by J. Dawg | Jun 4, 2013 | Colorado, National Parks
I drove the Trail Ridge Road today. Its the highest road in the US at over 12,000 ft. I did the first 20 miles to the Alpine Visitor Center and then retraced my route. All I can say is that it is spectacular. I happened to have a good day on...
by J. Dawg | Jun 3, 2013 | National Parks
I made it across the high plains and the Rocky’s appeared on the horizon the morning of Day 7. From 30 miles away, purple mountains majesty rose above the fruited plain. As I got closer, they just got more spectacular. I had an extra day before I...
by J. Dawg | Jun 1, 2013 | Kansas, Western Roadtrip
I left Independence a day early due to a another bad weather forecast (more tornado, hail, and severe thunderstorm watches) and I had seen everything I came for. When I left it was pouring. There were blinding downpours all the way to Topeka. It was...
by J. Dawg | May 31, 2013 | Missouri, Western Roadtrip
After spending most of a day visiting the USAF Museum in Dayton, I did a short drive west on I-70 to a truck stop in Spiceland, IN. I quit early so I could take a nap and catch up on some sleep. The Pilot truck stop was just outside of Indianapolis in a fairly rural...
by J. Dawg | May 29, 2013 | Ohio, Western Roadtrip
After two long 400+ mile days, I made it to Dayton Ohio. I planned to stop here so I could visit the US Air Force National Museum. The drive out of New England is getting rote and boring because I’ve done it so many times. On my first day, I had a fairly uneventful...
by J. Dawg | May 11, 2013 | Western Roadtrip
I’m about to undertake my biggest journey yet – a 6 week Rocky Mountain roadtrip out to Colorado, up thru and across Wyoming, into Montana, over to South Dakota, and down across Nebraska. I know others have gone further and longer, but for me this will be my first...