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... And if it is freezing balls.. plans may change! I hope to visit my friend Nikolas in Sweden, he was the one who stuck by me while I was detained at the Lebanese border.. a very loyal Swede and great person. Wherever I am I really really can't wait. I worked hard all summer and I could definitely use a vacation and a much needed cure for itchy feet.<br><br><br> <br>

We went to Yellowstone today.Here're the headlines-- hard driving ,beautiful mountain views,waterfalls, and wildlife, blah,blah,blah!(Look at the pictures.) I know what my peeps want to hear - the dirt on how we're getting along.I told you that I was worried about Linda being too organized. Actually she's been totally flexible, going with ...

Well.....<br><br>We solved the "over heating" issue for now, turned out it was only the need for a new radiator cap. Our old cap was weak sauce apparently, couldn't handle the pressure. We'll see what happens when we hit the Rockies though....<br> After we left the dodge dealership this morning we made it all the way through the "skinny" part of Idaho, but it sure didn't ...

... heat but instead it is green.<br><br>It rained off and on all afternoon plus it wasn't much over 60 so us Floridians were in our sweat shirts and long pants.<br><br>Tomorrow will be another short day to our next stop which will be for 4 days.<br><br>We have been close to 2800 miles (on the motorhome) and we haven't made it to the west coast.

... been privy to, on my adventure. The whole idea of couch surfers and trying to make the world a better place, one couch at a time, could be a nieve idea. But I have seen first hand, the love and kindness people can show to a complete stranger, and it can be overwhelming. I have become a full advocate of the couch surfing community and spirit. It's what people did before there were hotels and hostels, and in my ...

Missoula is only a couple hours drive from Helena, but of course we did not go directly there. On the way, we made a stop at the Grant-Kohrs Ranch Historical Site. This ranch was the headquarters of one of the largest open range cattle operations ever. They had tens of thousands of head of cattle grazing in several states and two Canadian provinces. The ...

... then got gas and breakfast and hit the road. I slept a better protion of the entire morning as I assume I was just plain exhausted having not slept much this entire trip other that about 6-7 hours a night. Well, I guess let down might be occurring as well, having been running on such an adrenaline high and excitement rush for about 2 weeks. So much to look forward too, soo much interest in the area and having read about all this stuff. Now we are on the route haven been taken so many ...

... feel settled in, short enough to have some summer left when we returned. It was much later - June, to be exact - that Joe decided he could also further his career while vacationing, by organizing a chamber music concert in Missoula. I mention this because it has very much colored the rhythm of our trip - most days Joe has had one rehearsal, sometimes two. Organizing the concert has meant that he has made many more connections out here; it has given me an excuse for ...

... It is was cool to see how different the flora, fauna, and landscape of Oregon was at different points in time. It was a reminder of how short modern man has been in the picture. And finally, like Allison said, it was really nice to return to Jerry Johnson hot springs a year later. It felt like the road trip and the last year of our lives together and apart had come full circle. Now it's time to start the next chapter and a new adventure. Silas

... wheat. Travelling down a straight road with nothing but billowing wheat on either side is picturesque, but once you've seen a couple of miles of it, you've pretty much seen it all. What's also pretty cool is the size of the majority of the downhills. Though you often have to go up a very long up-hill (to Stephen's Pass was about 17 miles, and to Thompson Pass (4,589ft) was a good 5 miles of steep stuff, the final mile or so being 9%, with a ...