We Made It!
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 mileage: 7,643
• Road Music: Trish Murphy; Creedence Clearwater Revival; John Mellencamp; Rolling Stones; Lady G…
My New Favorite Motel Chain
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 thinkin…
The Long Road Home
LA/XC DAY SIXTEEN: ELKO, NEVADA
• Two-day mileage: 544
• Total LA/XC mileage: 4,635
• Road Music: Eagles, Rascal Flatts, Lucinda Williams
• Two-day state tally: 2 (California, Nevada; what can I say — they’re both huge!)
• New states for Beagle Man: 0 (Was tempted to count Nevada, b…
The City by the What? Where?
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 s…
Fight On!
L.A. / SANTA MONICA / USC: DAYS TWO-THREE-FOUR
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 game ever — the 1997 Rose Bowl — with Ohio State beating Arizona State on a thrilling last-m…
There’s a New Marshal in Town
LA/XC DAY SEVEN: LAS VEGAS TO L.A.
• Las Vegas-L.A. mileage: 270
• Total LA/XC mileage: 3,218
• Road Music Monday: Tom Petty iPod marathon (Even though he’s a Florida boy, I’ve always heavily associated him, and his lyrics, with CA)
• Today’s state tally: 2…
Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming . . .
LA/XC DAYS FIVE AND SIX: AMARILLO TO GRAND CANYON; GRAND CANYON TO LAS VEGAS
• Two-day mileage: 1,039
• Total LA/XC mileage: 2,947
• Road Music Monday: Random iPod shuffle. Some pleasant surprises: “Lyin’ Eyes” (Eagles), “Little Deuce Coupe” (Beach Boys), “On the Sunn…
The Revelation
LA/XC DAYS THREE AND FOUR: NASHVILLE / TULSA / AMARILLO
Two-day mileage: 971
Total LA/XC mileage: 1,942
Road Music Saturday: Country from my iPod ( stretch of I-40 between Nashville and Memphis is known as “Music Highway”); College football on XM Radio; Sunday: NFL Radio — Su…
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