Road Trip USA
In and around United States
We are taking the summer to drive from Oregon to Florida (and back again) to visit family and friends, explore the US as much as is possible with three small children, and seek direction for the next stage of our life.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Wayfaring Parents
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A Day in the Redwoods
After almost a week's worth of delays, we finally pulled out of Canby early Monday morning and headed down I-5. Because of all of our delays, we de... Continue reading »
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The Mendocino Coast
When calculating our second day of travels, we had no way of knowing how much construction we would run into on Highway 101 and Highway 1 nor did w... Continue reading »
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San Francisco and Big Sur
Though the beauty of Salt Point was strong, the cold and wind were stronger. So we packed up camp quickly that morning and decided to get coffee an... Continue reading »
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The City of Angels
LA apathetically greeted us with 2 hours of bumper to bumper traffic as we approached La Habra, CA where my cousin Andria, her husband Mark and the... Continue reading »
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Adam's Hometown
After being gone for more than a decade, I returned to San Diego, the city I spent the majority of the first 16 years of my life. We passed by Carl... Continue reading »
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The Hottest Spot in the Country
Right now we are driving through the Sonoran Desert and just passed through Gila Bend, Arizona - the "Hottest Spot in the Country."
And... Continue reading »
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A Ghost Town & Sunset in the Desert
After leaving Arizona, we tasted a sliver of New Mexico. At one of the first exits off the freeway in the state (Lordsburg), we took a small s... Continue reading »
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Texas in a Day
The Lone Star State...from end to end...
We decided to tackle the state in one day...from El Paso to Houston.
And I can't tell you ... Continue reading »
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We Made It!
Tuesday evening around 8:30 pm, after driving by 4 multiple-car accidents between Baton Rouge, LA and Mobile, AL, and having a lit firework t... Continue reading »
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Sweet Iced Tea
No other drink quite captures the essence of the South as sweet iced tea.
Lots of ice. Lots of sugar. And often lots of lemon.
Every m... Continue reading »
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A Piece of the Mother Road
From miles away, we could see the top of the Gateway Arch that stands on the banks of the Mississippi at the entrance to St. Louis, Missouri.... Continue reading »
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There's No Place like . . . Kansas
This evening we pulled in at suppertime to the home and farm of Tom & Shelley Stafford, parents of friends of ours from Multnomah Bible College... Continue reading »
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