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Why I Wander America
When I retired, the last thing I wanted to do was go to an airport, let alone think about getting on an airplane. And for five years, I was successful. Instead, I have spent those years wandering the back roads and small towns of America. Many times I have been driving slowly down a two-lane…
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In Winterset, Pilgrim
Except for a couple of things, I am not particularly impressed with Winterset. I chose to spend the night here because it has an attractive city campground. It is the county seat of Madison county – the one with the bridges. They are trying to monetize this and the birthplace of John Wayne; neither of…
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2022 Summer Trip Summary
I returned home August 11 without any significant incidents. The weather was fantastic for the entire trip, with only a couple days of rain, and only a few more with clouds. I did not require any air conditioning, either driving or stopping until I got to Iowa, where I found 2 days of rain, hot…
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Right Here in River City
When I was in high school I was enamored by broadway shows – Carrousel, Oklahoma, Sound of Music, but in redneck southern Illinois I never got to see one. But topping them all was the Music Man, and I got a copy of the movie soundtrack when I was a college freshman. I played it…
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A Night in the Bakken Oilfield
I spent a night in the middle of the Bakken oil field – or more accurately, in the Walmart parking lot in Williston North Dakota – which really is in the middle of the oilfield. To remind you, Williston is/was the boom town that more than doubled in size in a few months when energy…
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Travel Tools I Use
I have spent quite a bit of time sorting out the travel tools that are available for RV planning and travel. I will take a bit of time to talk about a few that for me are the more important ones. RV Trip Wizard This is my primary trip planning application. (Cost: $59 / Year)