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- Dag 1
- vrijdag 28 april 2017 om 09:00
- ☀️ 37 °F
- Hoogte: 853 ft
Verenigde StatenSaint Paul, City of44°57’3” N 93°5’49” W
Preparing to go
28 april 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 37 °F
Jill and I are really excited to embark on the longest trip of our lives. It is to cellebrate our 30th anniversary. We leave in 19 days! Very excited.
But Jill is beyond excited. She is going crazyMeer informatie
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- Dag 18
- maandag 15 mei 2017 om 10:57
- ⛅ 66 °F
- Hoogte: 853 ft
- Verenigde StatenSaint Paul, City of44°57’3” N 93°5’49” W
2 more days!
15 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
Im all packed and Jill will work on it tonight. Almost there
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- Dag 20
- woensdag 17 mei 2017 om 07:44
- ☁️ 61 °F
- Hoogte: 853 ft
- Verenigde StatenSaint Paul, City of44°57’3” N 93°5’49” W
Almost time
17 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
8 hours and counting.
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- Dag 20
- woensdag 17 mei 2017 om 17:19
- 🌧 64 °F
- Hoogte: 846 ft
- Verenigde StatenYale Gardens Park44°55’54” N 93°21’0” W
We're off......sort of
17 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 64 °F
Lovely rush hour....but we are on our way!
First stop Decatur City IA
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- Dag 20
- woensdag 17 mei 2017 om 19:00
- ☀️ 64 °F
- Hoogte: 1.161 ft
- Verenigde StatenOwatonna Degner Regional Airport44°8’19” N 93°15’11” W
First stop
17 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Owatona MN
Dinner at Timberlodge
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- Dag 20
- woensdag 17 mei 2017 om 23:42
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Hoogte: 1.063 ft
- Verenigde StatenCampbell41°35’20” N 93°48’39” W
Didn't make Decatur City
17 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
Got a nice room in Des Moines. We have been up since 4:00 am, and this is as far as we got. Pretty easy drive, but that's easy for me to say. Tomorrow, is another day.
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- Dag 21
- donderdag 18 mei 2017 om 09:57
- ☁️ 59 °F
- Hoogte: 968 ft
- Verenigde StatenCorydon (historical)41°44’8” N 93°40’35” W
Missouri
18 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
On our way to Nellie Sweet Shop in Smithville MO. One of my Scoutmasters is there. After a brief visit, we're off to dinner with Jenny Minsberg in Oklahoma City
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- Dag 21
- donderdag 18 mei 2017 om 15:55
- ⛅ 82 °F
- Hoogte: 1.227 ft
- Verenigde StatenGreene Township37°7’57” N 97°20’20” W
Really?
18 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
When I was a kid, my dad use to let me throw the 35 cents into the hopper in the chicago toll booths.
Imagine my shock when the toll lady today in Kansas said "$13.25 please". I almost fainted!
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- Dag 21
- donderdag 18 mei 2017 om 20:09
- 🌧 70 °F
- Hoogte: 1.224 ft
- Verenigde StatenBricktown35°28’7” N 97°30’51” W
Day 2: Slight change of plans
18 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
From Jill: We woke at 6:30a and hit the road by 7:30a. It was overcast which makes driving great...no sun in the eyes. We drove to Smithville, MO to see Bill's Scout Master Harley Morlock and stop byMeer informatie
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- Dag 21
- donderdag 18 mei 2017 om 20:22
- 🌧 70 °F
- Hoogte: 1.250 ft
- Verenigde StatenBricktown35°28’8” N 97°30’50” W
Day 2. Bill's addition
18 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌧 70 °F
The most hilarious thing happened at dinner tonight.
We had these large water glasses (See pic) Jill went to take a drink. (This all happened in slow motion) the water glass was full of ice and wasMeer informatie
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- Dag 22
- vrijdag 19 mei 2017 om 14:53
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Hoogte: 3.566 ft
- Verenigde StatenPullman35°11’31” N 101°44’36” W
You're never too old to learn new tricks
19 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
So, i'm doing all the driving (this is Jill) and this so far has been an easy drive. For the first time I'm actually learning to drive using cruise control. Thank you Bill for talking me into usingMeer informatie
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- Dag 22
- vrijdag 19 mei 2017 om 22:04
- 🌙 54 °F
- Hoogte: 5.020 ft
- Verenigde StatenArroyo del Embudo35°6’37” N 106°37’43” W
Mostly driving day
19 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 54 °F
We started out our morning with a wonderful breakfast at Beverly's Pancakes with our neice, Jenny Minsberg. Other than that, we spent most of the day driving today. Very scenic.
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- Dag 22
- vrijdag 19 mei 2017 om 22:12
- 🌙 52 °F
- Hoogte: 5.020 ft
- Verenigde StatenArroyo del Embudo35°6’37” N 106°37’43” W
Albuquerque NM
19 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 52 °F
Had dinner at a Village Inn, then spent the night planning for Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon.
