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Time to come out of hibernation!

Road Trip Memories isn’t dead, we’ve just been hibernating! It’s been such a harsh winter, we haven’t really had an opportunity to take any road trips or camping trips (we do like to camp and hike in the winter too)! … Continue reading

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September 1-3, 2012: Lake Michigan Loop Redux

Prelude We haven’t been on a road trip or camped in a while and with our 10th wedding anniversary coming up, decided to take a trip over Labor Day weekend. Only two snafus: we needed to watch our 18-month old … Continue reading

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November 28, 2008: Route 66 (Day 2)

This morning at the motel, I did searched geocaching.com for geocaches along Route 66, as well as back to Indianapolis. I just got a new GPS, a DeLorme PN-40, and was anxious to try it out. I hadn’t cached for … Continue reading

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November 27, 2008: Route 66 (Day 1)

We woke up this morning intending to head south to Georgia. After a last check of the weather we noticed the forecast had worsened. The chance for rain increased significantly, and since I had a specific purpose for this trip … Continue reading

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Some Came Running…for fudge?

Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Shirley MacLaine didn’t go running to Madison, Indiana for fudge, but every once in a while, we do. Madison, Indiana is a neat town in southern Indiana with very nice architecture, shops, and dining. It … Continue reading

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August 2008: The Great Outdoors and the Great River Road

Part 2 of “The Great Outdoors” as we return to the Sleeping Fawn Resort in Park Rapids. While we needed to take the Interstate up, for the most part, we returned along the Great River Road through Minnesota. We crossed … Continue reading

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June 2008: The Great Outdoors – Park Rapids, Minnesota

Pat has mentioned many times over the past several years about wanting to visit Minnesota. As a child, it was his family’s vacation destination of choice, and he also visited several times as an adult, the last being 1995. Other … Continue reading

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The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota

Weird Al inspired this road trip. Really! After hearing the Weird Al song, “The Biggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota” we decided to make our own journey to the Twine Ball. Slideshow of All Photos For more details about a … Continue reading

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April 2001: Route 66 – Romeoville, IL to St. Robert, MO (Day 2)

When we awoke Sunday, our Wayfarer Inn experience wasn’t over. When we discovered there wasn’t any hot (or even lukewarm!) water coming out of the shower, Jennifer decided she’d had enough and called the front desk. When she told Mr. … Continue reading

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Route 66 – Chicago to Springfield, IL (Day 2)

CHICAGO – CICERO – BERWYN For our next day, we left from Downers Grove on I-294 north up to the O’Hare Oasis for breakfast.  We then continued north on I-294, exiting at US 19, which we followed into Skokie and … Continue reading

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