Monday, March 14 2022 Map of route and road video I was struggling to find an attraction between Monroe, LA and Dallas TX to break up today’s drive. I settled on a small museum, near the State Fairgrounds in Shreveport, LA, called the Louisiana State Exhibits Museum mainly because it was highly rated on TripAdvisor … Continue reading A Fascinating Museum
March 13, 2022 Map and video of today’s route (has good views of the Vicksburg Tour) Today was another 300+ mile drive towards Dallas with the only tourist stop being Vicksburg National Military Park. Vicksburg, MS was recognized as crucial by both the Union and the Confederacy during the Civil War and was called the … Continue reading Vicksburg National Military Park
Saturday, March 12 2022 Today’s map and (incomplete) video of the route The lack of confidence I expressed yesterday in the Tennessee Department of Transportation to respond effectively to a snow storm was entirely misplaced. Despite heavy snow falling until 8:30 AM the local roads were just slushy and the Interstate was clear by the … Continue reading It isn’t the thing you expect that bites you
Friday, March 11, 2022 Map and video of today’s drive Today’s only distraction from 330 miles of Interstate driving was a brief visit to the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. Unfortunately, the school is on spring break this week so there were few students around and I was not able to get an … Continue reading Waiting to see what tomorrow brings
Thursday, March 10, 2022 Map and video of today’s route. I am so happy to be, finally, heading off on my first significant road trip since Australia in 2019. I was just about to leave on my spring trip in March 2020 when I suffered a stroke that landed me in the hospital for three … Continue reading Finally Back on the Road