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read more: Chapter 17 – Worst day of the trip, the San Francisco meltdownChapter 17 – Worst day of the trip, the San Francisco meltdown
San Francisco and El Sobrante, California – June 14-15 – Perhaps the darkest moment of the 22-day trip happened in a self-service car wash outside of San Francisco in a…
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read more: Chapter 16 – The Reno rollercoasterChapter 16 – The Reno rollercoaster
June 13-14 – I’m not sure any other stop provided a bigger mood swing than Reno. I enjoyed the extreme high of winning $1,000 with four 8’s playing Let it…
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read more: Chapter 15 – Windshield songsChapter 15 – Windshield songs
The plan was simple, we’d start calling out songs to play on Spotify to pass the time, but the catch was, we couldn’t repeat the artist. My family loves playing…
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read more: Chapter 14 – Salt Lake City with Dinger, and the return of Mississippi moonshineChapter 14 – Salt Lake City with Dinger, and the return of Mississippi moonshine
June 12 – Our two-day oasis that was Breckenridge came to an end early on June 12 when it was back into the van for another 7-hour haul. At least…
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read more: Chapter 13 – Mountains, music and gold-Denver/BreckenridgeChapter 13 – Mountains, music and gold-Denver/Breckenridge
June 9-11 – We can barely count Denver in this trip because we essentially got in late afternoon after a 6-hour drive, checked in to our Airbnb, shopped a little,…
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read more: Chapter 12 – A Santa Fe future?Chapter 12 – A Santa Fe future?
Before she met the love of her life in Spain, Santa Fe was a likely destination for Kirsti – thanks to our visit there.
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read more: Chapter 11 – The lawn – and the guiltChapter 11 – The lawn – and the guilt
I was raised in a home where yard maintenance was pretty important. My dad kept an immaculate lawn, with trimmed shrubs, lots of flowers, a weedless vegetable garden and tidy…
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read more: Chapter 10 – The Albuquerque misunderstanding spatChapter 10 – The Albuquerque misunderstanding spat
June 6 – I really want to visit Albuquerque again because it wasn’t a great stop for us, but I don’t believe we were there long enough to give it…
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read more: Chapter 9 – My birthday at an Amarillo biker barChapter 9 – My birthday at an Amarillo biker bar
June 5 (and into June 6) – I think Kirsti was dreading the gig in Amarillo as we drove the 6.5 hours from that magical night in Dallas, in part…
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read more: Chapter 8 – The Grand Van PlanChapter 8 – The Grand Van Plan
Once we decided we were doing the trip, I began thinking of the best way to accomplish it. I thought about renting a vehicle, driving it one-way, and then flying…
"Life's stories" By David Blow 