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  • Finish Line: The Atlantic Coast

    I’m in the passenger seat of Bob’s truck, as we begin our trek back home. Bob has decided to forego his planned slow ride home because Sammie has been ill and, since we accelerated the…

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  • Bonus Beach Day in the Adirondacks

    We’re currently in upstate New York, where we entered the Adirondack mountain range yesterday. As we attempted to depart this morning, Bob’s truck failed to start. We attempted to jumpstart it, but ended up having…

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  • Laundry Day, Milwaukee

    After a great – but way too short – weekend with my mom and Mike visiting, we’re on to our normal rest day activities. I’m at the laundromat early so I can give my clothes…

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  • Minnesota

    After Mobridge, we hit up a couple of South Dakota state parks and took a rest day in Huron. There were scattered thunderstorms as we came in, but I was able to avoid the worst…

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  • The Dakotas

    Bob and I are currently in a Motel in Mobridge, South Dakota, so called because it features a bridge across the Missouri (MO) River. Because we’re planning as we go, we were pleasantly surprised that…

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  • From a coffee shop in Miles City, Montana

    I just arrived in Miles City, ahead of Bob for a change. It was a pretty short ride, which is good because thunderstorms are forecast for this afternoon. We stayed at the hot springs in…

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  • From a brewery near Bozeman…

    We’ve completed our first 1,000 miles (powered by roughly 16 PB&Js): We’ve also now raised over $4,000! Thanks to everyone who has helped us get this far. We have also, finally, broke our streak and…

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  • Missoula, MT

    We landed at Powell campground Friday night. We didn’t expect cell service up there – and campgrounds are first-come, so we devised a simple plan where Bob would go to the furthest campground first, then…

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  • Idaho

    We passed into Idaho yesterday, and stayed the night at Hell’s Gate campground in Lewiston. Today we followed the Clearwater River into Kooskia where we are waiting for the camp hosts to show up so…

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  • Walla Walla, Washington

    We’re 4 days and 410 miles in. The wind out of the west – and being near sea level – have gotten us off to a good start. Bob and I are camping at the…

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