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 00:50
- ⛅ 55 °F
- Hoogte: 1.381 ft
- Verenigde StatenCheney Reservoir37°45’4” N 97°49’19” W
So sorry for the delay
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
I spent a bunch of time writing the blog and accidentally deleted it. I promise to update nightly from now on :)
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- Dag 25
- maandag 22 mei 2017 om 23:52
- 🌙 63 °F
- Hoogte: 5.190 ft
- Verenigde StatenMcDuffie Park35°5’24” N 106°36’14” W
On the way to Flagstaff
22 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 63 °F
We left Albuquerque on the way to Flagstaff and had to stop for gas right away. We were in a town called Pueblo of Laguna. The person next to us filling up said: "you are from God's country!" WeMeer informatie
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 00:12
- 🌙 48 °F
- Hoogte: 6.526 ft
- Verenigde StatenGallup Historical Marker35°31’35” N 108°44’44” W
Next Stop, Lunch at Gallup New mexico
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 48 °F
After another stop for fuel, we encountered a lonely stage coach of course we had to stop for some pictures.
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- Dag 25
- maandag 22 mei 2017 om 23:22
- 🌙 55 °F
- Hoogte: 4.875 ft
- Verenigde StatenWinslow35°1’25” N 110°41’53” W
Taking it easy! Windslow, AZ
22 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 55 °F
Another stop, but a noteworthy one. Being an Eagles fan.
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- Dag 25
- maandag 22 mei 2017 om 23:35
- 🌙 46 °F
- Hoogte: 6.857 ft
- Verenigde StatenSwitzer Canyon35°11’30” N 111°37’9” W
Flagstaff, AZ Little America Hotel
22 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 46 °F
Before we set off to the Grand Canyon, we stopped at our hotel to get our room and drop off our luggage. This was an amazing hotel. Not only was the room amazing, but the staff were so very friendlyMeer informatie
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- Dag 25
- maandag 22 mei 2017 om 23:49
- 🌙 64 °F
- Hoogte: 3.356 ft
- Verenigde StatenPipe Creek36°6’25” N 112°6’47” W
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
22 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 64 °F
Even though we knew it was going to be beautiful, we never expected this colossal show. We got there at sunset, and it was absolutely breathtaking. As we were leaving the park, 5 deer came up to theMeer informatie
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 00:14
- 🌙 82 °F
- Hoogte: 1.608 ft
- Verenigde StatenFountain Lake33°36’2” N 111°43’4” W
Has anyone seen my glasses?
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 82 °F
I spent almost 5 minutes looking for my glasses...............I looked at my wife and said: "They are on my head aren't they?" Oh my!
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 00:17
- 🌙 82 °F
- Hoogte: 1.608 ft
- Verenigde StatenFountain Lake33°36’2” N 111°43’4” W
On the way to Fountain Hills, AZ
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 82 °F
On the way to Fountain Hills, we witnessed absolutely beautiful scenery, including many cacti.
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 00:25
- 🌙 82 °F
- Hoogte: 1.608 ft
- Verenigde StatenFountain Lake33°36’2” N 111°43’4” W
Finally, Fountain Hills, AZ
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 82 °F
Our main purpose for visiting Fountain Hills was to visit friends, Jack and Shari Bender.
It was a beautiful city, and after lunch, we also saw the famous fountain. We also were able to get veryMeer informatie
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 22:02
- 🌙 86 °F
- Hoogte: 1.135 ft
- Verenigde StatenCentral Park33°34’37” N 112°14’16” W
Evening with Debi and Ben Koolick
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 86 °F
Debi and Ben are long time friends (Jill and Debi for over 45 years) and it was great to spend time with them. We went to a restaurant called the Haymaker and had an awesome dinner. They also showedMeer informatie
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 22:17
- 🌙 86 °F
- Hoogte: 1.122 ft
- Verenigde StatenPatriot Square33°26’53” N 112°4’32” W
Breakfast with Rob and Linda
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 86 °F
We have known Rob for over 24 years. He and Linda just moved from Illinois to Arizona and we had a wonderful visit. We talked for hours till the staff kicked us out! The restaurant was called theMeer informatie
Robert UhrineWas a wonderful day. Dear friends, food and alot of catching up! Bless you both and safe passage home!
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- Dag 26
- dinsdag 23 mei 2017 om 22:24
- 🌙 84 °F
- Hoogte: 1.148 ft
- Verenigde StatenDry Wash33°17’15” N 111°58’25” W
Outlet Mall Maricopa Az
23 mei 2017, Verenigde Staten ⋅ 🌙 84 °F
By the time we left Rob and Linda, it didn't make sense to go back to the hotel, so what better way to use up time? SHOP! (Neither of us spent a penny.)