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MON MAY 14, 2001
Pick up RV, Pack RV and head to the Smokies.
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TUE MAY 15, 2001
Drive to Graceland.
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WED MAY 16, 2001
See Elvis, Drive to New Orleans, Drink on Bourbon Street.
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THU MAY 17, 2001
Drive the coast to Corpus Christi.
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FRI MAY 18, 2001
Spend the day at the Beach, Drive to San Antonio late.
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SAT MAY 19, 2001
See the Alamo, Drive to Carlsbad, NM.
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SUN MAY 20, 2001
See Carlsbad Caverns, Drive to Roswell, See UFO's, See Geoff and Teresa.
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MON MAY 21, 2001
Drive to Painted Desert/Petrified Forest, Continue on to Grand Canyon.
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TUE MAY 22, 2001
Ride the Burros down into the Canyon, Drive late to Utah.
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WED MAY 23, 2001
Breakfast in Bryce Canyon, Lunch at Mt. Zion, Head to Las Vegas.
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THU MAY 24, 2001
See Sin City and Viva Las Vegas.
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FRI MAY 25, 2001
Drive to Death Valley.
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SAT MAY 26, 2001
Drive to San Fran, see Tim and Kim and whomever else Tim brings.
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SUN MAY 27, 2001
Taste wine (no spitting).
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DAY TWENTY TWO - MONDAY JUNE 4, 2001
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Imagine a day, a seemingly normal day. Let's say you are in a small Missouri town, Richland is the town's name. It's a seemingly normal town as Missouri goes. But there is a seething underbelly to this town.
You are driving down a state highway when suddenly speeding around a corner is a yellow school bus. You fight to stay on the road and keep from hitting the bus, but it is impossible. CRASH, your mirror is hit and thrown through the driver's side window. Also your RV cabin window is shattered inward. Glass is everywhere.
What do you do? You do what any normal American in that situation does, you stop. Assess your situation. Are you ok? Are the other people in the car alright? Both answers are yes. You assess the damage of your surroundings. Glass is everywhere but other than that things seem to be in order. The other car, what about it? This is where things go incredibly wrong in the small town. The other car, a yellow school bus, is gone. It never stops.
You proceed to the nearest phone and call the police to report the accident. In shock, you try to explain all that you remember, but of course not everything is remembered at that time. You get out the basics. The police take down your information and review the scene of the accident. You are handed a ticket for failing to drive on your side of the road.
Apparently in this strange town, you are at fault for doing nothing, and the person who drives recklessly and leaves the scene of an accident gets to go free.
It is a strange story, but never forget that it is true. Do yourself a big favor, never go to Missouri, no matter what your business.
Before you all ask if we are going to fight the 85 dollar ticket and inevitable points on our driving record, remember that a 31 year police veteran armed with a report of any kind and a town school bus vs 'out of towners' is not a fight at all. Especially when you find out that if the bus is cited as driving wrecklessly all public service vehicles insurance goes up.
Amidst all of this chaos, is Missy. We are sorry this whole page cannot be filled with the joy you brought us, but people, all people need to be warned that Missouri is a very bad place.
Phrase of the day: "Be careful! There are school buses here that try to run you down!"
Wheeeeeeee!
Everyone said the Ozarks were nice.
Flash flood. They're not so good now, are they?
The road of big breasted women? What's with these letter roads? Why is Missouri a state?
Anyone want to go left?
More Ozarks.
Bridal Cave, the 3rd most visited cave in the US (so they say).
A poor man's Carlsbad Caverns.
Petrified jelly fish.
A pool of water.
Some explorer forgot his ladder.
Our new broken window.
The glass that was all over us.
Missy and Laura, we wanted to smuggle Missy out of the Army. We liked Missy. We hated Missouri.
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MON MAY 28, 2001
Drive to Yosemite.
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TUE MAY 29, 2001
Hike around Yosemite.
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WED MAY 30, 2001
Drive to Lake Tahoe.
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THU MAY 31, 2001
Drive to a big Salty Lake. (We didn't quite stop in Salt Lake City, instead kept driving on to Moab, Utah)
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FRI JUNE 1, 2001
Drive to Denver, see the Knoxville Boys. (Saw the Arches National Park, Drove to Vail had dinner, then drove on to Denver)
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SAT JUNE 2, 2001
Drive to Colorado Springs, see the Elkins.
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SUN JUNE 3, 2001
Drive up to South Dakota. (We skipped Mt. Rushmore in favor of getting ahead, stopped just past Kansas City)
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MON JUNE 4, 2001
See Mt. Rushmore and some of the Bandlands, Drive to Kansas City. (Drove to Ft. Leonard Wood to see Missy)
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TUE JUNE 5, 2001
See Missy, drive to French Lick to shoot hoops with Larry Bird. (High tail it across Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and into Ohio)
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WED JUNE 6, 2001
Drive to Lake Erie. (High tail it across West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York and on into Massachusetts)
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THU JUNE 7, 2001
Drive to and See Niagara Falls. (See Rick's family and his new nephew)
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FRI JUNE 8, 2001
Drive to Norton. (Stayed in Norton)
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SAT JUNE 9, 2001
visit with family, hopefully see new neice/nephew. (Stayed in Norton another day)
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SUN JUNE 10, 2001
Drive to see Sue, maybe see PJ on the way. (Drove home, stopping in Baltimore to see Sue)
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MON JUNE 11, 2001
Drive Home, Unpack, Return RV.
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