Day 31 dawned gloomy and hot with 80% humidity in Madison, Wisconsin. I checked the weather for Point Beach (our campsite for the night) as soon as I woke up at 6 a.m. and saw “isolated thunderstorms” predicted. I’d made a deal with myself last night that if the campsite was rained out, then I … More Day 31: Madison, Lake Michigan, Chicago, Grand Mere & finally Cleveland
Throughout South Dakota, I saw more motorcycles than cars. Stop and think about that for a second. More motorcycles than cars in the middle of the country, where everything is so spread out, life requires that you drive everywhere. Walking to the store? Not really a thing in South Dakota. Granted, that doesn’t seem to … More Biker Bubble
The sun did not come out, and I just can’t do it anymore, Midwest. The weather continues to be bad, and this trip continues to feel like a waste while the dog and I languish inside over-priced motels. I’m getting pretty grumpy about it — Tako doesn’t seem to care either way — so I’ve … More Turning Around
For most of my life, I didn’t like red meat. I actually took a long break from it in my teens and twenties, and only added it back into my diet at a doctor’s recommendation. (Iron supplements were not working, not to be TMI.) When I was a kid, whenever I was given a burger, … More Day 30: Minneapolis, the Jucy Lucy & lots of rain
Music was the theme of the day! If you’ve been following along with my breakdown section, you probably noticed that I hit the 5k mileage mark, so we spent the morning puttering around a mall in Sioux Falls while the car was serviced. I thought I scheduled the maintenance at the location near downtown, so … More Day 29: Sioux Falls, Clear Lake (sort of) & Minneapolis
I think I missed something driving through Wyoming and South Dakota. I know there has to be more here than I found, and I’m sure the weather is partly to blame. — The past few days have been hard on the road. I’ve driven over 800 miles since Yellowstone, and it feels like hail storms … More Bad Weather & Rapid City Regrets
I drove from one end of South Dakota to the other today. We hit Badlands National Park today. I talked a little about the name on Day 26, but it gave me some wrong impressions about the badlands. I just kind of assumed they were going to be mostly void of life, and I’m not … More Day 28: Badlands & Sioux Falls
My Rapid City post is going to be extremely quick because we didn’t get to do much that you didn’t already see on my IG. Downtown Rapid City is beautiful. They had parklets on every corner… …and the town is full of brick, which of course is my catnip. Brick is literally everywhere. And how … More Day 27: Rapid City
I drove through Cody, Wyoming (named for Buffalo Bill himself…a dubious distinction) to get to the place I was staying in Greybull last night. Did you know that Cody is the rodeo capital of the world? I did not. During the summer, they have a Nite Rodeo every night of the week. Every night, guys. … More Day 26: Not A Whole Lot
Driggs, Idaho is home to the best bagel shop in the world: Big Hole Bagels & Bistro. Come at me, NYCers. I will fight you on this. One thing I found a little odd (or at least noteworthy) is that the café is staffed by children. I swear on whatever you deem holy that not … More Day 25: Yellowstone, Shoshone, Buffalo Bill & Central Wyoming
Not Quite Flying Solo 