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Eastward Distraction ’08

Eastward Distraction – Day Three

to Phelps, NY Today started off pretty dreary and cold. It did rain a touch last night, but not enough to have any signifant effects. I froze most of the way though Ohio, Pennslyvania and New York. Only later did the sun brake open from and start to warm me up. It was a large [...]

Eastward Distraction – Day Two

Day Two – Peru, IL to Sandusky, OH What a beautiful day! Nothing but sunshine and cool temperatures as we skirted the great lakes. Three states were hit today on our way to the KOA campground ($15 – very cheap by KOA standards) including Michigan, Indiana, and Ohio. After skirting Chicago’s traffice, we stopped for [...]

Eastward Distraction – Day One

Waseca, MN to Peru, IL ~366 miles “When I was very young and the urge to be someplace else was on me, I was assured by mature people that maturity would cure this itch. When years described me as mature, the remedy prescribed was middle age. In middle age I was assured that greater age [...]