postscriptthe words on the back of the postcardmoving in- September 21, 2005 So we're here. Damian started school today. We have enough unpacked to cook, albeit in a still-primitive fashion. No internet access yet, and no long distance service on our home phone. Feels positively archaic. We fit our stuff into the...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001706.html trip wrap-up- September 18, 2005 Number of miles driven: 3792 Number of states seen: 15 Most states in one day: 4, a tie between the first day (CA, NV, AZ and UT) and the last (OH, PA, NJ, NY). Longest drive in one day: approximately...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001702.html Chicago- September 18, 2005 Chicago was a challenge, as befits a big city. After miles of desert and forest and small cities and smaller towns, it required a shift in both sensibility and travel skills. First, it took us nearly two hours to drive...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001700.html sleep beckons- September 16, 2005 Too tired tonight to write. Will try tomorrow, if internet access allows. End of the road is nigh. Two more days!...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001701.html Madison- September 15, 2005 Yesterday: Driving through Wisconsin, rolling hills and so many grain silos. We passed gleaming silver trucks with round long bodies, filled with milk. We passed gas stations, small markets, all advertising cheese, or, rather, Cheese! Sometimes Cheese Gas ...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001699.html The Twin Cities- September 13, 2005 Minneapolis and St. Paul. So different to be hosted, not on our own. Familial. Out on the road for a week, it felt like we were in a traveling bubble. Interacting with the people around us, yes, some, but not...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001696.html road dust, Mitchell to Minneapolis- September 12, 2005 When we got out of the car yesterday at the Badlands, the wind was hot and strong. So strong. It almost blew away my camera lens cap. All the way through South Dakota last night, the winds so strong, buffeting...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001694.html Black Hills, Badlands and lots of prairie- September 11, 2005 (I posted three days in a row -- scroll down to see the other two) Saturday September 10, 2005 Morning. Do we have to leave Can we stay in this cabin on the edge of a meadow in the midst...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001692.html The Black Hills- September 11, 2005 Friday, September 9 We're staying in a small two bedroom cabin set back in a meadow, against the trees. High ceilings. Pale wood floors and actual log walls. A clawfoot tub in the bathroom. Utter peace. Last night as we...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001691.html From Cheyenne to the Black Hills- September 11, 2005 Thursday, September 8, 2005: We generally buy lunch in the morning so we won't have to scramble later on. This morning (Thursday), we picked up sandwiches at the coffee shop attached to the Plains Hotel; the hotel clerk said it...http://www.postcardsfromla.com/blog/archives/001690.html |