Trips for Gateway Arch

Friday, 8/1 - Well, after many months of planning, the day has finally arrived! I can't believe that we're actually driving across the US! It's something I've always wanted to do. Our drive will take us from Connecticut to California and back …

Thursday, 09-20-07 From Van Nuys, California, through Nevada, Arizona & stopping in Cove Fort, Utah. We left Van Nuys, California about midnight Thursday 09-20-07 right outside of Nevada we pulled off the highway & went to sleep. When we got …

Road trips seem to come naturally to my friends and I. Niagara Falls, Florida, Boston, Chicago...these were all test runs for the biggest trip of our friendship. July 24, 2009 we are once again going to load up the car and head out for the …

So here I am again getting ready for another road trip with my 2 best friends. A time to forget about our daily lives, relax and have a lot of fun and laughter. This year's destination is Las Vegas. It's going to be a long driving trip since …

Drop off Sammy with the in-laws. He's going to eat well. We should weigh him first to see the difference Landed in Chicago. No problem. Made it to the rental agency -- guess what? No vans in the lot. Waited around the lobby for about half an …

I'm leaving about an hour late and still have to stop and get ice and make sure my tires are inflated. Well, it's time! My first stop of the day is a rest area outside Peoria. It looks like I will be running into rain soon and probably on into …

I got up early this morning wanting to be on the road at 6 in the morning. We did not end up leaving until 10 am. It seems that my daughter was having a hard time leaving her cat. It took about 11/2 hours for her to give the instructions on …

I started off my day pretty early from Kansas City. Started driving east-ward at 6:45 AM and got to be in St Louis at about 10:15 AM. I wasn't expecting to get there so early (Google estimate was 4 hrs ++). I was glad I got there so early and …

After a long, very long, series of flights from SeaTac to St. Louis, we finally made it. I'll write about it more tomorrow since we are both pretty well beat. On the plus side, we did make it to White Castle and (after the damn GPS failed to …

02/27 - I realize this trip is just under two months away, however, at work it gets slow in the middle of the day. So to keep my mind busy I have been researching the heck out of this upcoming vacation my family will be taking. On day one we …