Rocky Mountain National Park – Day 7 and 8

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...

Abilene, KS – Day 5 and 6

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...
Dayton, OH – US Air Force National Museum

Dayton, OH – US Air Force National Museum

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...

Rocky Mountain 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...