Arrived in Missoula in the wee hours after a white-knuckle ride across Montana in the sometimes rainy dark. Since I got in so late, I decided not to try and head out early and make it to Seattle in time for dinner. Instead, I slept until 10, checked out at Read More …
Long day. Almost 20 hours on the road. Drive time: 16 hours Distance: 855.5 miles
I’m leaving Interior and the Badlands for Missoula today. Hoping to stop through and see Mt Rushmore and maybe Deadwood on the way. Today’s projected stats: Distance: 794.4 miles Time: 11 hours, 28 minutes
Today was long and much time was spent driving. I started in Chicago, drove north and then west through Wisconsin, Minnesota and crossed most of South Dakota. I left around 8:30 and arrived at 12:30 (but in the next time zone, so it was more like 1:30). To be fair, Read More …
State number four.
Today I drive from Chicago to Interior, South Dakota. My TripTik says the journey will be 829.5 miles and take 11 hours and 57 minutes. I’m just hoping that the ride isn’t too boring or riddled with construction.
After six hours of driving and traffic, I’ve arrived in Chicago. Going out dancing tonight. First time to see the Boilermakers since 2005:
The drive, lousy with roadwork, took a whopping 6 hours and 20 minutes to go 319.6 miles.
At 2:12 EST Lulu & I are on our way to Chicago. 307 miles to go.
Meet Lulu. Lulu, who hails from Louisianna, will be accompanying me from Detroit to Seattle. She’s a nice girl with a nice sparkle. Not only can I fold all her rear seats into the floor, but she also is super comfy and comes equipped with satellite radio. We’ve been getting Read More …
Today, August 1st, 2010, I will leave Michigan for Washington. Over the next four days I will take my rental minivan filled to the brim with my personal belongings and drive across the country to Seattle. Some projected stats according to my AAA TripTik: Total Distance: 2417.0 miles Total Estimated Read More …