Winter Migration: Photos 42 to 45

October 3 - 20, 2006
Milwaukee, Wis. - Little Bighorn Battlefield, Mont.
22,384 miles to date
2,241 miles this leg

NOTE ABOUT NEW PHOTO FORMAT:

You may have noticed that the photo format has recently changed on this (free) blogging service. If we post more than 30 photos per entry (highly likely), then the majority of the photos appear as tiny thumbnails at the bottom of the entry. But the captions and titles are still there (fear not!), and here are two easy ways to view them in the new format:

1) Click on the first thumbnail and then scroll through the photos in order using the forward and back arrows, like a slideshow. The images show up big and the captions and titles appear alongside.

2) At the end of the blog text, and just above the banks of thumbnails, there is an option to “browse the photo pages.” Click on the “photo pages” link and you’ll get pages of the old-sized (medium-sized) thumbnails with captions and titles. You may have to click through 3-4 pages of these to see them all, but it’s the most like the old format.

AND A NEW FULL-ROUTE MAP:

Full Text Entry: Winter Migration

Good Morning -- Rain here. Of course. In the thirties last night. Just finished the exciting chore of painting our garage... in time. Larry bought a single engine plane while you've been touring. We flew it to Madison, WI, the end of Sept. and stayed for a week -- the annual mystery convention. What an exciting trip that was. Took our dog Snoop with us. Not sure she was as excited about flying. It is VERY noisy up there. I must say that we are totally jealous of your trip. We've crossed the country back and forth, car, train, plane, but what you have done is so much more meaningful. I feel you've left a lot of goodwill everywhere you stayed. Three cheers for you two. I feel guilty about the nights you had to stay in the Wal Mart lots. There is a saying with all the Postmasters in the US - you will always have a place to stay. I should have said something a year ago. I thought you had everything pretty much set. I recall when we found Snoop (dog) ten years ago and took her on a trip to Eastern Washington. Left our windows down for air while we entered a small cafe/store/post office for a cool drink. Snoop jumped out and got lost. It was the Postmaster who called me. The Forest Service ranger found her. The Postmaster kept her over night -- and fed her steak. See, they take in strays all the time! Don't know if you've seen the news, but KCP bought property on Lawrence St. and plans to build a theatre. We hired an artistic director, had just hired a development director (part-time) and she quit before she hardly got started. We are looking for someone to fill that position. Eventually we plan for it to become a full-time job, with pay, of course. Don't know if this is something you may be looking for, Shelly, but thought I'd toss it out there. Good luck in the snow -- that must be arriving where you are. Hugs, Harriet , Larry, & Snoop

The travel adventures are getting better and better. How will you ever settle down to a "normal" life after this? As usual this was one heck of a nice blog. We are looking forward to seeing you soon but will miss the naratives of your travel across the country and great photos of people and places where you have been. All our love, Dad and Mom

Hi Shelly & Jeff! Katie & I were just marveling that we can't believe we've been reading this blog almost a YEAR! Thanks for providing all the great commentary & photos (and for including Sea Magazine in one of them!). Know you're on the hunt for some employment opportunities to keep you occupied post-trip; of course, we'd love to see you pick up where you left off in Sea! We've missed your contributions. Good luck in the final month(s) of your journey--you've inspired many!

Good Morning -- Rain here. Of course. In the thirties last night. Just finished the exciting chore of painting our garage... in time. Larry bought a single engine plane while you've been touring. We flew it to Madison, WI, the end of Sept. and stayed for a week -- the annual mystery convention. What an exciting trip that was. Took our dog Snoop with us. Not sure she was as excited about flying. It is VERY noisy up there. I must say that we are totally jealous of your trip. We've crossed the country back and forth, car, train, plane, but what you have done is so much more meaningful. I feel you've left a lot of goodwill everywhere you stayed. Three cheers for you two. I feel guilty about the nights you had to stay in the Wal Mart lots. There is a saying with all the Postmasters in the US - you will always have a place to stay. I should have said something a year ago. I thought you had everything pretty much set. I recall when we found Snoop (dog) ten years ago and took her on a trip to Eastern Washington. Left our windows down for air while we entered a small cafe/store/post office for a cool drink. Snoop jumped out and got lost. It was the Postmaster who called me. The Forest Service ranger found her. The Postmaster kept her over night -- and fed her steak. See, they take in strays all the time! Don't know if you've seen the news, but KCP bought property on Lawrence St. and plans to build a theatre. We hired an artistic director, had just hired a development director (part-time) and she quit before she hardly got started. We are looking for someone to fill that position. Eventually we plan for it to become a full-time job, with pay, of course. Don't know if this is something you may be looking for, Shelly, but thought I'd toss it out there. Good luck in the snow -- that must be arriving where you are. Hugs, Harriet , Larry, & Snoop

The travel adventures are getting better and better. How will you ever settle down to a "normal" life after this? As usual this was one heck of a nice blog. We are looking forward to seeing you soon but will miss the naratives of your travel across the country and great photos of people and places where you have been. All our love, Dad and Mom

Hi Shelly & Jeff! Katie & I were just marveling that we can't believe we've been reading this blog almost a YEAR! Thanks for providing all the great commentary & photos (and for including Sea Magazine in one of them!). Know you're on the hunt for some employment opportunities to keep you occupied post-trip; of course, we'd love to see you pick up where you left off in Sea! We've missed your contributions. Good luck in the final month(s) of your journey--you've inspired many!