Keeping the Windmill Alive - Your last trip? – September 2013

The little Nuvi took us there and back with no problems. Guided us around Sedona to the airshow, car show and to our friends condo.

Just completed my semi-annual trip from Rhode Island to Florida. No problems with my Garmin 1350 LMT.

Used to find emergency room while on golfing trip. Never thought I'd need to use the 'where am I' feature.

Checking out some fall reading material.

Checking out some fall reading material.

My old buddy, that is, my old Garmin GPS, was very helpful last week when we took a car trip from Bozeman, MT into Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. As we were leaving the first snow of the year covered the upper reaches of the Tetons.
Wow!

Just local trips now for a while.

Columbus! (twice)

Toured around Blue mtn.

Ran from Zelienople to Canaan Valley last Sunday for an overnight work trip. Beautiful as ever in the valley. When I crossed the last mountain into the valley I was a little surprised, 1/3 of all the trees have already changed colors in the valley

to a fencing class.

trip, last Thursday through yesterday, including a (nervous) drive along the Beartooth Highway, from Cooke City on my way out for a flight from Billings. The pass was closed Tuesday at 6PM, I was driving through at 5:15PM.

Scenery at the Park was spectacular as usual, elk galore at Mammoth, caught a napping black bear across a ravine near the petrified tree, geysers in full feature at the Upper Geyser Basin. Took the old one way road to Gardiner, a spectacular drive in the late afternoon where you are on a ridge. It is the original stagecoach route from Mammoth to Gardiner.

My trusty 660 was in great form, and guided me everywhere, even recording 524MPH on the flight!

Can't wait for next time, again. . .

Still local

Still local

To North Carolina, driving on I-40, the Black Mountain area was scary. The GPSr proved reliable.

nothing

My dance shoes needed new leather heel caps.

Philadelphia for a museum trip.

Fred

Had a family emergency in Texas and had to drive my niece & nephew all around Katy. Thank God & the military for GPS.

Go to work a Fall baseball game at U.T.

Anything to keep your windmill alive.

Took a nice trip to Muskoka for a wedding today,nice fall colours.

to look for a car.

My trip was to Myrtle Beach and we had a good one. Weather was great.

Got a call from my son who was having car problems 2 hours from home, in Carlisle, PA. Jumped in the truck and entered the address in my Garmin, which directed me up the same route that Google Maps had picked. About half way there, I was desperate for a restroom, and a few quick taps on Garmin for the nearest McDonalds directed me off Rt. 15 and down a narrow, winding road. Only 2.5 more miles. What's this? Temporary stop signs in the middle of the road and police directing traffic? OMG! Battlefield entrances! Three areas of backups! Gotta go, gotta go! What? the GPS is telling me to turn into one of the battlefield parking lots? This can't be right. OH! There's a traffic light ahead. Maybe I can find a restaurant and some relief. Where did all this traffic come from? Jeeze, Louise, it's a flea market in downtown Gettysburg! Traffic is hardly moving! Patience, please, I'll get there. OH! Here's a gas station. Run in, out of order sign on the restroom. Yeah, really, this town is mobbed and the restroom is out of order. Back into the bumper to bumper traffic. Creeping along, if I can just get to that traffic circle, Garmin says I can get out of town. Finally, moving, heading back towards Rt. 15. And there's another McDonald's, a half a mile off of Rt. 15. Lost a half hour because there is no way to know if the McD's I'm looking for is easy access to the route I'm on.

Wine country is lovely this time of year. I was there on business though. Saved about 45 minutes bypassing traffic on the way home.

Had a safe day trip to Arkansas & back for a golf outing!

Took a nice fall motorcycle ride through the lakes region of NH yesterday. Love taking side roads on the bike and using the go home feature when we've had enough for a day.

Drove from NYC to Portland and back! Very nice fall drive but felt the 14 degree difference in temperature for sure! All in all - good lobsta!

To Briston IN via turnpike

Took a drive almost to DC and back over the weekend. Traffic was not bad (for that area) and the nav app was a big help.