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In the Land of Frozen and Running Water

Another peanut butter and jelly breakfast to get us fed and on the road. We stop at the Revelstoke Dam so I can get some nature photos and give heed to the sign that warns me that I may drown … Continue reading

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Checking Things Off My Lists

Today will be an accomplished day…just like every other day I choose to blog about. Tent, dogs, showers, car…blah, blah…morning routine. We don’t want to arrive too early to Grandma Kitty’s house (Caleb’s maternal grandma), so we take a dangerous … Continue reading

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Monday: Yosemite

The second day of our trip and we are up early and feeling excited. We will leave the campground and enter the park as the sun brings light to the sky. I will eat some cottage cheese and strawberries for … Continue reading

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Sunday: 395 North

We started our travels two days into Caleb’s leave period. This gives us 28 days to drive north through Seattle, WA; east through southern Canada; into Maine; south through Chicago, IL; and then back home to San Diego. It’s a … Continue reading

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The Sadness of Return

We stop in Santa Barbara to get coffee at a local bakery near a Starbucks and a seafood restaurant and have to stop again before getting on Hwy 1 when I spot a pink box – donuts just seem to … Continue reading

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