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Austin, back in Texas

Gone to look for America Posted on October 21, 2023 by mevOctober 21, 2023

Three days of train travel and I am back in Austin. The first two days were from Seattle to Chicago. I had reserved a sleeper. This gives a private compartment with seats during the day. At night the seats fold … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas | Tagged Amtrak

Urbana, back in the saddle again

Gone to look for America Posted on June 26, 2023 by mevJune 26, 2023

After a short intermission, I am back in Urbana/Champaign again. I have dropped off my rental car and found a hotel. Plan is to head westward direction Springfield tomorrow morning. It was nice to get a short break and come … Continue reading →

Posted in Illinois, Texas

Amtrak

Gone to look for America Posted on April 26, 2023 by mevApril 26, 2023

A shout out to my father who celebrates his birthday on the day I departed Austin. The photo below was taken in Ontario in 1997 when I was cycling across Canada. My parents came up from Vermont and joined me … Continue reading →

Posted in Texas, WashingtonDC | Tagged Amtrak

Moving and storage

Gone to look for America Posted on April 24, 2023 by mevApril 24, 2023

The last time my townhouse was this empty (and this clean :)), was at the very end of 2017 when I returned from my last big trip. The cleaning crew spent five hours and did a good job. I also … Continue reading →

Posted in planning, Texas | Tagged Austin

Blog is live

Gone to look for America Posted on April 18, 2023 by mevApril 19, 2023

This blog is now live. I set up the web site a while ago and slowly added other pieces and content. However, I also kept it hidden so that it wouldn’t inadvertently show up on a Google search, particularly before … Continue reading →

Posted in planning, Texas

Gone to look for America

Gone to look for America Posted on September 20, 2020 by mevSeptember 20, 2020

Right now this is a site for dreaming and scheming of a possible future trip. Any likely trip is still multiple years in the future, so more of a placeholder for now.

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