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This years summer vacation

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  • George KG Offline
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    George K
    wrote on last edited by
    #86

    Very nice.

    I would enjoy that.

    Average about 350 miles a day, right? I imagine the "interstate" days were higher milage.

    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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    • bachophileB Offline
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      bachophile
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      #87

      Yes it was varied per day and plan. Longest day was 7 hours behind the wheel. Easiest was just 2 or 3. All depended on the plan for the day.

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      • bachophileB bachophile

        Yes it was varied per day and plan. Longest day was 7 hours behind the wheel. Easiest was just 2 or 3. All depended on the plan for the day.

        taiwan_girlT Offline
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        taiwan_girl
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        #88

        @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

        Yes it was varied per day and plan. Longest day was 7 hours behind the wheel. Easiest was just 2 or 3. All depended on the plan for the day.

        Cool vacation. Thanks again for the pictures and descriptions.

        (I actually like driving distances. Maybe I was a truck driver in a previous life!)

        Have a good trip back to your home.

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        • AxtremusA Away
          AxtremusA Away
          Axtremus
          wrote on last edited by
          #89

          Glad you completed the trip safely.
          34.2 mpg ... was it a hybrid?

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          • 89th8 Offline
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            89th
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            #90

            Nice ending to the trip. Thanks!

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            • JollyJ Offline
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              Jolly
              wrote on last edited by
              #91

              That's seeing a lot of the country.

              If you had to move to some place you visited during your trip, where would it be?

              “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

              Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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              • AxtremusA Axtremus

                Glad you completed the trip safely.
                34.2 mpg ... was it a hybrid?

                bachophileB Offline
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                bachophile
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                #92

                @Axtremus nope. Chevy Malibu. Got it basically brand new with 2000 miles on it. Put it only 87 regular the whole trip.

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                • JollyJ Jolly

                  That's seeing a lot of the country.

                  If you had to move to some place you visited during your trip, where would it be?

                  bachophileB Offline
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                  bachophile
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #93

                  @Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.

                  For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                  But I still like the north east. New England.

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                  • bachophileB bachophile

                    @Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.

                    For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                    But I still like the north east. New England.

                    Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                    Doctor Phibes
                    wrote on last edited by Doctor Phibes
                    #94

                    @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

                    For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                    But I still like the north east. New England.

                    Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.

                    Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.

                    I was only joking

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                    • bachophileB bachophile

                      @Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.

                      For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                      But I still like the north east. New England.

                      JollyJ Offline
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                      Jolly
                      wrote on last edited by
                      #95

                      @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

                      @Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.

                      For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                      But I still like the north east. New England.

                      Probably a little more to do in New England than Iowa. 😊

                      “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                      Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                      • Doctor PhibesD Doctor Phibes

                        @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

                        For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                        But I still like the north east. New England.

                        Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.

                        Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.

                        MikM Away
                        MikM Away
                        Mik
                        wrote on last edited by
                        #96

                        @Doctor-Phibes said in This years summer vacation:

                        @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

                        For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                        But I still like the north east. New England.

                        Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.

                        Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.

                        It’s the Pluto of states.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • 89th8 Offline
                          89th8 Offline
                          89th
                          wrote on last edited by
                          #97

                          I'd hate to know what the Uranus of states is

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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on last edited by
                            #98

                            Alabama.

                            Only non-witches get due process.

                            • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                            • MikM Mik

                              @Doctor-Phibes said in This years summer vacation:

                              @bachophile said in This years summer vacation:

                              For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.

                              But I still like the north east. New England.

                              Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.

                              Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.

                              It’s the Pluto of states.

                              Doctor PhibesD Offline
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                              Doctor Phibes
                              wrote on last edited by
                              #99

                              @Mik said in This years summer vacation:

                              It’s the Pluto of states.

                              Close to Mickey Mouse?

                              I was only joking

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                              • 89th8 89th

                                I'd hate to know what the Uranus of states is

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                                LuFins Dad
                                wrote on last edited by
                                #100

                                @89th said in This years summer vacation:

                                I'd hate to know what the Uranus of states is

                                Pretty sure it’s Minnesota…

                                The Brad

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                                • George KG Offline
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                                  George K
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #101

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  • LuFins DadL Offline
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                                    LuFins Dad
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #102

                                    The Brad

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                                    • George KG Offline
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                                      George K
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #103

                                      The California Zephyr leaves San Francisco, goes through Denver on its way to Chicago.

                                      When D4 and I rode, the guy at the station gave the "What to watch out for on your trip" speech. He then said, "When you leave Denver in the late afternoon, just pull the curtain. THere's nothing to see until you get to Chicago."

                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • bachophileB Offline
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                                        bachophile
                                        wrote on last edited by bachophile
                                        #104

                                        Didn’t do Kansas. But, went north from Colorado into western Nebraska to Scott’s bluff and it was quite pleasant. Yes very prairie , but has the proverbial big sky, herds of cattle, very cowboy in the classic sense.

                                        Eastern Nebraska towards Omaha was boring. But didn’t stay there long

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                                        • bachophileB Offline
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                                          bachophile
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                                          #105

                                          The southwest deserts including Nevada are spectacular. Not boring at all.

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