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On the Road to Phoenix – Day Four

On the Road to Phoenix - Day Four September 2nd, 2017 After three very long days of travel, we were both looking forward to what we hoped would be the shortest day of travel to that point. Thankfully that turned out to be the case, as we ended up spen ...

Such a relief to head downhill. Look at that uphill though...

On the Road to Phoenix – Day Three

On the Road to Phoenix - Day Three September 1st, 2017 Things that don't mix: going uphill all day and big heavy vehicles. Neither of us realized that our planned route from Oklahoma City to Albuequerque would have us slowly but surely increasing in e ...

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On the Road to Phoenix – Day Two

On the Road to Phoenix - Day Two August 31st, 2017 Day two! The plan was to get from Effingham, Illinois to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, covering a bit over 592 miles. A bit shorter than day one, but still a lengthy chunk of road to cover and lots of driv ...

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On the Road to Phoenix – Day 1

On the Road to Phoenix - Day 1 August 30th, 2017 We're on our way to Phoenix! We in this case being Frederick "Freddie" Armond, Heinrich "Fritzy Boy" Fritz, Jess, and myself. The first day was to be our longest drive, going from Hagerstown Maryland to ...

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Eclipse Trip Day One – August 19th

When there’s a full solar eclipse making a sprint across the country, the only option is to go get in its way. Jen and I decided to make a weekend of the eclipse madness by spending some time in Hendersonville and Asheville before driving south for the bi ...