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(DIR) Post #AWlSS5ASqpygVQNKwS by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-16T23:40:12Z
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I'm a few days into my epic coast-to-coast road trip and finally settled down from days of hard driving so I figured I should post the first in a series of trip updates.On the first day we drove the bulk of the day and stopped at Salt Lake City. We found a nice inexpensive campsite near a reservoir with a lovely mountain view. The next day we found a similar free campsite near a reservoir outside of Lincoln Nebraska.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AWlT7DVuj4IiGO1TP6 by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-16T23:47:37Z
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The next day we drove to Hannibal, Missouri and checked out the boyhood home of Mark Twain and explored the cave that inspired Tom Sawyer. In the evening we went on a riverboat dinner cruise down the Mississippi river and got caught in a lovely rainstorm that ended in a nice sunset.After that we drove to Indiana and spent the day catching up with some family. Then today, we drove to Lansing, Michigan and set camp next to a lake. Tomorrow we start the less hectic parts of our trip.#roadtrip
(DIR) Post #AWpO2TW256pJJ1pzFI by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-18T21:09:36Z
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Next stop is Niagara Falls, Ontario. We arrived yesterday afternoon and spent the evening walking along the falls. The volume and power of the water, and of course the natural beauty, are absolutely incredible.We decided we didn't get a close enough look, so today we took a cruise right up to the bottom of the falls. We didn't get wet enough, so next was a water park. Father's Day dinner will be spent at a revolving restaurant overlooking the whole area.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AWpO8WY7iOJkS6hS4G by jorge@hachyderm.io
2023-06-18T21:10:40Z
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@kyle Ya'll are moving _quick_!
(DIR) Post #AWpSCBob97Wd7ZPQUC by lns@fosstodon.org
2023-06-18T21:56:09Z
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@kyle Great pics, and happy Father's Day!
(DIR) Post #AWrWs6Y1uMMB52oz9k by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-19T21:57:59Z
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Today we stopped in Lenox, Massachusetts for some literary tours. First we visited Hermann Melville's home and then toured The Mount: Edith Wharton's manor. We are spending the night in a campground in a nearby forest before heading to Maine tomorrow.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AWte6pNF8A8M9gfBo0 by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-20T22:28:30Z
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Hello Portland, Maine, with a special shout-out to the Atlantic Ocean! We have officially gone coast-to-coast on this road trip with plenty of trip ahead. #roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AWtmGs8WVtprFi4xIu by rbrown@social.librem.one
2023-06-20T23:59:57Z
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@kyle man you are putting in miles!! We leave in a couple of days for a month long road and camping trip too :)
(DIR) Post #AWuoPkeO6sWhhvIxua by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-21T11:58:41Z
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@rbrown Yeah now that we are on the east coast we are starting to slow down. We'll be in this area for a number of days before moving on.Hope you have a safe trip yourself!
(DIR) Post #AWvmeGS2etQ2QEEGw4 by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-21T23:13:36Z
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Today we are camping in Acadia National Forest and we took a hike along the coast above Sand Beach. Beautiful views of the water, but we didn't see much wildlife.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AWyz3TpRq9HS4jqakS by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-23T12:16:45Z
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Yesterday we spent the day in Bar Harbor (BAH Hah-BAH) first doing laundry, then visiting a combination of cute artisan craft shops and boutiques, and standard tourist shops. It is a very cute seaside town that's worth a visit.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AX1nRV00WZzmgBLvv6 by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-24T20:50:46Z
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Bar Harbor marked the northernmost part of our trip. Yesterday we started south and visited Rockland and Camden, where we visited the Farnsworth art museum and saw some great examples of Andrew Wyeth and Hopper. We also saw the lighthouse museum and visited the Owl's Head lighthouse. This was our last day in Maine.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AX30Jos2FhbQYTFhTs by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-25T10:49:46Z
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We are on our way to DC and yesterday we stopped in Hartford, Connecticut to visit Mark Twain's house. It was very interesting comparing his humble childhood beginning in Hannibal, MO to this mansion. Today: DC!#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AX8FcBbvOluJSRPGls by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-27T23:34:43Z
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This is our last day in DC and we had a great time while braving heat and humidity we aren't used to in California. We saw a lot of the standard sites but as our son studied US history in school this year, everything we saw had an additional significance. A few highlights include the Spy museum, dinosaurs in the Natural History museum, a personal fire truck tour, the Lincoln memorial, and seeing a surprisingly good play in Ford's Theater.
(DIR) Post #AX8IARegS4EUyOA1Jo by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-28T00:03:19Z
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I want to give a special shout-out to the DC firefighter who saw us peeking through the window of the firehouse at their shiny trucks, and opened the front door as we were walking away to invite us in for a personal tour of their ladder truck and fire engine. Right as we were leaving they got a call and the engine we had just been looking at drove past us as we were walking down the street!
(DIR) Post #AX8PtSEJrQlnSxEoym by jqheywood@mastodon.social
2023-06-28T01:29:51Z
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@kyle It's a good city.
(DIR) Post #AXBIX0mv5m3zmSeZXs by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-29T10:51:31Z
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Yesterday we visited Nickelback Mansion near Charlottesville, Virginia (the locals call it Monticello). My wife and I had visited some years ago and I thought along with the historical value, my son would appreciate seeing Jefferson's designs and inventions.Then we toured the Edgar Allen Poe museum in Richmond, Virginia. The exhibit was somewhat small but had original artifacts and did a good job walking you through his short life.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AXBadZ1uUdy4tMwHXE by hehemrin@social.librem.one
2023-06-29T14:14:27Z
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@kyle - I still have to start my reading of Edgar Allen Poe. - I started at the end - I have visited his tombstone in Baltimore.
