Keeping the Windmill Alive - Your last trip? - September 2012

Just did a short hop on the Harley before the rain arrives for the weekend.

Used the zumo 665 weather radar to watch the edge of the rain approaching chasing me back home.

I'll be taking 200+ miles of back roads tomorrow, from Clovis, New Mexico to Los Lunas, New Mexico. Might take the back roads BACK to Clovis, depends how the time runs.

A month ago, drove from Indiana to Salt Lake City on I-80. Returned to Indiana via Yellowstone, Little Bighorn, Devils Tower, Sturgis, Mt Rushmore and De Smet SD. Used my new Nuvi 40 to guide the way. Great trip!

in DC. Traffic is hell. Just heard on local TV, they're talking about putting cameras @ stop signs.

With the price of gas, many of us can't travel far. We still use the GPS for local driving around the Phoenix area.

RT

Left Saturday morning @11:30 am, made it to Brooklyn @ 10:30 pm. I95 most of the way. NO TRAFFIC AT ALL, WOW.

always Labor Day Weekend!

A quick 3 day trip and we will get to see our Aunt and Uncle and various cousins. should be a great trip. Better than going to Charlotte this week.

We left on Friday to enjoy the RibFest activities in Sparks, Nevada. It normally takes about 4 hours but the Labor Day traffic and rush hour traffic made it a 6 hour ordeal. Anyway we got there and were told that the expected attendance this year is 200,000 visitors to the RibFest. We hope everyone will be enjoying Labor Day tomorrow.

Washington, DC to Canton, OH.

Did a motorcycle labor day ride that ended with a pig roast! Nice day!!

This past week, we travelled from Kalamazoo, MI to Celina, OH.

This past week went to visit my Dad in Williamsburg.

Disney World here we come! This will be the 45th trip for this guy. My favorite place to go.

tk

Grand-daughters to the American Girl Baby Doll Store at Tyson's Corner, VA. NO recession going on in THAT Mall for sure!!

The House of Prime Rib, 1906 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco.

BEEF BEEF and more BEEF. Sorry Michelle.

Great Long Weekend

Took a ride along the Blue Ridge Parkway in western NC on Saturday.

just local trips. Might have a 2600 mile ride come the end of the month

Just moved my wife out to TX last week, using the Garmin in the moving truck with the car towing behind. Very nice to know what exit ramps, etc are coming up when driving a larger vehicle like that.

Monroe Michigan!

went from Lubbock, TX to West, TX. Headed out on US 84 to Abilene and then continued on through Brownwood to Waco.

Coming home from Waco we needed to stop back in West to pick up some baked goods ( Gerik's Bakery is a must for kolaches ) and then continued on I35 north to Fort Worth catching I20 West to Abilene then North on 84 home.

GPS worked fine getting us around the city of Waco and on the Farm to Market roads between Waco and West.

Went to Bronner's CHRISTmas Wonderland and picked up a few new things....

NYC to LA

Haven't gone yet but will be going to the Poconos for a 3 day golf trip next week. There may also be some card playing involved.

was in Canada this week. Glad to be back.

Last weekend... VT to Ogunquit ME and back

This weekend... VT to Ottawa ON and back

Went on a long trip to Michigan,Ohio,and Indiana.

I need to get the windmill alive. Just don't seem to come around enough.

Next trip is from Phoenix to Rapid City SD.

Went to Hagerstown Maryland to purchase a car

Lovely trip to one of my favorite places on the Monterey Peninsula

But, nothing really on mind!!

Pasadena, MD to Philadelphia, PA.

it's not really windy out there......

At new cars today. I only hope that I can afford one.

I was at the Verazzano bridge NY (Staten Island side)and the GPS wanted to send me to NJ then through Manhattan to get to LI. The belt pkwy is right on the other side of the bridge.. What's up with that..

Hit the following:

T. Roosevelt NP in North Dakota

Beartooth Highway

Northern Yellowstone

Glacier National Park

Wild Fires in Oregon

Crater Lake NP

Yosemite NP

Sequoia and Kings National Park

Los Angeles

Zion National Park

Bryce Canyon National Park

Grand Canyon North Rim

Petrified Forest

We are currently traveling in the Michigan Upper Peninsular. Nice weather, not too hot or cold. The Garmin is doing a fine job providing directions.

We plan to drive up north again to Dublin to see our granddaughter.

Daytona Beach

Took a 400-mile trip to RI this past weekend. Nuvi setting was for fastest route. It had me taking numerous back roads at each end of the trip. I used preprinted Google directions where the two differed. Google seemed to make more sense in its choices.

And the Nuvi directed route back was different than the the route there.

Glad to have the Nuvi anyway. It gives a good ETA and watches out for exits and turns.

Or very close by - 4 miles away

running errands with the GPS. Old map, but still efficient.

Hi..not a big trip... FL to NC on 9/4... Returning to FL later this week..

Often use it around town. Just so I can create a trip file... In case someone says you were up here on Main St and you can show you were nowhere near there with your track file/log..

Sacramento to San Francisco to Dublin to Sacramento this week end. GPSr had trouble in the city around tall buildings - lots of "Recalculating" going on - otherwise no problems. Good thing I'm familiar with the city.

I've been invited to join my 4 year old grand daughter on her Make-A-Wish trip to Disney. Where else would a little girl who plays dress up as a princess everyday go?

I'll carry the zumo 665 with me to get around but the pilot will do the majority of the navigation on this trip. I hope he updated his POIs!

but to the little boys room.

with just local trips. On the bright side...we are planning a motorcycle ride to San Antonio to visit friends and return back through Albuquerque for hot air balloon festival