Update about a road trip.
My first tourist stop of the day was the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky. Chevrolet Corvettes are assembled in Bowling Green and, over the years, the Vette has become an institution so they decided to create what is thought to be the only museum in the world dedicated to just one model of … Continue reading Day 52 – Crumpled Cars and the World’s Largest Known Cave
Today was mainly a driving day as I hit the 10,000 mile mark just before crossing the Mississippi river and, I’m glad to say, the weather was calm and sunny. The journey was 346 miles through four states – Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky – with the only tourist stop being the Cathedral Basilica of … Continue reading Day 51 – Beauty in St. Louis
Today was Veteran’s Day in the US, which recognizes the contributions of all US Armed Forces veterans on the anniversary of Armistice Day in 1918, when World War One hostilities ended. So it was particularly appropriate that this was the day that I happened to be in Kansas City, Missouri where the National World War … Continue reading Day 50 – Learning Some History on Armistice Day
Today was a quick dash from Denver to Topeka, Kansas; a distance of 535 miles. Nothing remarkable to report although I had not realized that the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library was on my route (in Abilene, Kansas) or I might have planned a stop. I also drove over the first 8 miles of Interstate … Continue reading Day 49 – Dashing across the plains
It’s downhill all the way home after crossing the continental divide today. I had hoped to get to Denver via Rocky Mountain National Park or using the Top of the Rockies Scenic Byway but I am too late in the year and both of those scenic passes over the divide are closed due to snow. … Continue reading Day 48 – The Continental Divide
Today was another beautiful day packed with wonderful sights. I left Green River and traveled east along interstate 70 before turning south to go to Arches National Park. This is one of my favorite National Parks but I had not visited since 2007. When visiting these parks I have to remember that they are just … Continue reading Day 47 – Arches, Canyons and the Colorado
The rim of Bryce Canyon is at an altitude of about 8,000 feet and the overnight temperature at the hotel fell to 17°F (-8°C) so there was a heavy frost to scrape off the car this morning. After breakfast I drove into the park and stopped at Sunset Point to take a hike into the … Continue reading Day 46 – More Desert Wonders