We drove from Idaho Falls to Boise today. The route was mostly 84 west, and this was maybe one of the emptiest stretches of road on the whole trip. And that says a lot. This was really middle of nowhere land. When we got to Boise, we worked in a Starbucks for a while. We … Continue reading Day 63: Idaho Falls, ID –> Boise, ID
We started in Cody, which is really a beautiful spot in the daytime. We were right on the Shoshone River, and got to ride an ATV briefly. We drove to Yellowstone, and then to Old Faithful. We got to the geyser just in time as the crowd was building up and got to see an … Continue reading Day 62: Cody, WY –> Idaho Falls, ID
The longest driving day of the trip so far was today. We started in Lead, SD, and then drove up towards Bowman, North Dakota. We were in that state for not very long before we headed towards Billings, MT. After that we continued to Cody, WY. We had dinner in a nice italian restaurant. Listened … Continue reading Day 61: Mount Rushmore, SD –> Cody, WY
Today was a full driving day. We dropped by sister off at the airport and continued west on I90. We stopped in the Badlands and then also at Mount Rushmore. We stopped at a small gas station and then diner/grill in Chamberlain, South Dakota on our way. The drive through the Black Hills near the … Continue reading Day 60: Sioux Falls, SD –> Mount Rushmore, SD
Today we left our friends’ place in Omaha and headed up to South Dakota. It was quite a busy day. We drove up to Sioux Falls, which was about three hours, and we stopped for lunch at a pizza/pasta. Then we took the car briefly across the street to get the tires checked out. Afterwards … Continue reading Day 59: Omaha, NE –> Sioux Falls, SD
Today we started in Des Moines and drove to Omaha. In Omaha, we drove around a bit and checked out the Old Market area. After that we checked out a few more places and were at a park hanging out for a bit, before heading over to my friend’s place. We had a great dinner … Continue reading Day 58: Des Moines, IA –> Omaha, NE
Today we had breakfast at Ma Fishers diner in Milwaukee with my friend, and then we headed out towards Des Moines. This was quite a long drive and took us most of the day. We ended up staying outside of Des Moines a bit, but got a chance to walk by the Iowa State Capitol … Continue reading Day 57: Milwaukee, WI –> Des Moines, IA
We took a while to get going, but we left Chicago and headed towards Milwaukee. My sister and brother are joining me for part of the trip. We met up with one of my camp friends, went out to a burger place for dinner, and then hung out at his place. Did a bunch of … Continue reading Day 56: Chicago, IL –> Milwaukee, WI
Today was the last full day at home, and I ran a workshop with a group of homeschool students in Spring Grove, IL with my little brother. We had students of all ages, from about seven up to eighteen years old. There were a number of parents there as well, and we ran the workshop … Continue reading Day 55: Chicago, IL
Today was maybe the most tiring day of the trip, but a really good day. I had a workshop at Elk Grove High School. I met with some people at the school, then ran a workshop with some computer science students, and then did back to back presentations speaking to an auditorium of students at … Continue reading Day 54: Chicago, IL