I am in Colby, KS now after a 11 hr drive.
Ouch.
From Sheridan, Wyoming to Colby, KS is a contrast in so many ways. The geography is just varied and superb all at the same time.
From Mountains to waving grains. Geesh.
This country is SO huge and you don't realize that until you drive it and see that firsthand.
I have the total utmost respect for the pioneers, the settlers of this nation who went out west. The courage just to go from a settled life in the east and go west is just amazing. The fear, the doubts and the joys of living in the wild wilderness of the west is something to just think about.
Tomorrow...going home. Yeah!
One week of intense driving and sightseeing is almost too much for an old man like me! I can't do this anymore, sad to say. It probably will be my last vacation, unless I fly somewhere, and I don't see that happening in the future.
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Thursday, May 17, 2007
Wednesday, May 16, 2007
Greetings from Sheridan, Wyoming
It has been a long, long day. About 10 hrs worth of driving through God's courageous countryside.
Ain't He just good!?
From Kalispell, MT to Sheridan, Wyoming is a trip that one should take in their life time.
So many different facets of God's creation. From mountains that just touch the sky down to green rolling hills filled with cattle, horses, llamas, antelope and sheep!
Who would have thought all this up? Certainly not Darwin! Haha
Heading homeward as I said last night. I have a change of plans on the way going home. I was going to take I-25 down to Denver and over to Colby, KS. But there is a much simpler and faster way.
I know before I said I don't like country roads, but I am going to do it, just the same. Up in Kalispell, the roads were not to bad, and I hope the roads in Nebraska and Kansas are not to bad either. Sooo....pray for me that I won't get "lost" out in the middle of nowhere! Haha
Going to hit the bed here in a few and wake up early, so I can get a headstart.
Hopefully, the internet connection at Super 8 will be much better than here. This motel doesn't have a public computer as other Super 8's do and the signal connection is so ridiculously low that I am, as of this moment, sitting on the floor next to the motel room. This is the only place that I can get a strong, consistent signal.
Just plain pitiful. They advertise they have wireless internet. Yes, they do have that, but I don't like to sit on the floor typing. Very, very uncomfortable.
BTW...did you know that McDonald's have WiFi now? Yep, but guess what? It ain't free. It's throught ATT&T and you have to pay for WiFi.
That sucks!
Anyways...good night and hope to type tomorrow night!
Ain't He just good!?
From Kalispell, MT to Sheridan, Wyoming is a trip that one should take in their life time.
So many different facets of God's creation. From mountains that just touch the sky down to green rolling hills filled with cattle, horses, llamas, antelope and sheep!
Who would have thought all this up? Certainly not Darwin! Haha
Heading homeward as I said last night. I have a change of plans on the way going home. I was going to take I-25 down to Denver and over to Colby, KS. But there is a much simpler and faster way.
I know before I said I don't like country roads, but I am going to do it, just the same. Up in Kalispell, the roads were not to bad, and I hope the roads in Nebraska and Kansas are not to bad either. Sooo....pray for me that I won't get "lost" out in the middle of nowhere! Haha
Going to hit the bed here in a few and wake up early, so I can get a headstart.
Hopefully, the internet connection at Super 8 will be much better than here. This motel doesn't have a public computer as other Super 8's do and the signal connection is so ridiculously low that I am, as of this moment, sitting on the floor next to the motel room. This is the only place that I can get a strong, consistent signal.
Just plain pitiful. They advertise they have wireless internet. Yes, they do have that, but I don't like to sit on the floor typing. Very, very uncomfortable.
BTW...did you know that McDonald's have WiFi now? Yep, but guess what? It ain't free. It's throught ATT&T and you have to pay for WiFi.
That sucks!
Anyways...good night and hope to type tomorrow night!
Sunday, May 13, 2007
First things first...
I left Columbia and got on Hwy 63N around 6 am. It wasn't bad traveling at that time of the morning, for hardly anyone was on it. I made good time getting to Kirksville in northern Missouri in about 1 1/2 or so.
I stayed on 63N into Iowa and made it up to Des Moines with no trouble, in 4 hrs. Not bad at all! Most of the hwy was 4 lane (which is good!) but there were parts that was 2 lane. No problems of getting behind grandpas and grandmas :P
From Des Moines on up was great. I-35 is a great Interstate. From Des Moines to Albert Lea, MN was 2 hrs. Remember I had to take the "Great Detour" from the Missouri River flooding on I-29, so I had to take the longer route. Anyways, Minnesota is not bad. It's true about the 10,000 lakes on their drivers plates. Everywhere you look, there was a small or large lake.
When I got into Albert Lea, it started to rain hard. But I found I-90 with a little detour of downtown Albert Lea. Ahhh....signs telling you where to go would be a great help, Minnosotains! :P
From Albert Lea westward on I-90 was long. It took me about 6 hrs or so to get to Murdo, so it was around 6 or 7 pm last night when I got to the motel. I was tired. My butt was not happy. Then the problem with the Internet connection happened, and it was a very grumpy evening.
But I went to bed and got some well rested sleep.
That was the end of Day One :)
Here's a short vid of Iowa.
