Back Again
So back in May I hurt my shoulder – wakeboarding, not hockey-related. That put me on the sidelines for a few weeks, and then I was very busy planning and preparing for a trip around the country with my daughter. That put me into August, by which time, of...
Review–Fetch! Pet Care
I can’t say enough good things about Fetch! Pet Care. I’ve used them twice now, once for a weekend trip to the Keys in May and now this trip. I’ve always had trouble finding good boarding for the Big Bad Wolf … She’s big and she sometimes has a mind of her...
Review–The Magic Underwear
I was skeptical, but the things actually work well.Twenty-nine days, through some of the hottest parts of the country at the hottest time of year. Vegas at 110-degrees and hiking the Grand Canyon were the biggest tests and the Magic Underwear performed flawlessly. It...
Review–Toyota Prius
Well … after driving over 9700 miles in 28 days, I think I can now offer an opinion about the Toyota Prius. The gas mileage is obviously its most outstanding feature, averaging 46.8 mpg over the 9700 miles. This is lower than the advertised 50 mpg, but I didn’t...
Review–Priceline and BiddingForTravel
Of the twenty-eight nights in hotels for this trip, I booked twenty of them through Priceline. Checking the forums on BiddingForTravel gave me an idea of what winning bids were like for a given area, rather than blindly trying to figure out where to start the...
Trip Summary
This trip was amazing. Every day was incredibly full of things to do and see. On the ride home it seemed like we’d only just started and that we’d been on the road forever. The Painted Desert seemed like it was months ago. Once we crossed back into...
Day 21.5–Finally the paddle pictures
Home at last and able to get the paddling photos off the CD from Yellowstone, Day 21. For the paddle, we met at the outfitter’s store in downtown Gardiner, then shuttled to the put-in which was about three blocks away – then we had to portage the raft down to the...
Days 26-29–And Done!
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Since Day 25 1632.1 47.8 54 Trip 9717.7 46.8 49 Day Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings 26 $22 / $206 $55 / $75 AAA - $66PriceLine – $1119Real $$ – $186 27 $45 / $234 $45 / $75 AAA - $66PriceLine – $1243Real $$ – $216 28...
Day 25–Young Boy River
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 353.5 51.6 45 Trip 8085 46.6 48 Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings $50 / $206 $45 / $75 AAA - $66PriceLine – $1039Real $$ – $166 Probably my last post until we get home. Got up at 7:00 for the second oil...
Day 24–Memories
Miles MPG Avg. Speed Today 181 49.7 37 Trip 7732 46.4 48 Food (today/budget) Hotel (today/budget) Trip Savings $36 / $192 $60 / $75 AAA - $66PriceLine – $945Real $$ – $136 Somewhere, one of my relatives has a picture of me with the big fish, so had to get one...