Author: jaywally
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Following the Oregon Trail: Day Two
June 26, 2023 Two places visited today, The Stuhr Pioneer Museum in Grand Island, Nebraska and the Fort Kearny Historical Site in Kearney, Nebraska. I’ll start with the Stuhr Museum: There was not much there regarding the Oregon Trail, even though it came through the area. This is a living history museum, and it was…
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Update: I am back from my journey and ready to post!
As I have told many of you, I suspended posting to this travel blog because of poor upload speeds at the Air BnBs where I was saying. I apologize for the delay. It was maddening! I will also be adding on to this blog the places I visited after my journey along the Oregon Trail…
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Following the Oregon Trail: Day One
June 25, 2023 I am going on a journey following the Oregon Trail. You may have an interest in my journey, or you may have an ancestral connection to the story. I am roughly following a book that was written by my ancestor, Joel Barnett, titled “A Long Trip in a Prairie Schooner”. If you…
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Days Eight, Nine, and Ten: Travel and St. Louis
This is my final entry and my final stop was in St. Louis. Days eight and nine were travel days, with a stop in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Nothing to see there, so I moved on to St. Louis. I arrived in the evening and arranged a dinner with friends Brian and Greg. Observe Brian, the server’s…
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Days Six and Seven: Austin… or, The Reason For This Trip
The reason for this trip is that my cousin Tobin was getting married to Lisa, and he to asked me to be a Groomsman. We had a rehearsal on Friday night and a rehearsal dinner Tex Mex food. It was great to take a break from the barbecue. Before the wedding: Since I was in…
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Days Four and Five: Houston!
I arrived in the afternoon on Wednesday to Pearland, just south of Houston. These were my hosts, my old friend Carlos and his wife Melissa: I have known Carlos since 1977, my first year at Ball State. Carlos didn’t stay, but we stayed in touch over the years, and I am glad I was able…
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Day Three: A Rainy Day In New Orleans
So my second day in New Orleans, it rained ALL DAY. So I relaxed in the morning and worked on this blog, but I didn’t get very far, because of the slow-ass internet at the Air BnB where I was staying, and my phone reception was bad as well. I got out in the late…
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Day One: Memphis (Continued) – I forgot to tell you about Neely’s!
Neely’s Interstate Barbecue in Memphis is a great place to eat! Rib Tips as good as QL’s in Muncie!
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Day Two: Hello New Orleans!
Here’s how my first day in NOLA went: Up early, Lyft from the Air BnB to the French Quarter by 7:00 AM for Breakfast. Breakfast at the Cafe Fleur-De-Lis on Chartres. Excellent! Walk to the Riverwalk and kill time until my bus tour at 9:00 AM. Then on the bus for the “Super City Tour”…
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Day One: Memphis, Graceland
Hey all! Here is the Blog I promised. Sorry this has taken this long – poor internet connections! These are photos of Graceland, in all it’s gawdy glory. I gotta tell ya, for what I paid for entrance, parking and merchandise, it is NOT worth the price! So, you can enjoy it vicariously through me. …