Happy together: Ricky and Luke in Iowa
LA/XC DAYS TWENTY-ONE AND TWENTY-TWO: MISSOURI VALLEY (IOWA) TO SOUTH BEND (INDIANA); SOUTH BEND TO WESTPORT, CT
• Two-day mileage: 1,283
• Total…
LA/XC DAYS EIGHTEEN, NINETEEN, AND TWENTY: ROCK SPRINGS (WYOMING) TO DENVER; DENVER TO BADLANDS; BADLANDS TO MISSOURI VALLEY (IOWA)
My Monday night dinner: Nothing but the best for Beagle Man
• Three-d…
LA/XC DAY SEVENTEEN: ROCK SPRINGS, WYOMING
• Today’s mileage: 399
• Total LA/XC mileage: 5,034
• Road Music: ZZ Top; College football (Sooners beat Mizzou)
• Today’s state tally: 3 (Nevada, Utah, Wyoming)
• New states for Beagle Man: 0 (For a moment I was think…
LA/XC DAY SIXTEEN: ELKO, NEVADA
Maybe a little glitzy, but we call it home
• Two-day mileage: 544
• Total LA/XC mileage: 4,635
• Road Music: Eagles, Rascal Flatts, Lucinda Williams
• Two-day state tally: 2 …
LA/XC DAY FIFTEEN: SAN FRANCISCO
Yesterday’s mileage: 438
Total LA/XC mileage: 4,091
Road Music: Sheryl Crow iPod marathon
Yesterday’s state tally: 1 (California; it’s a long state)
New states for Beagle Man: 0
It finally happened. My pardner woke me at 6:05 this morning (late for him), I…
L.A. / SANTA MONICA / USC: DAYS TWO-THREE-FOUR
Fight on!
Clearly, I’ve led a deprived life as far as going to college football games is concerned. When you think about it, I’ve only been to one really big-time ga…
LA/XC DAY SEVEN: LAS VEGAS TO L.A.
Santa Monica's top dog
• Las Vegas-L.A. mileage: 270
• Total LA/XC mileage: 3,218
• Road Music Monday: Tom Petty iPod marathon (Even though h…
LA/XC DAYS FIVE AND SIX: AMARILLO TO GRAND CANYON; GRAND CANYON TO LAS VEGAS
Ricky's Grand Canyon moment
• Two-day mileage: 1,039
• Total LA/XC mileage: 2,947
• Road Music Monday: Rand…
LA/XC DAYS THREE AND FOUR: NASHVILLE / TULSA / AMARILLO
Two-day mileage: 971
Ricky, meet Tucker. Tucker, meet Ricky
Total LA/XC mileage: 1,942
Road Music Saturday: Country from my iPod ( stretch…