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September 29: Sleepy Hallow New York , Tapan Zee Bridge.
October 1: Maine Visited a dear friend and enjoy a trip to the lake!
October 2: More of New England and Hyde Park in New York
October 4: Letchworth State Park in New York the "Grand Canyon for the East"
October 7: Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota - Driving fast so I had to skip a lot but it was a nice drive
October 9: South Dakota, Black Hills, Wyoming Dead presidents, Alien Ships rest areas and SNOW!
October 10,12 and 13: Yellowstone! , Yellowstone, and one more Yellowstone
October 14: Arches National Park in Utah - Beauty beyond compare
October 16: Portland to Portland! From Portland Maine to Portland Oregon in one piece! mostly.
October 19: Oregon, Crater Lake and I learned about "trail magic"
October 21: Lava Fields, Redwoods and made into California
October 24: Glass Beach California, Coastal California, Sustainable Farming in California
October 26: Virginia City, Ghost towns, and Lake Tahoe!
October 30: Yosemite National Park
November 1: Dia de Los Muertos in Puerto Vallarta Mexico
November 8: Looking for Dory at Monterrey Bay
November 19: Big Sur and Death Valley
November 23: Hoover Dam and Lake Mead
November 24: Zion National Park
November 26: Santa Fe, New Mexico
December 1: Savannah Georgia and a little bit of New Orleans
December 4: Virginia Beach area

My first two posts, where I share why I am doing this:

When Life Gives you Lemons...

How an idea grew into a wonderful experience

These are the posts regarding all the prep work:

From August: https://chinitaswanderlist.blogspot.com/2018/08/

From September: https://chinitaswanderlist.blogspot.com/2018/09/

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Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions - Dalai Lama

Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota! Another "never been here" before state. After NY I headed to Ohio. A friend from my group fo motorcycle driver awesome women friend found me a safe spot to park in Cleveland. I spent some time in lake Erie - took a nice little walk and then I headed to Illinois. OHH yes - I found Historic Rt 20!! I kept on it all th way through Michigan but it is taking way too long so I am going to cheat and jump on the highways from here to Yellowstone . . A friend from church procured for me a safe spot to park overnight in Chicago!! It was raining and I felt like I would need a kayak before the night was over. Now have an uncle Jim! :) While driving through Wisconsin I stumbled into the "Cheese box" .... Bought some cheese to bring to my host's but half it was "gone" by the time I made it into Minnesota. It evaporated ... that ...

Virginia Beach- Being a tourist in your own backyard

Visiting my own back yard! I am also going to try to visit Shenandoah to complete the loop. Visited a friend in Virginia Beach and she was kind to drive me around and making sure I visited Mount Trashmore to complete my experience.

Small Steps.. Moving Forward... Relentlessly Reaching Out for your Goals

Every day I try to take little steps towards prepping me for the road trip. Small completed tasks become completed projects. The belongings are packed and in storage bins. I am happy to report that most of the clutter was donated, re gifted, etc. There will be more decluttering when I come back in January. The more "stuff" I hold on to, the more anchored I feel. Less stuff less worry! On the prepping front, I have now invested in "Reflectix" material to create heat reflectors for the car windows and privacy during nap times. I used liquid fabric glue and fabric from the $ Store and created these!! My home economics teacher must be spinning in her grave - I didn't use any measuring tools or templates... just eyeballs and a sharpy. In the food supply area, I am going to "try" on keeping it "low carb". I found out that Costco has a sale on "premier protein" shakes - so I am hoardi...

John Muir, Ansel Adams, and Chinita Chapina

"But no temple made with hands can compare with Yosemite. Every rock in its wall seems to glow with life.” -- John Muir “... we must realize that nature is revealed in the simplest meadow, wood lot, marsh, stream, or tidepool, as well as in the remote grandeur of our parks and wilderness areas.” -- Ansel Adams I am adding my name to the long list of Yosemite Lovers!

Looking for Dory at Monterey Bay

Always wanted to go to Monterey Bay - then I saw Finding Dory and I wanted it even more!! But once I made it to the aquarium and found out it was $50.00 US!! I sort of had a change of heart and learned how to live with disappointment and 50bucks still in my wallet ;) Here are some images from Monterey Bay and some sunset ones at Carmel by the Sea:

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