Road tripping 2019
5,000 mile road trip from the East Coast thru the Corn belt, Deep South and returning home stopping at the Steel City, the Windy City, Des Moines, Mile High City,…
Truth or Consequences
This City in New Mexico has one of the more unusual names. We stopped to Charge up on our way to the White Sands National Monument.
Joe Bonamassa rocks Red Rock
We are Bonamassa VIP fans and for the second year in a row we bought a package deal to stay at two nights at the Four Seasons Hotel in downtown…
Des Moines, Iowa
Like an advance scout, I arrived in Des Moines the day before MJ. Quickly got the lay of the land. A fairly large city, with empty streets – like a…
Charging stations
Was planning on detailing each and every charge along the trip. Writing pages on all aspects of each stop and then i bored myself. Here are some pictures from our…
Closer to the cow! Dinner @ Mancy’s in Toledo.
Mancy’s, an old school steak house in Toledo, Ohio been around over a 100 years. “ Closer to the Cow” is the tag line i would have given if they…
The Santa Fe Trail
I heard of it and likely learned about it in grade school not remembering much. What i learned today is unbelievable. I don’t understand why this wasn’t covered by 60…
The Socialists are coming!
My wife and I thought it was a good idea to go to the Iowa State Fair. We never been and it is a great chance to see America and…
Highlight of the trip!
I drove past the birthplace of the greatest president of all time! Ronald Reagan was born in Tampico, Illinois in 1911.
The Freedom Rock
Wikipedia says “The Freedom Rock (also known as the Patriotic Rock) is a 12-foot-tall boulder located along Iowa Highway 25 near Menlo in western Iowa approximately one mile south of…
How i gained 80 lbs in Iowa
As i eat my way across America, I gained at least 80 pounds at the Iowa State Fair. Here is a sampling of some of the things I ate. I…
Pittsburgh Part 2
Caught the Pirates playing Milwaukee @ PNC Field. Got to walk around the next morning to do some sight seeing. PNC Field was nice and easy to get to and…
Happy birthday to Moo!
Happy birthday Michelle! The baby of the family, continues to make us proud. Is this the baby girl we knew – who never walked as a child? Who is this…
Are you a white nationalist?
My wife asked me whether Iowa had any white nationalists? Good question? How does one find out? Google it? We could beat around the bush and ask “Can you say…
Working out is overrated!
Let’s face it working out is not good for you. Risk of serious injury, sweat soiling your clothes, exhaustion, sore muscles and a major time suck. As a former track…