We're still rising early these days and Robert even caught the sunrise. By 8 am we had had breakfast and were eager to explore. A...

Cumulative Miles: 5,296 Number of Speeding Tickets: 1 States Visited: 16 Lesson Learned: The rocks are red because they contain iron...

Cumulative Miles: 5,236 Number of Speeding Tickets:  1 States Visited:  16 Lesson Learned:  It’s worth getting up at 3 am to see the...

Cumulative Miles: 5,179 Number of Speeding Tickets: 1 States Visited: 16 Lesson Learned: If you're thinking about visiting Phoenix,...

One of the things that I'm loving about this trip is that I can spontaneously chase unexpected sites, take side trips, veer off the...

The far southern part of California is mostly desert. This area is home to the Salton Sea, the Mojave National Preserve, and Needles,...

Cumulative Miles: 4,723 Number of Speeding Tickets: 1 States Visited: 16 Lesson Learned: Take a Break! Hi folks. Well, I did it. I...

It's Saturday and I'm feeling soooo much better. I had a good night's sleep, packed up, left sin city behind me, and moved west through...

Cumulative Miles: 4,463 Number of Speeding Tickets: 1 Number of states visited: 15 Lesson Learned: Don't believe everything you...

Cumulative miles: 4,090 Number of Speeding Tickets: 1 Number of states visited: 12 Lessons Learned: Yellowstone is as large as the...

Thursday morning and I'm I've definitely come down with a cold. I'll take it easy today. Since I will likely just chill today and not go...

Cumulative Miles: 3,608 Number of Speeding Tickets: 1 States Visited: 11 Lesson Learned: When you're wrong, admit it, cut your...

Cumulative miles: 3,408 Speeding Tickets:  1 States Visited:  9 Lesson Learned:  Don’t Pet the Fluffy Cows   Well, I did it, folks!  I...

Cumulative miles  3,158 Number of speeding tickets:  1 Lesson Learned #1 More people live in Bucks County than in the state of Wyoming...

A nice day here, but nothing dramatic. I got up early, a bit cold and stiff, but rallied from the tent, motivated to hit Rushmore before...

Cumulative miles  2,546 Number of speeding tickets:  1 Lesson Learned:  There are actually two species of pelicans native to the Dakotas...

Cumulative Miles Driven: 1,977 Speeding Tickets: 0 Lesson Learned: When it comes to weather, trust your gut States visited so far: 8...

Cumulative Miles: 1,740 Number of Speeding tickets: 0 Lesson learned: Cheese Curds are pretty awesome! Another full day here, folks. ...

I left hot and steamy Chicago this morning to head to Wisconsin -- but not before stopping at a local laundromat to do a load of wash. ...

Cumulative Miles: 1,120 Speeding Tickets; 0 Lesson learned: Do not try to put up or take down a tent wearing white shorts. I've grokked ...