Some time last year, Grandpa conceived of a creative way to travel to the 2008 Monroe Reunion. Buy a motorhome and visit all places significant on his way out to the Olympic peninsula. He probably calculated the average wait time at airport security and figured that a cross-country trip would be a better use of his time.
Only two other family members match the main criteria for this endeavor (lack of sense and employment): me and Mom. Alas, three generations (one Old Fogey, one Wahoo, and one Whipper Snapper) of Monroes/Sadtlers will be traveling across the country en route to Fort Worden State Park. If I get my hands on a wireless card between then and now, we will blog on a regular basis. If not, we will drop in from time to time with pics and updates whenever we approach civilization.
The trip begins on July 3rd.
The Official Home of the Unofficial Monroe Family Motorhome Trip. Unofficial since there are only three of us.
Pic of the Day
Earl, you travelled 8000 miles, across the country and back! How do you feel!?
Fun Facts
- When you buy more than 3 gallons of gas at the Mustang Gas Station in Many Farms, AZ, they will give you one package of Keebler "Club & Cheddar" Crackers. So technically, they owe us 20 packages of crackers.
- The population of Mexican Hat, UT is 40 or 42. Question: Who’s missing or hasn’t shown up yet?
- Upon entering California, you must first submit to a vehicle inspection by the Dept of Agriculture. Since we're from the east coast, they accused us of harboring gypsy moths. Snobs.
- In Klamath River, OR it is illegal to "walk down a sidewalk and knock a snake's head off with your cane." It's about time!
- In Seattle, you may not carry a concealed weapon that is over 6 feet in length. Think about that for a minute...
- The population of Chewelah, WA has declined since 1912. Once 2500 inhabitants has dwindled to under 1800. During our day and a half there, we met 13 residents, that is .75% of the population.
- According to Montana State Fish, Wildlife, & Parks, after killing a bear, one must “present for inspection the complete bear hide with proof of sex remaining naturally attached.”
- According to the police blotter in the July 14 issue of the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, “an injured duck with a fish hook in its lower jaw was reported at Bozeman Ponds.”
- Regular gas in Montana is 85.5 octane, rather than 87. Not a soul in the Greater Bozeman area has any idea why. And yes, we asked.
- Earl and Barbara will depart Kensington on July 3rd. They will blaze through seven states before Ted joins them in Billings on July 13.
- The proposed itinerary covers approx. 8000 miles and 21 states!
