Hey, guys, Ricky the Beagle here.  I know, you haven’t heard my voice yet on LA/XC-5.  What can I say?  Sounds to me like B-Man and the K-Dawg have been living large — first on the road, now in Santa Monica.  But I can’t complain; I had a good run on my own cross-country trips back in LA/XC-5 2016 LA/XC-5 DAYS NINE, TEN, AND ELEVEN: POSTING FROM SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA Two-day mileage from Williams, AZ to Santa Monica, CA: 596.2 Total LA/XC-5 mileage: 3,509.6 Road Music: Saturday: Mets vs. Phils (Mets clin…

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…

LA/XC-5 2016 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…