Our car is a beast. We're doing our 7 year, 50 state road trip in a 2004 Toyota Corolla that now has 220,000 miles on it. Despite being 20 years old and having driven the equivalent of the earth's circumference almost nine times, it's still going strong. We haven't had to … [Read more...] about Some Rare Car Trouble On Our Road Trip
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What Will We Do At The End Of Our 50 State Road Trip? Here’s What We’re Planning.
When telling people that we're on a 7 year, 50 state road trip, the most common question we're asked is what our favorite state has been (answer for me so far: New Mexico and Vermont). The second most common question is what we'll do once our road trip comes to an end. Seeing … [Read more...] about What Will We Do At The End Of Our 50 State Road Trip? Here’s What We’re Planning.
Introducing Ignite Travel Group, LLC
With just over 1 year left of our 5 7-year, 50-state road trip we're starting to think about what's next. We've been asked that a lot over the last 6 years - what will you do after the road trip? Will you get a house? Keep traveling? Another road trip? We were reluctant to say … [Read more...] about Introducing Ignite Travel Group, LLC
The Ultimate Road Trip: Marriage Edition – When Dreams Change
I've been working on this post in my head for months and avoiding writing it for just as long. Everything and everyone is fine. We're not getting divorced, having a baby, dying Truffles' hair hot pink or anything else revolutionary. It's just taken a lot to process all of the … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Road Trip: Marriage Edition – When Dreams Change
Here’s My RAGBRAI Training Plan & 10 Top Tips
When I signed up for RAGBRAI (the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa), I knew I'd have to train. However, I really didn't give any real thought to how much time it would take. My whole life ended up revolving around training for RAGBRAI in the months leading up … [Read more...] about Here’s My RAGBRAI Training Plan & 10 Top Tips
Final 4 Years Of Our Road Trip: Here’s What We Have Planned
A few months ago Shae and I decided to extend what was meant to be our 5 year, 50 state road trip to 8 years (read more about that here). Seeing as we set off on the road trip on January 1, 2018, that means we're at the halfway point of the trip and so have 4 years left. We … [Read more...] about Final 4 Years Of Our Road Trip: Here’s What We Have Planned
RAGBRAI 2022 Host Towns: How We Booked Hotels For Each Night
Shae flew out to Des Moines, IA last week to attend the route announcement event for RAGBRAI 2022. In case you're not familiar with RAGBRAI, it's an annual event where ~15,000 people cycle from the western side of Iowa to the eastern side. Shae heard about it last year and … [Read more...] about RAGBRAI 2022 Host Towns: How We Booked Hotels For Each Night
The Ultimate Road Trip: Marriage Edition – When The End Is Just Another Beginning
No, we aren't ending our marriage. But we also aren't ending the road trip. We are now starting the exact same number of years that we've just completed. Instead of starting our final year, we're starting the next (and hopefully, final) four years. This decision has come … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Road Trip: Marriage Edition – When The End Is Just Another Beginning
From 5 Years To 8 – Our Road Trip Is Getting Longer
When we set off on our road trip on January 1, 2018, our plan was to spend five years visiting all 50 states. That would give us an average of five weeks per state, spending more time in larger states and less time in smaller states. We're just about to complete our fourth … [Read more...] about From 5 Years To 8 – Our Road Trip Is Getting Longer
Emergency Surgery In The Middle Of Nowhere
After spending a nice day exploring northeast Oregon, Shae went to bed while I stayed up to work on stuff. At some point after midnight, she woke up with some stomach pain and came out into the living room of the RV we'd booked on Airbnb. At first we thought that perhaps it … [Read more...] about Emergency Surgery In The Middle Of Nowhere