by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 30, 2009 | X-Country
Next to last leg of the homestretch, somewhere in a VERY rainy Kentucky. Says Kristin: Although I was asleep when it happened, today’s 587 was just when we left Tennessee and went into Kentucky. What I do remember though is my brother whining “noooooooooo...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 30, 2009 | X-Country
Red River, AK. 3:20 PM CST I30, 7 Miles West of Hope Says Colin: Yesterday we went to the Daves. Christopher wanted me to cut his jedi braid. I ruined the experience for him and every one else. I kept laughing. After the ceremony I started to cry because I thought...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 28, 2009 | X-Country
July 26 8:54pm CST on I-20 Junction, TX… homeward bound Says Joanna: Wellllll the day was very interesting. First, we went to carlsbad cavern. They were very big and pretty. After that, we went to Sonic. It was the first time we went and it was pretty good. We are...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 25, 2009 | X-Country
July 25, 1:10 PM MST, US 285 @ Waller Ranch, 131 miles NW of Roswell, NM. At present, no alien lifeforms in sight. Says Kristin: We are on the home stretch of our trip of the ages. After planning for years, it’s hard to believe that there is really only a week...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 25, 2009 | Asides
Interesting little oddity I’ve found here while my family sleeps. The iPhone GPS thinks I’m in Tillamook, OR, when in fact I’m in Albuquerque, NM. Yes, I’m aware that Roswell isn’t all that far away. I’m chalking it up to some...
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 23, 2009 | X-Country
Route 89, 10 miles East of Page, AZ 1:40 MST. Says Colin: Today we went to Powell Dam. To me it looked like a mini Hoover Dam. We just left Zion National park, there we saw 2 Rattle snakes. We hiked to two emerald pools in one of the pools there were so many tadpoles....
by Jeffery Battersby | Jul 21, 2009 | X-Country
Arrived last evening at Zion National Park and within minutes of entering the gates we were completely awed and overwhelmed. The rock formations and the colors of those formations were so breathtaking it was difficult not to stop at every turnout and stare for an...
