2025 Late-Summer Road Trip - Day 19-of-35 - September 1, 2025

Monday, Sept. 1, 2025 - East, and down into Colorado - 353 miles ending up at Edwards House, Fort Collins, CO:

Yes - there is A LOT of wide-open-space out here in these Wide Open Spaces:

At a rest stop, Mr. Moose was wondering the best way to say Hello to a new friend:

We stopped for a nice lunch in Downtown Laramie, Wyoming:

A Lot of Windmills have been built (and some are even turning!):

We crossed into Colorado at 2:20

I guess Wendy is getting a little tired of the "Super 8 Lifestyle" (and maybe I am also, a little). So she did some research, and we checked into Edwards House, Fort Collins, CO around 3:30

After a little rest, we had a WONDERFUL DINNER with Gene, Sarah, and Doug at Vern's Place in Laporte, Colorado:

After dinner we went just up the road to see Sarah and Gene's NEW HOME. After the full tour, we headed back to Edwards House for the night - 353 miles today (and 3 Post Offices). This is what they looked like:

Thank you God for another wonderful Adventure Day!

Music for today:

various - NOW 24, 2007 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/14/2018 - the 3 songs I keep are:

Omarion - Ice Box
Corinne Bailey Rae - Put Your Records On
KT Tunstall - Suddenly I See

various - NOW 33, 2010 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/14/2018 - DELETE 19 lousy songs - well, "Hey, Soul Sister" by Train and "Wheels" by Jamie Cullum are really good.:

various - NOW That's What I Call Country 3, 2010 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/14/2018 - - the 2 songs I keep are:

Jason Aldean - Crazy Town
Little Big Town - Little White Church

various - Nuggets From Nuggets, 2000 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/14/2018 - Great Songs, but DELETE because it duplicates Toga Rock and Animal House:

Joni Mitchell - For the Roses (2 songs), 1972 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 6/30/2024 - I like only 2 songs. "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" and "Blonde in the Bleachers":

Jackson Browne - For Everyman, 1973 2nd album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 6/29/2024:

various - For The Lady: Dedicated To Freeing Aung San Suu Kyi And The Courageous People Of Burma, 2004 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 6/30/2024. With tracks by U2, Pearl Jam (live), Coldplay Bright Eyes, R.E.M. (live), Peter Gabriel, Natalie Merchant, Paul McCartney (live), Eric Clapton, Sting, and Bonnie Raitt, this is a nice collection to roll away the miles with:

Rickie Lee Jones - Flying Cowboys, 1989 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 6/30/2024 - maybe my favorite Rickie Lee Jones album:

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2025 Late-Summer Road Trip - Day 18-of-35 - August 31, 2025

Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025 - Wyoming (and a little bit of Idaho) - 258 miles ending up at Super 8, Rock Springs, WY:

Up-and-at-em for the 8 AM Service The Episcopal Chapel of The Transfiguration:

I know someone who is SUPER INTERESTED in "Moose Habitat":

Nice morning drive through the Teton Valley:

After-Church/Before-Lunch we went for a good walk through R Park, around a Pond, and alongside the Snake River:

A good hike of 1.06 miles:

Then it was time for a wonderful lunch at Shooting Star:

After lunch, it was time to head on down The Road. Kemmerer, Wyoming does not look like Jackson:

Once again, I always Love going through Green River, Wyoming:

I saw another Crosstrek-Mountain-decal at the Rock Springs Walgreens, but did not get the chance to say hello:

Checked-in just after 5:30 PM - 258 miles today (and 1 Post Office):

This is what it looked like - the purple ones I saw on prior trips, and the other blue one I got going out:

Thank you again Scott and Petria, and Thank you God for another wonderful Adventure Day!

Music for today:

various - Now 6, 2001 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 8/14/2018 - I kept 16-of-19 songs:

Pat Metheny Group - Letter From Home, 1989 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 7/01/2024 - iPod ran out of power, so time for Metheny on ripped cd:

Pat Metheny - Secret Story (2 cds), 1992 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 7/13/2024 - It won the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Jazz Album in 1993:

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2025 Late-Summer Road Trip - Day 17-of-35 - August 30, 2025

Saturday, Aug. 30, 2025 - Making our way through The Northwest - 291 miles ending up at Wilson, Wyoming:

Headed down The Road in Montana:

We then crossed into Idaho:

Which still looks a lot like Montana:

Good agriculture in St. Anthony, Idaho:

On January 21, 2025 Wendy and I ate at Five Guys (one of our favorite places). They had this sign:

So, its not every-Road-Trip that I get to go through eastern Idaho, but when I can, I want to do (at least) a drive-by of the suppliers to Five Guys. That is the stop today!

Or at least "the plan". It turns out that the location that Google Maps has for "Crapo Farms, St. Anthony, ID" is a dismal, empty office structure:

Sometimes things work out, sometimes they don't. There's always Next Year.

A nice view of the back-side of The Tetons:

Arrived at our friends' just after 2. A nice walk around their village, then an Excellent Dinner - 291 miles today (and 2 Post Offices):

This is what they looked like:

My favorite today is 83451 - Teton, ID - How can you not-like something with the word "Teton" in its name?

Thank you Scott and Petria, and Thank you God for another wonderful Adventure Day!

Music for today:

Neil Young - Neil Young Unplugged, 1993 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 5/25/2019:

Dire Straits - Love Over Gold, 1982 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 1/23/2019:

Michael Franti & Spearhead - The Sound of Sunshine, 2010 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 5/09/2019 - twice: windows down, then windows up:

various - Toga Rock, 1987 compilation album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 5/25/2019 - WHAT A GREAT ALBUM!

The Kingsmen - Louie, Louie
The Blendells - La La La La La
Swingin' Medallions - Double Shot Of My Baby's Love
Sam The Sham & The Pharaohs - Wooly Bully
Soul Survivors - Expressway To Your Heart
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Devil With A Blue Dress On
Bobby Fuller Four - I Fought The Law
The Human Beinz - Nobody But Me
Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
The Seeds - Pushin' Too Hard
Music Explosion* - Little Bit Of Soul
The Standells - Dirty Water
The Isley Brothers - Twist And Shout
Cannibal & The Headhunters - Land Of 1000 Dances
Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony, Mony
Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels - Jenny Take A Ride

The Beach Boys - Today!, 1965 album, last heard (on a Road Trip) 9/14/2023:

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