion.

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

Today we’re departing on what will be a record-breaking journey for us, the longest road trip yet by both mileage and time away from home. Over the next 24 days we’ll travel more than 4,500 miles through nine U.S. states … Continue reading →

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Reading Material: Blue Highways

Posted on May 22, 2013 by

Ever feel like you need to get away from it all? In 1978 William Least Heat-Moon did. The writer had been laid off from his teaching job at the University of Missouri and was going through a rough patch with … Continue reading →

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Reading Material: “Appetite for America” tells the Fred Harvey story.

Posted on November 9, 2012 by

On any trip across the Southwest, you’re likely to encounter the shadow of the Fred Harvey Corporation, one of the greatest American companies of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its founder, Fred Harvey, was an English immigrant who … Continue reading →

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Best North-South Road Trip Highways

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

I just read some great road trip inspiration from Lonely Planet about the less-romanticized North-South U.S. Highways. We’ve experienced a few of the ones they mention. Last spring our trip took us on a good section of  Highway 89 (Nicknamed … Continue reading →

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