Travels With Toohey

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  • Michigan: The Mitt

    The Travels With Toohey Team crossed the Mackinac Bridge over the Strait of Mackinac, took the first exit off I-75, and turned the rig right. Our goal for the day was a sloverlanding drive along the small roads of the west side of the Michigan Mitt, along Lake Michigan, down to some place near Traverse…

  • Michigan: The UP

    I first saw the term Yooper on a coffee mug while waiting for the boat ride to witness the iconic Pictured Rocks. After a few minutes of trying to understand what I was reading and then pronounce it properly, it made me laugh. And then my inquisitive mind took me down the path of wondering…

  • The Wisconsin Shore

    I’ve always enjoyed the State of Wisconsin with each visit having been positive including fun business trips to neat towns of Milwaukee, Madison, and a life dream of seeing a game in Green Bay. I have a love of all things cheese and when introduced to this magical little thing called a curd, I was…

  • Minnesota: The Northside

    My only personal experience with Minnesota had been a business trip that extended to the weekend in St. Paul, Minneapolis. Mostly, I remember being frisked by police while leaving a busy restaurant at a music event on Hennepin Street. In short, I was wrongly suspected of stealing a purse, but was only temporarily detained in…

  • North Dakota: Fifty was Nifty

    Two things: Thing 1. As of this writing and certainly your reading of this blog, I have now officially visited every state in the good ole U.S. of A, with North Dakota being the last. Mind you, this was over a lifetime and mostly accomplished for work purposes versus play. Our drive from Fort Peck…

  • Montana: Mountains to Plains

    One of the things we have enjoyed most has been visiting family and friends along the way. Montana, a huge state, the 4th largest in terms of area of all 50 states, would provide the most family and friends interaction of our journey to date. We were able to meet up with several of my…

  • Goodbye Oregon, Hellooo Washington

    Today was going to be a big push north into Washington with the destination of a horse rescue farm just outside of Port Angeles, WA. We set our plan in motion crossing the vintage looking metal expansion bridge over the Columbia River and into the state of Washington. Our first introduction was a drive that…

  • The Oregon Coast is the Most, Well Almost

    While sitting here this morning working on the blog, Lysette asked if I could look at some pictures with her. The photos we scrolled through were of Toohey, capturing a playful youthful looking dog, acting so puppyish and vibrant. For those not reading his bio, he is in his 13th year, has a chronic right…

  • Change Happens: Lewiston, Idaho to the Oregon Coast

    We’ve covered a lot of ground since our last post, both in travel experiences and distance, making this entry somewhat long. In fact, it made Lysette yawn repeatedly while I read it to her in its entirety, but admittedly, it was late. All in, we saw amazing stuff, had wonderful experiences, but both of us…

  • Missoula, MT to Lewiston, ID: The Amazing Highway 12

    Wondering about wandering. Our journey so far has been more about simply wandering up the road versus having any set plans. When we get somewhere we have to decide, day by day, do we stay or do we move on. Where is “move on” if we decide to move there? Our original plan was to…

  • Sloverlanding from the Tetons to the Sawtooths and along the Salmon River

    Daily travel can get exhausting, but the benefits of us doing it together have been pretty profound over our first month. A month ago, we would each sort of do our thing around the house with infrequent conversations about the common issues. We both worked in different industries spending lots of time and energy in…

  • Teton Valley, Idaho: Rainy Days to Rainey Bridge to Moose in the Mountains

    We left Bear Lake as we have with most places, wanting more. But also knowing it will be there next time and to get more would require warmer days. So we made our push north across the state line, our first deep dive into Idaho.  We drove into Driggs and made two moves included in…

  • The Relationship Between Jimmy Buffet Songs and Bear Lake, UT/ID

    You can debate your favorite Parrot Head songs but the similarity referenced is in the turquoise blue color of Bear Lake’s water. Bear Lake is referred to as the Caribbean of the Rockies because of its luminescent blue water. It is a large lake surrounded by mountains and shared by two states. It is used…

  • Uinta National Forest, Challenges, and Porcupines, oh my… – 6/3/2020

    Bonus Feature of the Blog: Notes on the variety of camps. There are private and public camps such as KOA’s and RV parks that come with full amenities including pools, playgrounds, and dog parks. In fact, one KOA host informed us the specifics of the varying levels of KOA’s with the mack daddy having restaurants.…

  • The Cattle Drivo to Provo on Juno Firsto

    “Even if my neighbour doesn’t understand my religion or my politics, he can understand my story. If he can understand my story, then he’s never too far from me. It is always within my power to build a bridge.” – The Alchemist,” by Paulo Coelho While sitting here, I noticed this. An empty, eaten can…

  • Hmm, Why Not Fish Lake National Forest? 6/1/2020

    When we went to sleep Wednesday night we had readied everything to move our home 255 miles to Ely, NV. By 7 AM the next morning, that idea shifted based on the upcoming wind/weather forecast in Ely, our underlying need for lush mountains and cooler temperatures, and quite frankly, Patsy, a full time KOA resident…

  • KOA’s are A-Okay 6/1/2020

    The one daily risk we are fully aware of out west is that of fuel for the Tacoma. Having spent 33 years in the risk management field, I am a bit over conservative with the risk of running out so I watch the fuel gauge like a hawk. The little truck works really hard to…

  • Stop 1 – The Slow Break San Rafael Swell, Utah 5/26/2020

    We call this the “slow break” as we used this first stop as our easy button to transition into the trip of unknowns. It was easy because we have become familiar with the San Rafael Swell area after 3 years of camping here over Thanksgiving holidays. We also had a couple, (acquaintances) from Golden join…

  • Getting to Go

    Preparing during the pandemic. This post will roll through several dates until we leave. March 21, 2020 All the planning and prepping for this trip has been energizing and fun. We both learned a lot about getting the house ready for renting, taxes, Tacoma trucks, mechanical stuff, people, and resigning from great companies. The best…

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