(DIR) Post #AXC8qcqszTiIx7BMxc by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-29T20:37:45Z
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@hehemrin The Tell-Tale Heart and The Masque of the Red Death are great places to start!
(DIR) Post #AXCUAH2TtlUW86ofR2 by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-06-30T00:36:36Z
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Today we visited Colonial Williamsburg and saw all sorts of interesting exhibitions of traditional crafts in a truly historic town. As you might expect, I got the most out of the weaving exhibition.Here I am getting some tips about using a temple from one of the apprentice weavers.#roadtrip #vanlife #weaving
(DIR) Post #AXCX9QpIK89s3cwEhk by wobin@aus.social
2023-06-30T01:09:59Z
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@kyle I'm reminded when I went to Central America and one of the villages we visited demonstrated how they dyed/spun/wove their fabric. And I totally did not appreciate the work because it was before I started in the fibre crafts. And now I'm sad I didn't learn more from them
(DIR) Post #AXHg7lDzNo5c7WZBz6 by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-02T12:44:09Z
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We spent the last two days in Savannah, Georgia, where we visited family, saw alligators in the wild, and walked through the lovely parks throughout downtown while eating famous Tutti Fruitti ice cream. It was a bit hot and humid but we survived.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AXHhKlehC0OvAupBC4 by dyn@infosec.exchange
2023-07-02T12:57:41Z
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@kyle seems like it was an epic trip!
(DIR) Post #AXMTyCIncvlvXpI1a4 by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-04T20:21:31Z
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After Savannah we began the last leg of our trip. Every place from this point on brings us closer to home. We began with camping two days in The Great Smoky Mountains and stopped in Asheville for lunch along the way. We also checked out the Folk Art Museum where I got some weaving inspiration including a beautiful and giant coverlet that might inspire one I will do at home at some point.#roadtrip #vanlife #weaving
(DIR) Post #AXMUrRi42m3ZG0S3yC by flab@freesoftwareextremist.com
2023-07-04T20:31:29.060479Z
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@kyle Asheville is a delightfully weird town.
(DIR) Post #AXMVFlBFItpeauh9BA by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-04T20:35:55Z
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@flab We love it there and wished we could have spent a bit more time this time around.
(DIR) Post #AXNs6FaPtOaa6YrYNk by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-05T12:26:36Z
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When we were first planning this trip, we realized that we would be spending Independence Day on the road... somewhere. We looked at the map to see where we could drive to get a good fireworks show and ultimately decided on Nashville.So yesterday we spent the day in Nashville, including a trip to the Johnny Cash museum and stayed up late for a fireworks display over downtown Nashville that beats anything I've ever seen in California.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AXNu0Vo4sA3wa9dzc0 by apgarcia@fosstodon.org
2023-07-05T12:47:58Z
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@kyle Tennessee would also be a good choice if you wanted to shoot off some of your own. I remember seeing some huge fireworks shops along the highway in that state...
(DIR) Post #AXNz9rYPswLgPKb488 by dyn@infosec.exchange
2023-07-05T13:45:40Z
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@kyle Cool! how was the Johnny Cash museum?
(DIR) Post #AXO1Qu2u4eGcy06sca by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-05T14:11:11Z
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@dyn I thought it was well done and full of artifacts, but kind of a small space for all of it.
(DIR) Post #AXOwZG5XhOIv2CT9Sy by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-06T00:51:22Z
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Day one of three hard driving days complete. Today we left Nashville in the morning and arrived this evening in Clinton, OK. We will repeat this pace for two more days until we arrive home.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AXSA5zebJ6rTn81gTw by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-07T14:07:05Z
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Yesterday was day two of three hard driving days home. We started in Oklahoma and drove through Texas, New Mexico and half of Arizona before stopping in Flagstaff for the night. Today we drive home!#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AXTLDXg0VGntzYRiMK by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-08T03:46:25Z
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We are home! We drove from Flagstaff, Arizona through the other half of Arizona, and up half of California. We managed somehow to avoid most of the Bay Area rush hour traffic. What an amazing trip. I will follow up tomorrow with some stats. For now, after 12 hours of driving, I'm going to relax for the rest of the evening.#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AXTLlVekWN97ZW3Rmi by Wildbill@mastodon.social
2023-07-08T03:52:32Z
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@kyle Glad to hear you're back! Thanks for the pics and stories, been great following along with ya. :)
(DIR) Post #AXTTSRsJ9fy5yXooGO by f1337@hachyderm.io
2023-07-08T05:18:42Z
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@kyle I love the northern Arizona landscape. Flagstaff, Sedona, and Jerome in particular. Prescott has some great views too.
(DIR) Post #AXUYYrSXdiMBzTbTyy by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-08T17:50:38Z
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To close out this thread, here are some stats about the trip:Miles traveled: 8,852States/Provinces visited: 29 (CA, NV, UT, WY, NB, MO, IL, IN, MI, ON, NY, MA, NH, ME, CT, NJ, PA, DE, MD, VA, NC, SC, GA, TN, AR, OK, TX, NM, AZ)New states visited: 4 (ME, NH, CT, DE)Days on the road: 26Average fuel economy: ~14 miles per gallonCheapest gasoline: $2.89/gallon (throughout the South)Average gasoline: ~$3.49/gallon#roadtrip #vanlife
(DIR) Post #AXUavhEq0UpgrLD5Zg by petrisch@social.librem.one
2023-07-08T18:17:12Z
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@kyle does that make 32liters/100km? What car is that? :-)Quite a tripp btw
(DIR) Post #AXUbEf1iSD5xVC7DOK by kyle@mastodon.kylerank.in
2023-07-08T18:20:37Z
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@petrisch This is in a 1997 Roadtrek 170 Popular RV/camper van, so the fuel economy is pretty reasonable given the weight of the vehicle.