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Vacation 2009: Day 4: East Broad Top Railroad

Sunday, July 26, 2009: Hustontown, Pa., to Rockhill Furnace, Pa., to Hagerstown, Md., to Hustontown, Pa. Our first full day with Uncle Greg and Aunt Sharon was railroad day. Uncle Greg is a longtime rail fan, and he was happy to introduce us to two nearby attractions: a genuine steam...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 29, 2009 12:21 PM

Vacation 2009: Day 2

Day 2: July 24, 2009, Pacific, Mo. to Columbus, Ohio, via I-44 and I-70, 479.9 mi., 11:30 en route (plus one hour lost to the time change). 11 a.m. was a later start than I'd hoped for, but it was much better than the day before. We sailed through St....

Posted by Michael Bates on August 17, 2009 11:07 PM

Vacation 2009: Day 1

Day 1: Tulsa, Okla. to Pacific, Mo. via I-44, 367.0 mi., 6:20 en route. We didn't leave until 7 pm. The plan had been to pack our bags the day before and take care of final errands and packing the morning of, while the minivan was at Cartec for some...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 16, 2009 5:33 PM

17 days and 3748.1 miles later

Over the last two and a half weeks, we packed five people and too much stuff into a minivan, drove it 3,748.1 miles through 11 states and the District of Columbia, reconnected with dear aunts, uncles, and friends, met a longtime e-mail and blog pal in person, bumped into a...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 9, 2009 11:41 PM