Category: LA to Chicago
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LA to Chicago: Day 5
Finally! The last leg of the trip. We woke up tired, but ready to make the journey home. Home home. Our home.
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LA to Chicago: Day 4
Oklahoma City to Fairview Heights, IL I should mention that I have driven across the country a few times in the past. In fact, I’ve driven the exact reverse trip from the West Chicago suburbs to Phoenix twice — once in 1980 and again in 1995. Then there was NYC to L.A. in late 2000…
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LA to Chicago: Day 3
Albequerque to Oklahoma City After the early morning charge, I went back to the hotel and picked up some free breakfast (gotta love the Fairfield Inn). Despite the free breakfasts along the way, we still find ourselves stopping at Starbucks to grab some good coffee. The landscape throughout Arizona and New Mexico is beautiful. I’ve…
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LA to Chicago: Day 3, Morning
It’s 6:00 AM and I’m sitting in a mall parking lot. I didn’t intend to get up this early, and I’m not shopping for shoes. I’m charging Betty.
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LA to Chicago: Day 2
Chandler, AZ to Albequerque, NM I realized that my previous Day 1 post was a little on the bland side. I’m exhausted. Jumping on the laptop to tap out a post after driving all day isn’t the first thing I want to do, but I’d really like to post this stuff in real time and…
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LA to Chicago: Day 1
This is a chronicle of the journey my 16-year old son and I are taking from LA to Chicago. We’ve just moved to the West Suburbs and the last step is to drive our car there.
