Oct 2020 – Feb 2021

3,000 Miles on a Whim

From Washington to Florida — 14 states on 4 wheels with 2 sets of golf clubs and zero reservations! Read more

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October 10, 2020
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- Day 1
- Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 48 °F
- Altitude: 2,178 ft
- United States Roslyn 47.212456, -120.99974847°12’45” N 120°59’59” W
Home
October 10, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 48 °F
A few months ago, Donny’s friend mentioned a condo near Tampa, FL was free until January for a great deal.

So, we figured, why not? And this road trip was born.
TravelerEnjoy this wonderful opportunity to see the USA (again?)🇺🇸
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- Day 1
- Saturday, October 10, 2020 at 1:29 PM
- ⛅ 64 °F
- Altitude: 709 ft
- United States North McNary 45.971821, -119.33819645°58’19” N 119°20’18” W
Leaving Washington
October 10, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 64 °F
Sorry for the boring photos... getting used to this app.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 8:43 AM
- ☀️ 41 °F
- Altitude: 3,392 ft
- United States Shoshone Falls 42.593967, -114.40153542°35’38” N 114°24’6” W
Shoshone Falls
October 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
Little windy there this morning (sorry about the shaky video). Not much water coming over the falls but still beautiful.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 11:01 AM
- ☀️ 41 °F
- Altitude: 5,817 ft
- United States Sunset Cone 43.468117, -113.54961343°28’5” N 113°32’59” W
Craters of the Moon
October 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 41 °F
TravelerLove the black and white!
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- Day 2
- Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 2:05 PM
- ⛅ 45 °F
- Altitude: 6,129 ft
- United States Chapin 43.632427, -111.1074343°37’57” N 111°6’27” W
Victor Idaho
October 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 45 °F
Doing a lousy job of copilot but taking photos when the pilot drops below 90MPH.
Fall colors are fantastic and against the snow in the background. Wow.
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- Day 2
- Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 43 °F
- Altitude: 6,083 ft
- United States Driggs 43.740959, -111.12461943°44’27” N 111°7’29” W
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Teton Valley Splendor
October 11, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
When it comes to natural beauty, it’s usually all about the mountains for me, and the Tetons rank at the top of my favorites.

The rest of the Teton Valley does not disappoint. We spotted a cow moose (Donny’s first), heard flocks of migrating trumpet swans (my first-so cool!), and generally stood in awe of the beauty here.

Both towns of Victor & Driggs are charming and surprisingly full of amenities (given their collective population of 4,000)— I’d have to give Driggs the edge for dining options.

We took advantage of a very chilly day to walk around the private golf course at the Sanctuary in Driggs (formerly Huntsman Springs). The David McLay Kidd design was stunning and a particular highlight for Donny, as he got to meet the famous designer just last week at Gamble Sands. If not for the weather, we were seriously considering sneaking onto the deserted course for a quick nine. Next time...

For dinner, we enjoyed a lovely charcuterie board and delicious cream of zucchini soup at Forage Bistro & Lounge in Driggs, accompanied by a nice house red and huckleberry spritz (which, if I’m not mistaken was flavored by a huckleberry shrub...swoon).

While I spent the morning working from the hotel room (today’s remote work flexibility brought to you by Covid), Donny explored more of the valley, snapping some more great landscapes.Read more
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- Day 3
- Monday, October 12, 2020 at 3:21 PM
- ⛅ 52 °F
- Altitude: 6,145 ft
- United States Fish Pond 44.316425, -111.41616844°18’59” N 111°24’58” W
Movin’ Cows!
October 12, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 52 °F
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- Day 3
- Monday, October 12, 2020 at 5:20 PM
- ⛅ 43 °F
- Altitude: 7,224 ft
- United States Gibbon Falls 44.654854, -110.77105744°39’17” N 110°46’16” W
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Gibbon Falls
October 12, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 43 °F
Beautiful waterfall and a short walk to stretch our legs.

The nearby road was built in 1938 when the average worker made $5-6 per day. Gibbon Meadow about a mile up the road housed the camp and office, featuring one telephone for both business and personal calls.Read more
Traveler Gorgeous scenery!
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TravelerIt was an amazing day, for sure!
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- Day 3
- Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:27 PM
- ⛅ 39 °F
- Altitude: 7,717 ft
- United States Sizzling Basin 44.619337, -110.4245344°37’10” N 110°25’28” W
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Quintessential Yellowstone
October 12, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Trumpet swans.
Yellowstone River.
Sulphur Springs.
Buffalo.
Yessssss.....
Traveler Gorge usss
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- Day 3
- Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:37 PM
- ⛅ 39 °F
- Altitude: 7,822 ft
- United States Lake 44.567917, -110.38851244°34’5” N 110°23’19” W
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Yellowstone Farewell
October 12, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 39 °F
Enormous buffalo, slurping sounds included.
5-point bull elk, with nearly perfect symmetry.
Sunset over Yellowstone Lake.
Traveler Love the slurping sound! What an amazing animal.
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TravelerWasn’t that fun to hear? I was so excited we were able to get so close to pick up the sounds!
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Traveler Wow, he is beautiful!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 9:36 AM
- ☀️ 43 °F
- Altitude: 5,013 ft
- United States Murphy Draw 44.007839, -108.47633444°0’28” N 108°28’35” W
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Gooseberry Badlands
October 13, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 43 °F
Morning stroll on another planet.
Traveler Way cool!
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 1:26 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 4,603 ft
- United States Town of East Thermopolis 43.487337, -108.16202543°29’14” N 108°9’43” W
Bighorn River Canyon
October 13, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
Towering banks
Layers of stories
What have you seen
In your 600 million years?
TravelerStrata
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- Day 4
- Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 9:32 PM
- ⛅ 61 °F
- Altitude: 6,089 ft
- United States Clear Creek 41.131764, -104.81729241°7’54” N 104°49’2” W
Cheyenne
October 13, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 61 °F
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 9:58 AM
- ☀️ 66 °F
- Altitude: 6,119 ft
- United States Athol 40.997639, -104.77329340°59’52” N 104°46’24” W
Hello Colorado!
October 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
I have no idea what he’s doing with his arms... 🤔
TravelerCaroline was too lazy to get out of the car...
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TravelerDid you ever find out :)
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 11:07 AM
- ☀️ 73 °F
- Altitude: 4,652 ft
- United States Rosedale 40.384725, -104.69061340°23’5” N 104°41’26” W
Double Take
October 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
PSA: Check your company name in urban dictionary.
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 3:45 PM
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Altitude: 3,038 ft
- United States Sutherland Election Precinct 41.123661, -101.24324741°7’25” N 101°14’36” W
Nebraska Cornfields
October 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
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- Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 5:29 PM
- ⛅ 63 °F
- Altitude: 2,119 ft
- United States Evarts Island 40.669762, -99.04177240°40’11” N 99°2’30” W
Archway Museum?
October 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 63 °F
“Adventure awaits. Exit Now.” 🤔

