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Category: Road trip

What is stronger than hate?

May 29, 2020 clodaugh Leave a comment

Stronger than Hate. This is a statement that abounds in the wake of tragedies. Here in Pittsburgh it can be…

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Unseen parts

May 15, 2020 clodaugh Leave a comment

I took the kids on a bike ride yesterday. People might say “oh that’s nice.” Seems pretty straightforward. Well, it…

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Posted in: covid 19, Road trip Filed under: biking, ice cream, inner tubes, kids, pedal, rain, snacks, tandem connection, tire pump, water bottles

Found, Lost, Found…. The Story of Eddie Elk

May 1, 2020 clodaugh Leave a comment

We took our first big big road trip, dubbed by the kids as The West Trip in 2015. They were…

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Posted in: Road trip Filed under: dairy queen, fathering, friends, kansas, missouri, oklahoma, pretend, rescue, sonic, stuffed animals, texas

Scary camp

April 10, 2020 clodaugh Leave a comment

I like to plan things. It soothes me, and I find that we almost always have a better experience when…

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Posted in: Road trip Filed under: bears, Blowing Rock, Blue Ridge Parkway, camping, creepy, family, road trip, tent

Broken Agreements

March 31, 2020 clodaugh Leave a comment

The second full week of social distancing/shelter in place/covid-19/whatever this time is called started out on the rough side. Early…

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Posted in: Road trip Filed under: covid-19, home, puzzle, social distancing

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore

March 27, 2020 clodaugh Leave a comment

I am thinking about summer. Beaches. Camping. Sun. Even sunscreen and bug spray. Freedom. My mind goes back to our…

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Posted in: Road trip Filed under: beach, camping, grand island, horse flies, lake superior, lighthouse, michigan, mosquitos, pictured rocks national lakeshore, road trip, shipwreck, upper peninsula

The Van is very still.

March 20, 2020 clodaugh Leave a comment

I have many goals to write more about my travels. For the moment, I will have to stick to extremely…

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Posted in: Road trip Filed under: feelings, puzzle, scouts, social distancing

Up Early

March 8, 2019 clodaugh Leave a comment

Our van gets going early for lots of ordinary things like work and school. When we have free time it…

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Posted in: Road trip Filed under: camping, Grand Teton National Park, Jenny Lake, National Forest, road trip

The Van recycles old clothes!

January 15, 2019 clodaugh Leave a comment

I suspect that most folks’ van/vehicle/transportation situation does not just take them on interesting road trips and vacations. Of course…

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Everything takes longer

January 9, 2019 clodaugh Leave a comment

Hello van fans, I have not written here for quite a while. In the fall of 2018, I had an…

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