Archive for August, 2007
1:30 p.m. PT – Seattle I pulled in to the new house just in time to go out for a tasty bite of lunch with a couple of my new roommates and one of their fathers. Good times already. The car is almost empty and the shocks have yet to stop thanking me. I'll post some [ READ MORE ]
7:01 PT – Baker City, OR I'm not sure that this hotel is the best western Best Western, but it provided a good stop for the night. I drove about 980 miles yesterday, just 20 miles short of my unspoken goal of 1,000. I could have made it. No really, I could have. But my priorities [ READ MORE ]
9:20 a.m., MT: Buford, WY After a splendid visit to the greater Denver area, during which I was able to meet up with Micah DeKorn, esquire, the lovely Amy Nixon, and the rugged manly men Lucas Steever and Brent Mueller, I am yet again on the road. I stopped off in the "town" of Buford for [ READ MORE ]
10:45 MT – Sterling, CO One thousand thirty-three miles, one package hickory-smoked jerkey, one small bag trail mix, and two naps later I will rest my head for the night. I'm a little shocked at how far I got this first day. It should play out well as I'll have plenty of time tomorrow in Denver [ READ MORE ]
6:52 a.m. – My anticipation will not let me return to sleep as I await my alarm to announce my journey has begun. Now to remember the last minute items to pack: said alarm clock, computer, phone, change. I'm sure that I'm forgetting something, but between my laptop and the duct tape in my door [ READ MORE ]
Again, I've fallen silent for too long, and much that was blog-worthy has been forgotten. My apologies. Let us not dwell on the past. Today is a big day as I am preparing to load my trusty steed for the big trip to the Emerald City. There is way too much sitting in my parents' garage [ READ MORE ]