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Postlude - November 12, 2024
Since this trip ran immediately into the Miles of Possibility trip, the mileage and fuel numbers I have include the five days of that trip. During the two trips I accumulated 7200 miles and burned 226 gallons of gas. That works out to about 31.9 MPG which is just a scoch under the 32.4 that the car's computer reported. I guess the Forester is broken in now. When I got home, I immediately took the three and a half month old car in for its second oil change with 13,000 miles on the odometer.

October 29, 2024 (day 28)
I finished Illinois and crossed all of Indiana to end up right back where I started Part 1 of this trip in August. The day was filled with big things in small towns and vice versa.

October 28, 2024 (day 27)
After exposing myself to some Lewis an Clark history, I moved from the land of Boone to the land of Lincoln.

October 27, 2024 (day 26)
I reached the end of one of the old trails of the National Old Trails Road and the beginning of another as a few memories were triggered.

October 26, 2024 (day 25)
Ladies both began and ended the day. One was quite solid while the other looked rather fragile.

October 25, 2024 (day 24)
I took a few more pictures in Council Grove, stopped at a battle field, went to Kansas City, and dined at a real drive-in.

October 24, 2024 (day 23)
I experienced bierock and being mooed for the first time, and saw the Madonna that first completed the set for me a second time. In between, I took a little Santa Fe Trail side trip.

October 23, 2024 (day 22)
Another night in a historic hotel but one that is in the Czech Capital of Kansas. Along the way, I found a windmill, wagon ruts, longhorn cattle, and a chapel with an Ohio connection.

October 22, 2024 (day 21)
After a night in a historic hotel, I stopped to visit a cousin before reaching another Madonna of the Trail monument.

October 21, 2024 (day 20)
I began the day at a favorite roadside attraction near Albuquerque then stopped by another Madonna and moved on north.

October 20, 2024 (day 19)
Another Madonna to start the day then a tasty stop in a town I'd never heard of and a nice drive through a field of dishes.

October 19, 2024 (day 18)
I managed to complete both of my hoped for side trips today although one turned out to be a little more interesting than anticipated.

October 18, 2024 (day 17)
Starting a day with hail and snow is almost never good and it certainly wasn't today. I made it to Holbrook but did not get in either of the side trips I had planned.

October 17, 2024 (day 16)
The day started with a cool meet-up in Kingman and ended with cool temperatures in Flagstaff. In between were Hackberry, Seligman, and Williams.

October 16, 2024 (day 15)
I eventually made it to Arizona after taking a commercial break and setting a new personal high for gas pricing.

October 15, 2024 (day 14)
After a pretty major delay near Keenbrook, CA, I stopped by a purveyor of gigantic lawn ornaments and a familiar museum and bottle tree ranch. The day ended in Barstow, CA.

October 14, 2024 (day 13)
Although I didn't really get too far, I did turn east toward home today.

October 13, 2024 (day 12)
No travel today. Jut time with my on and his family.

October 12, 2024 (day 11)
I did mostly drive-by shots as I wrapped up my PPOO drive and set off for San Diego to visit my son.

October 11, 2024 (day 10)
Arizona and Nevada didn't take long and road closures hastened me on my way to a familiar stop for the night in California.

October 10, 2024 (day 9)
The day ended in Arizona after cruising some open range, looking over some ancient art, and passing through a town where everyone is ready for Halloween.

October 9, 2024 (day 8)
I visited two ghost towns today but one was in a canyon that was more interesting than the town.

October 8, 2024 (day 7)
There was nothing particularly special on today's drive but there was plenty of stunning Colorado scenery.

October 7, 2024 (day 6)
I crossed into Colorado and drove what is possibly the ultimate dead-end road.

October 6, 2024 (day 5)
Three old theaters, two old gas stations, and one easel. Oh, and a bulldozer, too.

October 5, 2024 (day 4)
I entered Kansas twice today. Once to have breakfast with a friend and once to cross the Jefferson Highway, revisit a well known cemetery, and drive some unpaved roadway.

October 4, 2024 (day 3)
Hannibal, Missouri, was the day's centerpiece with some sections of old roadway both before and after.

October 3, 2024 (day 2)
Losing a memory card means the only photo I have of the day's travel is one from my phone.

October 2, 2024 (day 1)
I returned to the scene of the tire blowout that ended part one of this trip, and made it somewhat beyond where that drive was supposed to end. Is three hamburger joints a day excessive?

Prelude - September 30, 2024
When I first decided to split crossing the country on the National Old Trails Roads and Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Highway, I anticipated just adding to the online journal for the first part when I continued the trip later. However, with some time to think about it, I have decided that starting a separate journal for part two would be more consistent with how things have been done in the past. I will include a link on the last day of part one that connects to the first day of part two and vice versa for the first day of part two. Otherwise, the trips will appear as separate outings on this site although this same continent wide locator map is used for both.

For anyone interested in the thinking behind these trips and their scheduling, I suggest reading the preludes to part one.

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