Going into Minnesota in this vid:
Albert Lea rainstorm and I-90
I stayed on 63N into Iowa and made it up to Des Moines with no trouble, in 4 hrs. Not bad at all! Most of the hwy was 4 lane (which is good!) but there were parts that was 2 lane. No problems of getting behind grandpas and grandmas :P
From Des Moines on up was great. I-35 is a great Interstate. From Des Moines to Albert Lea, MN was 2 hrs. Remember I had to take the "Great Detour" from the Missouri River flooding on I-29, so I had to take the longer route. Anyways, Minnesota is not bad. It's true about the 10,000 lakes on their drivers plates. Everywhere you look, there was a small or large lake.
When I got into Albert Lea, it started to rain hard. But I found I-90 with a little detour of downtown Albert Lea. Ahhh....signs telling you where to go would be a great help, Minnosotains! :P
From Albert Lea westward on I-90 was long. It took me about 6 hrs or so to get to Murdo, so it was around 6 or 7 pm last night when I got to the motel. I was tired. My butt was not happy. Then the problem with the Internet connection happened, and it was a very grumpy evening.
But I went to bed and got some well rested sleep.
That was the end of Day One :)
Here's a short vid of Iowa.
Going into Minnesota in this vid:
Albert Lea rainstorm and I-90
My Apologies
My apologies for not posting last night.
For some reason or another, I couldn't get connected to the Internet last night in Murdo, SD. My laptop said it was connected to the wireless Internet, but I couldn't get connected. If that doesn't make sense, don't worry about it! I was not a happy camper last night.
Anyways..lets get on with this blog!
For some reason or another, I couldn't get connected to the Internet last night in Murdo, SD. My laptop said it was connected to the wireless Internet, but I couldn't get connected. If that doesn't make sense, don't worry about it! I was not a happy camper last night.
Anyways..lets get on with this blog!
Friday, May 11, 2007
Rental Car
After work today, I picked up my rental car.
I didn't want to use my car...really didn't want to add up the mile. It's a Dodge Neon and has pretty good gas mileage, but I wanted a smaller car to save on gas.
The gas price here in Missouri is $3.05 a gallon.
Gads.
I can imagine what it is out west and north.
So, I got myself a smaller, economy car. The Chevy Aveo. It's brand new, about 7,000 miles on it, but it is a plain jane. No bells or whistles at all. What I mean by that is that it has no power locks, no power windows, no cruise control, no DVD player, no tilt wheel. Basic car as you can get. No biggie for me, I can deal with it.
So long as I got my iPod, I'm good to go :)
Yep, it's a Yellow Critter.
We shall see how it goes on the road early in the morn.
I hope that I will do an entry tomorrow evening at my hotel room. It's supposed to have Internet connection. I am staying at Super 8 motels during the whole trip.
Until then...
I didn't want to use my car...really didn't want to add up the mile. It's a Dodge Neon and has pretty good gas mileage, but I wanted a smaller car to save on gas.
The gas price here in Missouri is $3.05 a gallon.
Gads.
I can imagine what it is out west and north.
So, I got myself a smaller, economy car. The Chevy Aveo. It's brand new, about 7,000 miles on it, but it is a plain jane. No bells or whistles at all. What I mean by that is that it has no power locks, no power windows, no cruise control, no DVD player, no tilt wheel. Basic car as you can get. No biggie for me, I can deal with it.
So long as I got my iPod, I'm good to go :)
Yep, it's a Yellow Critter.
We shall see how it goes on the road early in the morn.
I hope that I will do an entry tomorrow evening at my hotel room. It's supposed to have Internet connection. I am staying at Super 8 motels during the whole trip.
Until then...
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Detours
For the last several weeks, the Missouri River has been flooding the low lands in upper Missouri. I-29 from Kansas City to the Missouri/Iowa border, I heard, is pretty much closed and have to go through detours.
Bah humbug on that. So, a change of plans for Saturday.
I am taking Hwy 63N from Columbia to Des Moines, IA, then hitting I-35 to I-90, which is the Interstate I plan to take to Montana anyhow. From what I figured, it will take me 2 hrs extra by going this way, but in the long run, it's going to be worth it.
I could take I-70 west to Colby, KS and then go north to Murdo, my first destination, but I don't want to take any county roads for I have no idea how they are. 2 lane country roads are not my cup of tea out in the middle of cornfields. :D
That is my plan...at least for now. But it probably will be that way, for there have been some huge t-storms coming into Missouri and that won't help the all - ready flooded highways and Interstates.
Ahh..traveling. :)
Bah humbug on that. So, a change of plans for Saturday.
I am taking Hwy 63N from Columbia to Des Moines, IA, then hitting I-35 to I-90, which is the Interstate I plan to take to Montana anyhow. From what I figured, it will take me 2 hrs extra by going this way, but in the long run, it's going to be worth it.
I could take I-70 west to Colby, KS and then go north to Murdo, my first destination, but I don't want to take any county roads for I have no idea how they are. 2 lane country roads are not my cup of tea out in the middle of cornfields. :D
That is my plan...at least for now. But it probably will be that way, for there have been some huge t-storms coming into Missouri and that won't help the all - ready flooded highways and Interstates.
Ahh..traveling. :)
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Introduction
On May 12th through May 29th, I will be heading out to Montana and surrounding states for vacation.
I am planning to take my laptop, camera, vidcam and record every thing that I can and post it here. Hopefully it will be a fun experience for me and for you as you read this blog.
It's Tuesday afternoon and I haven't got anything ready yet, but I have several days left though.
I am planning to take my laptop, camera, vidcam and record every thing that I can and post it here. Hopefully it will be a fun experience for me and for you as you read this blog.
It's Tuesday afternoon and I haven't got anything ready yet, but I have several days left though.
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