Riding shotgun in the Jeep Wrangler -- Ricky's favorite spot on God's green earth
For each and every one of my 22 days on the road during LA/XC –my cross-country-road-trip-with-beagle — and ever since, I’ve…
Clockwise from left: Great-Uncle Beagle Man; Mama Kat, Baby Teddy; Ricky
Oh, sure, he’s seen babies before. Just last week he was hanging with his friend Red Buttons’ baby Emma at Burying Hill Beach. And Baby Ethan…
Just checking to see whether this tree in front of Greenfield Hill Church still smells the same . . .
. . . but we call it home. Yes, Ricky and I are on familiar turf again; we’ve been back in CT just over a week …
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…