Finally touched California soil today! Photo Credit: Gypsy Journal. Click on the image to go to the blog. Winnemucca is such a small town that there really is nothing to do. The lady at the hotel’s reception almost seemed apologetic when she said, “All we have is a Wal-Mart” like that is something to brag …
Day 7: Salt Lake City, Utah – Winnemucca, Nevada
We had another slightly restless night last night but then we all slept in. By the time J woke us up it was 7:30 am, Mountain Time. After freshening up, we stepped downstairs to have our Hampton Inn complimentary breakfast, which was nothing to write about. Thankfully, all these hotels have oatmeal so I just …
Day 6: Rock Springs, WY – Salt Lake City, Utah
Our hotel in Rock Springs, ‘My Place’, was a bare bones brand new hotel that believed in reserving “frivolous” amenities like free breakfast in favor of kitchenettes in every room with which we were fine. We bought a loaf of bread at the local Wal-Mart and we had carried some leftover peanut butter and jam …
Day 5 – Casper, WY – Rock Springs, WY and Independence Trail
We had complimentary breakfast at the Hilton and it was a good spread that included made to order pancakes, omelettes, eggs, bacon, and sausages. Since J was very hungry, before I fed him anything else, I tried giving him some watermelon and pineapple and he actually took a few bites of both for the first …
Day 4 – Rapid City, SD – Casper, WY and Mt. Rushmore
I have never been to South Dakota or Wyoming. Even with work conferences taking me to different places, these two states (and a bunch of others) never seem to be on academic associations’ conferences places lists. I have to say, this summer road trip through these states have been eye opening in terms of the …
Day 3 – Sioux Falls, SD – Rapid City, SD And our first Airbnb
After a very restless night with J being up and awake quite a bit, we were able to sleep in a little and got to breakfast at 7:30 am. It’s amazing how our definition of “sleeping in” has changed since we had J. In our lives before J, sleeping in meant waking up around 10-10:30 …
Day 2 – Sparta, WI – Sioux Falls, SD
We left Sparta by 10:00 a.m. after a decent breakfast at the Best Western Trail Lodge. J ate his first bit of a waffle and did not like it. I liked that he did not like it. Despite liking pancakes, I am in no rush to introduce him to sweet breakfast foods like waffles with …
