San Francisco is one of Jon’s favorite cities, so we allowed ourselves more time here; from Fisherman’s Wharf to the Cable Car Museum and renting bikes, we really explored the city. Days 48 – 54 September 19 – September 25, 2014 Miles 6425 – 6559 We arrived in San Francisco late in the day and checked…
Portland was a great stop for good food and a good break between national parks on our way down the west coast. Days 42 – 44 September 13 – September 15, 2014 Miles 5397 – 5596 Next on the map was Portland and we decided to spend 2 nights there. As usual we showed up…
As a short trip from Seattle, we visited Vancouver and Olympic National Park where we rode ferries, hiked in a rain forest, and walked on a beach. Days 37 – 39 September 8 – September 10, 2014 Miles 4649 – 5218 The next morning was Monday, so Bill was up early for work, and Jon…
Our curse of bad rainy weather is finally over and my cold is gone! We arrived in Seattle Friday afternoon just after our host for the trip, Jon’s cousin Bill, got off of work for the weekend. Days 34 – 36 September 5 – September 7, 2014 Miles 4370 – 4649 The weather was…
Spokane was more interesting than we expected. A cute town with some nice parks and lots of walkable trendy restaurants. Days 32 – 34 September 3 – September 5, 2014 Miles 4235 – 4370 We headed out of St. Regis on route 90 to make our way towards Spokane. On the way we drove…
I should be writing about the Yellowstone backcounty hike we’d been planning for months, unfortunately my cold was still pretty bad so we cancelled and instead had some unplanned time in Bozeman, MT and Missoula, MT. Having to cancel our backcounty trip was the biggest disappointment of our travels to date. Instead Jon and I…
From the Dunes, Indiana we drove into Chicago to meet one of my friends for lunch in Lincolnwood. Lunch was at Gene’s Sausage Shop and Delicatessen. Gene’s was a very cool rooftop spot located above a nice market. We really enjoyed the food and atmosphere. Our next stop was my Aunt’s house in Wheaton where…
Our time in Cleveland started when we met my high school friend, Annie. Annie works for the Cleveland Indians and was able to give us a personal tour of Progressive Stadium when we arrived. Afterwards Annie drove us to the lakefront where we stumbled into a Mini-Copper convention but still enjoyed the lakeside view. We…
Our first stop on our trip across the country, was to see our friends, Kara & Josh, in Columbus, OH. They were ready for our arrival with a huge cookout and we spent the night relaxing and catching-up with them. The next morning, after another home cooked meal, we went to Scioto Park where there is a free…
We arrived in Pittsburgh at my family’s house mid-afternoon. If there is one thing Pittsburgh has, its an abundance of great Italian restaurants offering the largest portions of food you’ll find anywhere. For dinner we went to one of these restaurants, Pasta Too. On Mondays the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundations offers free self-guided tours…
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