Hello all!
Welcome to our very special road trip blog. at 2:42pm today as were were heading out of Milwaukee we decided that not only should we keep a travel journal recording where we're going and all of our other weirdness, but we should put it online so that we can share it with everyone!
We started our trip officially at 3:01pm when we got on the highway in Milwaukee. Our first offical road trip song was "Life is a Highway" by Rascal Flatts. So far we have been "welcomed" by Illinois, Iowa, and Nebraska. Overall today was prety boring, driving by flat, green fields...followed by more flat, green fields...once in a while there was a brown field but that was about it. Never go to Iowa, it's really, really boring. Right now we are sitting in our hotel room in Omaha Nebraska.
Questions to ponder:
"Who decided how and where to put up all the powerlines?"
"What are the historic Amana colonies"
"Why would you name a school Scatter Good Friends School?"
"Why do most trucks have license plates from two different states?"
"What the hell is Auld Lang Syne"
"What do the Spanish words in the Macarena mean?"
Quote of the day:
"The vision must be followed by the venture. It is not enough to stare up the steps - we must step up the stairs" Vance Hevner
Starting tomorrow watch for our "fun Morman fact of the day" courtesy of Professor Holman.
License plate count thus far:
Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Oklahoma, Ohio, Indiana, Conneticut, Oregon, New Jersey, Texas, Nebraska, Kansas, South Dakota, and either New Mexico, Arizona, or Wyoming, we're not really sure, it was raining and we couldn't see well. Also we have seen Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.
By the way, anyone know for sure how many provinces are in Canada?
So long for now!
Kathryn and Katie
Monday, May 14, 2007
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Katie & Kathryn's Roadmix (the playlist we've made for our trip...any suggestions for additions?)
- Ain't Nothin Like - Brad Paisley
- Born to Fly - Sara Evans
- Corn in a Box - Kate Campbell
- Everything I Own - Bread
- Happy Girl - Martina McBride
- I'm Gonna Be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers
- If You're Gonna Play in Texas - Alabama
- Last Dollar (Fly Away) - Tim McGraw
- Life is a Highway - Rascal Flatts
- Little Boxes - Pete Seeger
- Macarena - Los Del Rio
- Nothin' Bout Love Makes Sense - LeAnn Rimes
- On the Road Again - Willie Nelson
- Paradise - Bodeans
- Rocky Mountain High - John Denver
- The Cheap Seats - Alabama
- The Road and the Radio - Kenny Chesney
- This Land is Your Land - Peter, Paul & Mary
- Tubthumping - Chumbawumba
- Twang on a Wire - Kate Campbell
- Wide Open Spaces - Dixie Chicks
Weird Town Names We've Seen
- Home on the Range, ND
- Beach, ND
- Alice, ND
- Phosphate, MT
- Paradise, MT
- Opportunity, MT
- Anaconda, MT
- Rocker, MT
- Salmon le Sac, WA
- Cle Elum, WA
- Ritzville, WA
- George, WA
- Opportunity, WA
- Scio, Oregon
- Drain, Oregon
- Glide, Oregon
- Honeydew, California
- Strawberry, California
- Secret Town, California
- Truckee, California
- Welcome, Nevada
- Ola, Nevada
- Stone House, Nevada
- Price, Utah
- American Fork, Utah
- Spanish Fork, Utah
- Brian Head, Utah
- Tuba City, Arizona
- The Gap, Arizona
- Two Guns, Arizona
- Defiance, New Mexico
- Wooton, Colorado
- Friend, Nebraska
- Wahoo, Nebraska
- What Cheer, Iowa
License Plates We've Seen
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Alberta, Canada
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- British Columbia, Canada
- California
- Colorada
- Connecticut
- Costa Rica - How does that work?!?!
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Manitoba, Canada
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mexico
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario, Canada
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Quebec, Canada
- Rhode Island
- Sasachewan
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennesee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Yukon Territory, Canada
3 comments:
Well Girls, you are having quite the adventure! I must say that I like your reflection, but it is lacking the so and now what parts! Anyway, I am here to answer some of your questions!
1. The historic Amana Colonies are where the Amish settled. I have been there, so this I know for sure!
2. The trucks go to various states to pick up and switch trailers, which causes them to have mismatched license plates!
3. Hello! Auld Lang Syne is the New Year's song...I'm guessing you knew that...it means Old Long Ago!
4. I am going to learn the words to the Macarena and then I will translate them for you!
Miss you two like crazy!!! Have Fun!
One more thing...Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories!! I am procrastinating if you cannot tell!
On a technical note...it is a common misconception that the Amana colonies are where the Amish settled. Often confused since the two groups had somewhat similar lifestyles. The Amana colonies were somewhat like a commune at their time, quite an interesting concept in today's live-for-yourself society. Which is part of the reason it died out.
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