At the Chuckwagon in Laramie, Wyoming

We overnighted with family in Colorado and are now in Wyoming. The plan is to spend tonite in Park City, Utah. We had to make a few pitstops this morn but are making ok time.

The high plains here (8600 ft) are beautiful.

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A night out in Omaha

We have a room at the old fashioned Magnolia Hotel in downtown Omaha, not far from the historic cobblestone street district. After checking in, we walked down there to the Upstream to get some dinner, which was ok but nothing special. On the way back, we took a horse drawn carriage ride with Thunder (horse) and Xander (dog) and a taciturn drover. Happily -- since we could not find a place to get dessert -- they had cookies and milk waiting in the hotel lobby upon our return.

It was a long drive today, and tomorrow promises more of the same. But we are about half way across the nation. It has been interesting seeing all the various crops grown across the heartland.

The Oracle of Omaha

We are in Omaha, Nebraska now.

But we are not calling on Warren Buffet.

Staying at the Magnolia Hotel and looking for dinner now.

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My own private Iowa

We are in Iowa on our way to lunch with a college ski buddy.

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Just crossed into the Land of Lincoln

And we are getting chicken dinner at White Fence Farm in a little bit. Yum!

We had quite a detour going through Indiana but google maps and
Gtraffic found us a back route through some cornfields. That made things easy and interesting. So far the car map system is underperforming. We will try more
flexible settings so it can solve reroutings better.

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Indiana now

Passing through the flatlands of Indiana now.

Passing into Central time soon.

So far dry but overcast.

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Breakfast in Ohio

And soon we are heading into Illinois.

We are hearing the cats are causing mischief in our absence.

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Slow traffic in West Virginia

And rainy all day so far. Averaging 29 mpg so far.

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In the rolling hills of Western Pennsylvania

We are getting fuel for ourselves and the car here. The farmland out
here is covered with winter wheat, harvested corn, and some kind of
greens. Long drive still ahead of to our rendezvous point two in
Columbus where we are seeing old college friends and coworkers.

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We are on the road in Western Vermont

We are currently driving through the beautiful Vermont mountains on
our way to rendezvous point one in New York.

It was sad to leave on such a pretty blue sky cool and bright day. It
was a blessing to have had the cabin part of our lives this last
decade plus however.

You can track us on Latitude by the way.

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Back from NYC

I just got back from a busy Labor Day Weekend in NYC. I had a range of things to do, some fun and some chores. Here's what we did

• Packed up the last apartment bits & pieces


• Hosted a goodbye party at our place, pleasantly well attended and behaved


• Had contractors do a small job in Vermont, which went smoothly


• Met our new tenant and did the walk through of the cabin, explaining the home's quirks


• Tried the new Scottish pub, where we had "steak pie"


• Went to the American Legion fair, purchasing bake sale cookies and glow in the dark knick knacks


• Watched the Labor Day Fireworks in our village, a nice sendoff on J's birthday


• Dropped the Corvette off for service and shipping to the West Coast


• Flew the (disgruntled) cats back with me, in their own purchased seat (You can see their new carrier up on the right)

It was nice seeing everyone, as well as having a last weekend in Vermont.

But it was tiring.