Life Out There
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV! Focused on exploring America...one small town at a time. I wonder what the next town will teach us? Podcast written and recorded by Dougie, Billie, and Craig Logo's designed and owned by Dougie, Billie, and Craig. Episode content provided by Bing Copilot. Read by Dougie, Billie and Craig. lifeoutthere.substack.com
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Our next set of discoveries would come a few hundred miles up the road from Platte City… in a place called Hays, Kansas.
Once again, we found ourselves driving into an endless horizon. This one belonged to the Kansas prairie. The scenery around us in constant change — fall… to winter… then back again — but somehow, the faint scent of harvest still lingered in the air.
We pushed west, leaving behind Platte City, Missouri. The landscap...
The drive into Platte City from St. Joseph is a slow one... a short one... just 30 miles or so. The rolling hills of northwest Missouri stretched out in front of us, the landscape framed by tall trees and farmland. It’s late fall, or maybe early winter, depending on how you want to look at it. The temperature fluctuates from one day to the next, and the golden hues of autumn are barely holding on. The occasional gust of wind sends ...
A twist of fate landed us in a quaint Nebraska village named Western. It’s small-town America at its finest. We pulled into town with the singular objective of finding a spot to plug in so we could ride out an incoming cold front that threatened to bring a few inches of snow with it. Little did I know we would not leave Western for nearly 2 months!
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Made the 98 miles drive from Craig Missouri to Lincoln Nebraska in good time. We found a subdued Lincoln... the pandemic takes a much larger toll on larger cities than it has in the small towns we've spent the last several months in.
We spent 3 days in Lincoln... working and learning about this part of Nebraska and beyond.
A typical midwestern cold snap chased us out of Lincoln a little ahead of schedule... and on with the adven...
Our last night in Honey Creek saw Thunder storms moving in. And one of those late night light shows that make you wanna just watch. Things seemed to be clearing up as we headed out the following day.
Our zig-zagging around the heartland would take a turn south when I spotted a sign stating that we were some 60 miles from... and yep....another…Craig.
This one in Missouri, some 60 miles from the Iowa border and 90 miles north of Kansas...
In true Vacilando fashion… todays drive would involve some backtracking. Around 40 miles from Tekamah Nebraska...across that Missouri River and back into Iowa.
The road twisted through the Loess Hills of Iowa, a landscape so unique it exists in only a few places on Earth.
I couldn't wait to learn more about this truly unique find. I was also looking forward to a couple of weeks of working on a family farm… here in the heart of Amer...
The drive from Craig to Tekamah... short. Just 9 miles. But the two-lane Highway 75 stretching between the two wastes no time retelling the story of this part of the country.
It cuts through fields that seem to roll on endlessly... this time of year, a patchwork of light green, gold, and brown. Cornfields standing tall but dry. Soybeans crisping under the autumn sun.
Farmhouses sit back from the road... some with towering silos... ot...
Yep… We found another Craig! This time, just 20 miles from our time spent in Decatur Nebraska. A couple of hours spent along side the deserted streets of Nebraska’s version of Craig. Another small town in America. Another town with a story of it’s own.
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A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
Another day… Another 100 miles… and we found ourselves crossing over into Nebraska. First up, Decatur. Another perfect example of small town America… and all that comes with it. Another small town… another story. 9 days spent along the banks of the Missouri River would teach us more than we could...
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
Slowing things down. Taking our time. We pulled out of Akron Midday heading off towards Iowa's Great Lakes. A place I'd only just learned about a couple days ago from a fellow camper here in Akron. Spirit Lake would, as expected, teach us so much more about history around here... but it also intr...
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
Here we are—Akron, Iowa. Just a little town on the Big Sioux… but for me, it became a place to breathe, to think, and to realize this journey isn’t just about miles. It’s about what you discover when you slow down.
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A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
An afternoon of trekking across Iowa would land us first in a cool little town called Le Mars. Then another few miles up the road it would happen again… A road sign, a water tower, even a high tech feed truck… all bearing my name… Craig! Enjoyed learning a little more about this little piece of The...
We’re outta here…
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A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
Another short day on the road. Just 75 miles or so outside Thornton Iowa…the late summer heat of the midwest would lead us to a pretty awesome RV park in the John F Kennedy Memorial park on Badger Lake. A great place to spend a few days learning about this place called Fort Dodge Iowa. Not to ment...
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
We were just 40 miles or so down the road from Silver Lake when we found our next address. There’s just something about a spot alongside a river. That’s exactly what we found at the Ingebretson RV campground in Thornton Iowa. A great spot to hang out for a few days learning about another small tow...
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30-year-old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
We put around 200 miles in the rearview today. The drive down Highway 35 brought us to our next overnight…and piece of Americana. Another example of how every community we roll through has its own story…and its own contribution to this place we call the United States. This time…in the form of Silv...
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
Who says “You can’t go back?” North Branch Minnesota showed us that in many ways…you can’t. The past is just that…the past. But in so many other ways…this place showed us that walking in the footsteps of your memories…is certainly time well spent.
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
As usual…we usually don’t get far before finding the next awesome distraction. Just 70 or so miles outside of Fargo…a road sign would point us to the Shooting Star Casino in a place called Mahnomen Minnesota. What we thought would be an over night stay quickly became so much more!
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
From Harvey…we’d make the 200 mile drive into Fargo. I’d gone to Fargo hoping to learn more about the father I never knew. Came up short on that front…but Fargo had plenty of other info to share.
A dog, a cat, and their human chuck the mainstream and hit the road in a 30 year old RV. Exploring America...one small town at a time.
A random turn off of Highway 2 on to County road 2. One DETOUR sign later and we would find ourselves learning about a place called Anamoose North Dakota. Another few miles up the road would land us in Harvey North Dakota for the night. A Thunderstorm providing a pretty awesome backdrop for a nigh...
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