tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post8277076494438330401..comments2023-09-28T07:15:13.372-05:00Comments on Achieving Clarity: Epic Road TripsMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-43154492468750199982016-07-09T12:03:38.793-05:002016-07-09T12:03:38.793-05:00When the kids were little we went to all the Littl...When the kids were little we went to all the Little House sites (well there is a hotel site in Iowa that isn't written about and we didn't visit) MULTIPLE times! I am imaging you will be hitting DeSmet SD and then on into Wisconsin. Remember Laura walking along the banks of Lake Pepin filling her pockets with stones to the point of nearly tearing off her pocket? The vision of my middle child in a red and white cotton dress (and freshly purchased sunbonnet) loaded down with nearly more stones than she could carry is still one of my very favorite memories. Out in the country there the Big Woods are gone and the cabin is a replica, but it doesn't matter. Seeing it through the eyes of a child (or a grown woman who read those books so many times with rapt attention!) is so great! Safe journey!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-71493799208059348762016-07-09T11:56:02.802-05:002016-07-09T11:56:02.802-05:00More and more I am all about stopping and taking t...More and more I am all about stopping and taking the shots when given the chance. Life is metaphor! Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-37346651783680070852016-07-09T11:54:58.121-05:002016-07-09T11:54:58.121-05:00The thing is I remember nailing that shot as a chi...The thing is I remember nailing that shot as a child from our car buzzing down the highway. So, I have been determined I can do it again! My husband watched me take all those photos without saying a word. Just the other day he said, You know they changed the location of the highway since we were kids, right?Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-68566565202183126432016-07-04T14:01:00.575-05:002016-07-04T14:01:00.575-05:00I can't imagine the pink chunks of meat flying...I can't imagine the pink chunks of meat flying out of the truck. The closest I came to that grossness was the time that cow excrement was spraying out from behind a semi-trailer that had been emptied of the cows but must have decided to let the cleaning take care of itself as he drove down the interstate. I love a road trip - for many of the reasons you write of here. My daughter and I are taking one together in September - from Los Angeles to Virginia - with stops in a couple National Parks and a few Little House on the Prairie sites, ending with a bucket list (for me at least) stay at Biltmore Estate in North Carolina before making it to her new home in VA. Bittersweet trip - she'll be so far away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846671491951240837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-63871966440820175882016-07-04T11:14:20.892-05:002016-07-04T11:14:20.892-05:00I have long wanted to stop and take photos of the ...I have long wanted to stop and take photos of the Hood Canal Bridge, which I cross every time I go to visit my parents (and which is the place I always feel I've finally arrived home). Just this weekend I got stopped for a boat crossing. (It is a drawbridge.) For once, I got stopped ON the bridge, rather than on the highway leading up to it. Finally, I got to take my photos! <br /><br />Glad to hear that you are having good summer adventures. :-)Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13551793959655853424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-73514364741444180712016-07-04T10:41:41.039-05:002016-07-04T10:41:41.039-05:00The photos of the arch being obliterated by the sc...The photos of the arch being obliterated by the scenery made me laugh. So close! KatBouskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11556451375792958743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-42177916759830101292016-07-02T22:03:48.829-05:002016-07-02T22:03:48.829-05:00One of these days I am getting that shot!One of these days I am getting that shot!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-21194358598051842582016-07-02T22:03:04.541-05:002016-07-02T22:03:04.541-05:00The zoo had the kitschy feel that a stop on Route ...The zoo had the kitschy feel that a stop on Route 66 should have!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-84918949812126401652016-07-02T20:11:35.391-05:002016-07-02T20:11:35.391-05:00Your snapshots sounds like mine! It's always a...Your snapshots sounds like mine! It's always an adventure trying to get that "shot" of something while whizzing down the road 65 miles per hour. And, more challenging than taking pictures from the car is trying to dodge telephone lines, bill boards, buildings, passing cars, and.... That was a real post!carol danielshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199172053416419162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-92089397499126959992016-07-02T18:26:01.254-05:002016-07-02T18:26:01.254-05:00Amusing results with shots of Arch. You'll hav...Amusing results with shots of Arch. You'll have to keep trying. And the little pretend zoo was cute.Madamdreamweaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16919566669777408584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-68287758545858764542016-07-02T11:06:06.613-05:002016-07-02T11:06:06.613-05:00Thanks, Carin. I had so much trouble with that li...Thanks, Carin. I had so much trouble with that link this morning! <br />I can't imagine riding with someone who started drinking along the way! Stop the car!!Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485338098212307793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7330030209576515508.post-57903176607262454282016-07-02T10:34:43.337-05:002016-07-02T10:34:43.337-05:00It is so true that you get to know so much about a...It is so true that you get to know so much about a person when you do long driving together. I once had a broken relationship from a long driving we did not even finish. I realized I could not stand him. Drinking and Driving?!? Really. <br />BTW your TTot may be broken. <br />http://www.carinsgratitude.com/2016/07/wedding.htmlCarin Diazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15249991588609380053noreply@blogger.com