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DAY SIXTEEN – SACRAMENTO, CA TO SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Last night we stayed at a Comfort Inn right outside Sacramento, across the street from the hospital in an area actually called Medi Park. What I’ve come to learn is that if you’re going to travel through real towns, you can’t always be a Hilton person… even though I absolutely am. Sometimes you have to…
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DAY FOURTEEN – ELY, NV TO LAKE TAHOE, NV
Last night we stayed in The Hotel Nevada in Ely The Hotel Nevada opened on July 7, 1929, built at a cost of $400,000, and for a brief moment it was the tallest building in the entire state — six stories high, towering over a mining town in the middle of the Great Basin. It…
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DAY NINE – OMAHA, NE TO NORTH PLATTE, NE
In Omaha we checked into the Magnolia Hotel, which turned out to be one of those places with way more history than you expect when you’re just dragging your bags in after a long day on the road. The building started life in 1923 as the Aquila Court Building, designed by Holabird & Roche —…
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DAY SEVEN – LOWDEN, IA TO OMAHA, NE
Once again, a little bit too late for my liking, but we pulled into the historic Lincoln Hotel in Lowden, Iowa around 8:30 last night. The caretaker, Anita, had been texting me all day and had already gone home, leaving the key under the mat for us. So we’re walking up to the front door,…
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DAY FIVE – FORT WAYNE, IN TO JOLIET, IL
Last night was spent at The Bradley designed by Barbara Bradley Baekgaard … pause and think of where you know that name from … co-founder of Vera Bradley. The Bradley feels like someone took Midwestern charm, shook off the dust, and gave it a modern glow‑up. It’s right in the middle of downtown, and the…
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DAY FOUR – HANOVERTON, OH TO FORT WAYNE, IN
Last night was spent at the restored Spread Eagle Tavern… built in 1837 and brought back to life in 1990. It’s a fine‑dining restaurant and bed‑and‑breakfast now, with period‑authentic rooms, a dozen fireplaces, and all the classic Federal‑style details… symmetry, hand‑carved mantels, even a stone eagle watching over the entry. It’s also believed to have…
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DAY THREE – MANN’S CHOICE, PA TO HANOVERTON, OH
Last night’s stay at the Lincoln Motor Court could not have been better… with the exception of Hunter’s snoring. I’d read an article months ago, back when this trip was just a spark, about the last remaining motor court on the Lincoln Highway, and I knew immediately that I wanted to stay at this place,…
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Reflections
That was some trip Mileage, Mayhem & Laundry At 134 miles more than Route 66, Hunter and I completed 2,412 miles on this trip. That’s a lot of road. And now, there’s just so much laundry. Everywhere I look is laundry. And I know I must reorganize the closet. Like seriously, I need a whole…
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Ultimate Pacific Coast Highway Itinerary: Seattle to San Diego
Now that we are home, here is the itinerary that I based everything on…just because it is o this list, doesn’t mean we did it, and we did a ton of stuff that wasn’t on here aat all. Pacific Coast Highway 1,675 miles long from Olympia, WA to San Diego, CA. Pre-Trip Day Friday, August…
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15 Day Road Trip from Seattle to San Diego: Pacific Coast Highway Adventure
This trip began germinating when I began working at Dime. Thanks to a 1950s banking regulation, I am forced to take ten business days in a row of vacation. With ten days plus weekends, Hunter and I can do some serious exploring. My first thought was to drive The Lincoln Highway, but the more I…
