Heather TanguayAug 18, 20193 minAug 5: Oh What a Beautiful Day!Because I spend all Sunday afternoon at Laura Ingalls Wilder's home, I arrive at my hotel later in the evening and get a slow start on...
Heather TanguayAug 18, 20192 minAug 7 (2): Deja Vu (More Dropped Stuff)Entering the Lincoln Home Historical Site (National Parks), I notice several 3 x 5 index cards on the sidewalk near a dark green National...
Heather TanguayAug 16, 20193 minAug. 9-13 French Lick, IndianaFriday, Aug. 9 - I arrive at my parents' house in Louisville at 4 am, having gone to French Lick, Indiana the evening before. French Lick...
Heather TanguayAug 14, 20191 minAug 7 (1): Tin Chickens parading into Springfield, IllinoisAug 7: Speeding to Springfield at a whirlwind 45 mph, I u-turn at Garden Iron and More. Who could pass this cavalcade of metal roosters?...
Heather TanguayAug 11, 20193 minAug 6 - 7: Wyatt Earp and Clayville CuriosityAug 6: I decide to take a detour. I think I have a few extra days to visit friends in Davenport, Iowa. Instead of going mostly east and...
Heather TanguayAug 5, 20194 minJuly 20 (1) Queen in Kingman BACKTRACKS: During my first week on the road, I had trouble connecting to strong enough WiFi to compose and post my daily notes. For the...
Heather TanguayAug 5, 20193 minAug 4: Going Home with Laura Ingalls WilderSaturday, I attempt to follow the biking directions from Springfield MO to St. Louis but cannot because the route is an actual bike bath...
Heather TanguayAug 3, 20194 minJuly 19 (4) Willow Beach -Maiden VoyagesBACKTRACKS: During my first week on the road, I had trouble connecting to strong enough WiFi to compose and post my daily notes. For the...
Heather TanguayAug 3, 20192 minJuly 19 (3) Willow Beach - SwimmingBACKTRACKS: During my first week on the road, I had trouble connecting to strong enough WiFi to compose and post my daily notes. For the...
Heather TanguayAug 3, 20191 minJuly 19 (5) Willow Beach - WildlifeBACKTRACKS: During my first week on the road, I had trouble connecting to strong enough WiFi to compose and post my daily notes. For the...
Heather TanguayAug 2, 20192 min7/31 Wednesday - Finding Tom and Jerry Driving along Route 40 into El Reno, the road looks completely different than 25 years ago. Instead of a desolate stretch bordered by...
Heather TanguayAug 1, 20193 min7/29 (Monday): City people, walkingMonday morning, I leave the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari, New Mexico, fully charged, both the car and me. I drive the "frontage" road...
Heather TanguayJul 29, 20193 minSunday 7/28 -Dinosaurs, Blue Swallows and Windmills - Tucumcari, NMTucumcari
Heather TanguayJul 28, 20194 min7/23 - Dropped StuffAt Mrsfroggyslongdrive.info, thepage Dropped Stuff is nested under the EXCITING! tab above. However, the page at this moment is blank. ...
Heather TanguayJul 27, 20194 minJuly 22-26: Another quick update for those who are more tired of waiting for me to get up to date. July 22 - I leave Williams at dawn to drive to the Grand Canyon and start the hike down into the canyon on the South Kaibab trail at 7:30...
Heather TanguayJul 24, 20192 minJuly 19 (2) - Boulder CityComing out of Hoover Dam, the car temp gage reads 108 and the car says it has 30 miles of charge left. My spreadsheet says my next stop,...
Heather TanguayJul 22, 20191 minJuly 19-21: A quick update for those who are tired of waiting for me to get up to date. Day 3 was Hoover Dam - Boulder City - Willow Beach where I got swim in the Colorado River below Hoover Dam and I met a bunch of really...
Heather TanguayJul 22, 20191 minJuly 19 (1) - Leaving Las VegasActually, I skip LV. I have seen the neon of two casinos. I have lived. Also, it saves me half a day and a hop (50 miles shaved off.)...
Heather TanguayJul 22, 20192 minJuly 18 (3) - All in, in Primm, NevadaAfter Baker, I continue to drive on Highway 15 up a long , long hill. The numbers on the dash drop rapidly again, although I am...
Heather TanguayJul 21, 20191 minJuly 18 (2) Saved! (World's Largest Thermometer)You don't have to have an oven to be a baker in Baker in July. The wind will suffice. Going into Baker, the dash says the temperature is...
