LA/XC-5 2016
LA/XC-5 DAYS SEVEN AND EIGHT: POSTING FROM WILLIAMS, ARIZONA
Two-day mileage from Grand Junction, CO to Williams, AZ: 691.8
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 2,913.4
Road Music: Thursday: Back-to-nature silence for two hours…
Such a beautiful rest stop!
I decided to guest-blog tonight so everyone can get a normal perspective on this insane trip. That, and Hank has been obsessively asking me to do it since we pulled out of the Denver airport parki…
LA/XC-5 2016
LA/XC-5 DAYS FOUR, FIVE, AND SIX: POSTING FROM GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO
Three-day mileage from Des Moines, IA, to Grand Junction, CO: 990.8
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 2,221.6
Road Music: Monday: CNN, MSNBC, and FOX to…
At 11 o’clock this morning, Beagle Man posted —and I quote — “He’s been an absolutely perfect and wonderful dog so far on this trip.”
LA/XC-5 2016
That’s me he’s talking about, just so you know. One hour later, he’s screamin…
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LA/XC-5 DAY TWO AND THREE: POSTING FROM DES MOINES, IOWA
Two-day mileage from Austintown (suburb of Youngstown), OH to Des Moines, IA: 770.4
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 1,230.6
Road Music: Saturday: Sirius Cycle (stuc…
LA/XC-5 DAY ONE: POSTING FROM AUSTINTOWN, OH
LA/XC-5 2016
Today’s mileage: 460.2
Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 460.2 (duh)
Road Music: Sirius Cycle (one-time-only explanation: I tend to start my road days with the news — especially…
* * *COUNTDOWN: 6 DAYS TO LA/XC-5 * * *
Once again, oldest son Matt will be hitching a ride for a short stretch
The official logo of LA/XC-5 (2016)
on my just-around-the-corner (starts in less than one week from today!) Beagl…
* * *COUNTDOWN: 17 DAYS TO LA/XC-5 * * *
What? We’re picking up and driving from here to Los Angeles — again? I thought that trip back in April of 2015 was a one-off! What a nightmare! Does Beagle Man even remember? How I was so nuts over being stuck in the car all day and the motel all nigh…
* * *COUNTDOWN: 28 DAYS TO LA/XC-5 * * *
Poor Kemba’s been coping with adversity this whole summer.
The purple ball
All my dog wants out of life is to fetch the purple squeaky rubber ball that I chuck into the ocean for him. …
Last summer, Kemba’s first birthday celebration on #hermanbeach in
Party favors
Amagansett was a relatively low-key affair. Kept under wraps until the afternoon of the party, and even then only signaled by a small copy-paper…