This feels like someone had some public works money left to spend.
“We should build a museum.”
“Yeah, but we’re not really famous for anything around here.”
“Hmmm. Well, what if we put it in an arch over the freeway.”
“An arch over the freeway?!? I love it. Make sure to put some random sparkly shit on the roof.”
Done.Read more
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- Day 5
- Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 7:00 PM
- ☀️ 68 °F
- Altitude: 1,302 ft
- United States Minipark 40.793247, -96.68538740°47’36” N 96°41’7” W
About last night!
October 14, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
As we were approaching Lincoln yesterday evening, I mentioned to Caroline that we should go to a steak for dinner. Nebraska being world famous for its beef.
After a good search on the inter web, it became somewhat evident that Steak is not really a thing in Lincoln. So Sushi it was then. Go figure.Read more
TravelerLincoln, Japan LOL It’s hard to beat good old Oregon beef.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 7:33 AM
- 🌙 41 °F
- Altitude: 1,220 ft
- United States Nebraska Satsang Society Eckankar Center 40.814495, -96.70880140°48’52” N 96°42’32” W
Nebraska
October 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ 🌙 41 °F
Waking up in Lincoln Nebraska, I am looking back at our 550 mile drive yesterday. We departed Cheyenne Wyoming and headed south to Colorado and took a left.
We had noticed that a wild fire had started to the south the prior evening as we approached Cheyenne. It must have grown sizably over night time because the smoke now filled the sky as we approached Colorado.
My memories of hearing about Nebraska have been about how flat it is. After about 400 miles I feel I have to disagree. I found the drive pleasant. It may be the time of year but my attention was drawn to the fields and all of the hard working farmers who were busy bringing the harvest season to an end. I love it.
The one thing that stood out was the visual lack of wildlife sightings. In Wyoming and Colorado the day prior we must have spotted 100+ antelope and lots of deer and even one small but very fast Coyote. (Trying to avoid our truck) But since we entered Nebraska nothing not even roadkill.
Getting up now to take on another wonderful day. Let’s see where it takes us.Read more
TravelerDid your camera break?
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- Day 6
- Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 10:13 AM
- ☀️ 46 °F
- Altitude: 1,184 ft
- United States Folsom Childrens Zoo and Botanical Garden 40.802139, -96.68320540°48’8” N 96°40’60” W
Sunken Garden in Lincoln
October 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 46 °F
Beautiful little garden oasis we stumbled across on our rambles.

“Sunken Gardens features an annual floral display that consists of over 30,000 individual annual plants which are redesigned to a different theme each year. The theme for this year is "Moon River".”Read more
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- Day 6
- Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 12:16 PM
- ☀️ 50 °F
- Altitude: 892 ft
- United States Hamburg 40.580088, -95.64893340°34’48” N 95°38’56” W
Welcome to Missourah
October 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 50 °F
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- Day 6
- Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 12:51 PM
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 889 ft
- United States Crop Care Airport 40.131006, -95.23194240°7’52” N 95°13’55” W
Wait, what?
October 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
15 miles to Oregon? I feel like Bugs Bunny...
“I think I took a wrong toin at albquoikee.”
TravelerYikes!!
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- Day 6
- Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 1:01 PM
- ☀️ 54 °F
- Altitude: 1,060 ft
- United States Limpp Lake 40.130061, -95.14171740°7’48” N 95°8’30” W
Missouri Farm Country
October 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
Rolling hills
Groves of fall colors
Cornfield after cornfield
Full of golden currency
It’s easy to see the appeal
Of a simple life.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 2:38 PM
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Altitude: 738 ft
- United States New Cambria Lake 39.7617, -92.7219739°45’42” N 92°43’19” W
Corn
October 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Now I understand why there is corn in almost every processed food we eat. There have been corn fields since we entered Nebraska and they are still going here in Missouri. We are not talking miles, it’s hundreds of miles of corn fields. Only to be broken up by farm yards and grain silos.
As we move further into Missouri, there are a lot more deciduous trees of which most are just starting to take on their fall colors.Read more
TravelerAnd for the most part they don’t irrigate.
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- Day 6
- Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 2:39 PM
- ☀️ 57 °F
- Altitude: 682 ft
- United States Sand Branch 39.760342, -92.6963239°45’37” N 92°41’47” W
Missouri Countryside
October 15, 2020 in the United States ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
A couple of photos.
TravelerThanks guys for the tour. Love the travel documentary.
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