Rambling 2008

2008 is our second full year of travels. After spending most of January in Austin, Texas we returned to Shreveport, Louisiana to see my dad with side trips to Baton Rouge and New Orleans. After the loop to Columbus, Ohio to see friends and doctors we decided to make another excursion out west to see the grandchildren in the Seattle, Washington area. Returning to Columbus, Ohio through the northern part of the country we then headed back to Shreveport to stay with dad for Christmas. Overall we had 41 days of travel slowing down a little from 2007 but not cutting the mileage by much.

January 24 Austin to Shreveport Louisiana
February 05 to Baton Rouge Louisiana
February 22 to New Orleans Louisiana
February 24 to Shreveport Louisiana
February 27 to Jackson Tennessee
February 28 to Florence Kentucky
February 28 to Columbus Ohio
March 16 to Elizabethtown Kentucky
March 17 to Stuttgart Arkansas
March 18 to Shreveport Louisiana
April 16 to Dallas Texas
April 17 to Sweetwater Texas
April 18 to Carlsbad New Mexico
April 19 to Las Cruces New Mexico
April 26 to Albuquerque New Mexico
May 11 to Cortez Colorado
May 12 to American Fork Utah
May 26 to Idaho Falls Idaho
May 27 to Missoula Montana
May 28 to Lewiston Idaho
June 11 to Yakima Washington
June 12 to Lynnwood Washington
June 27 Flight to Columbus Ohio return July 14
July 29 to Sandpoint Idaho
August 01 to Kalispell Montana
August 02 to Shelby Montana
August 04 to Malta Montana
August 05 Fort Peck Montana
August 12 to Williston North Dakota
August 18 to Minot North Dakota
August 19 to Turkey River North Dakota
August 27 to Grand Forks North Dakota
September 03 to Fargo North Dakota
September 10 to Minneapolis Minnesota
September 15 to Cedar Rapids Iowa
September 22 to Davenport Iowa
October 01 to Bloomington-Normal Illinois
October 04 to New Castle Indiana
October 05 to Columbus Ohio
November 24 to Louisville Kentucky
November 25 to Memphis Tennessee
November 26 to Shreveport Louisiana

Again for the curious this totals up to 9389 miles between motels and campgrounds with local travel about doubling the total mileage on the truck. It also passes through at least part of 17 states still focused on that Shreveport, Louisiana and Columbus, Ohio axis with the big loop to Seattle, Washington. The picture taking also slowed a little and I had under 2500 photographs to wade through so you can see the states, cities, and special attractions we enjoyed.

This link to the 2008 Travel Map will take you to an extremely detailed view in Google Maps that is fully interactive and can be zoomed in to see the exact routes if you'll be patient while it loads.