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These are the links for Trip #3 - The Way South and West.  This trip will be starting in November of 2009 and headed for warmer places. It begins with the preparations in Bentonville, IN. This is going to be an exciting trip, full of great people and places, fun and adventure.

Go to Where’s Bob - Trip #1 for the first journey from New Hampshire to Mississippi.

Go to Where’s Bob - Trip #2 for the second journey to Horse Progress Days, then to Michigan.

Time between Trips 3 and 4 - Where’s Bob - Between Trips

Go to Where’s Bob - Trip #4 for the Grand Western Tour, beginning April, 2012 and scheduled to be completed in June, 2013. (Latest Blog)

A 6000 Mile Odyssey - Pictorial Essay of Two Years of Travel!

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The general plan for Trip #3 is:

Leg #1 - Indiana to Austin, TX - Complete 2/16/10 - 1180 Miles

Leg #2 - Austin, TX to the West Side of the Continental Divide - Complete 4/24/10 - 923 Miles

Leg #3 - North, up the West Side of the Rockies - Complete 7/20/10 - 809 Miles

Leg #4 - East, to the San Luis Valley of Colorado - Complete - 273 Miles

Trip #3 - Preparations

Location

Date

Miles Traveled

Blog

Bentonville, IN

9/10/09

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Time To Write

Bentonville, IN

9/18/09

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Horse Bob’s Blog Of Leisure

Bentonville, IN

9/27/09

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Update on Joyce

Bentonville, IN

9/30/09

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Welcome Home Doc!

Bentonville, IN

10/7/09

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Retrain Doc? - Not Required

Bentonville, IN

10/17/09

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Team Training

Bentonville, IN

10/22/09

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Starting to Come Together

Bentonville, IN

10/28/09

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Wagon and Horse Preps

Bentonville, IN

11/1/09

11 - Trng

Two Great Hitches

Bentonville, IN

11/2/09

5 - Trng

Horse Bob’s Unicorn Hitch

Bentonville, IN

11/5/09

5 - Trng

A Unicorn in the Sunshine

Bentonville, IN

11/7/09

9 - Trng

One Week To Go

Bentonville, IN

11/10/09

11 - Trng

Getting the Team & Wagon in Shape

Bentonville, IN

1/11/09

5 - Trng

Last Post Before the Trip

Leg #1 - Indiana to Austin, Tx

Mays, IN

11/14/09

12

A Magical First Day of Travel

Homer, IN

11/15/09

21

Little Girls and Horses

Shelbyville, IN

11/16/09

11/17/09

23

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Through Shelbyville

Franklin, IN

11/18/09

16

A Nice Pull to the Vogel Dairy

Martinsville, IN

11/19/09

20

Paved Goat Path Travel

Gosport, IN

11/20/09

18

Foggy Road to Gosport

Gosport, IN

11/22/09

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Wonderful Days in Horse Camp

Farmers, IN

11/23/09

21

Hilly Road to Amish Settlement

Switz City, IN

11/24/09

18

To the Amish School

Westphalia, IN

11/25/09

16

Visit to Lyons Elementary

Bruceville, IN

11/26/09

14

Happy Thanksgiving

Illinois

 

 

 

Lawrenceville, IL

11/27/09

22

What a Day!

Sand Barrens, IL

11/28/09

15

The Equine Dillinger Gang

Lancaster, IL

11/29/09

17

Nice Day in Rural Illinois

Mount Erie, IL

11/30/09

21

Guess what? Another Great Day

Mount Erie, IL

12/1/09

12/2/09

8

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A Day Off With the Teamsters

Orchardville, IL

12/3/09

22

Pleasant Travel & Time For Introspection

Texico, IL

12/4/09

18

Quiet Day, Ending at the Ranch

Irvington, IL

12/5/09

15

Mule Jump Out, Mules Jump In

Nashville, IL

12/6/09

19

To the Fairgrounds

Nashville, IL

12/7/09

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Clem’s Day Off in Nashville

Oakdale, IL

Sparta, IL

12/8/09

12/9/09

12

17

Two Days, Both Winners

Chester, IL

12/10/09

20

Coal Truck to the Mississippi River

Missouri

 

 

 

Perryville, MO

12/11/09

20

Mighty Miss to Little Miss Prodigy

Perryville, MO

12/12/09

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Doc, Born a Wagon Horse

Fruitland, MO

12/13/09

20

“The Journey” - Wagonteamster Song

Dutchtown, MO

12/14/09

17

A Little Further South

Advance, MO

12/15/09

22

What’s New With the News

Aquilla, MO

12/16/09

9

Bootheel Angus Farm

Dexter, MO

12/17/09

11

Ahh, Another Poodle Day

Malden, MO

12/18/09

19

A Fine Trek to Malden

Holcomb, MO

12/19/09

16

A Nail!

Octa, MO

12/20/09

20

Picture Takers

Arkansas

 

 

 

Leachville, AR

12/21/09

21

Heyday (Hayday)

Black Oak, AR

12/22 - 12/24/09

14

Merry Christmas From Arkansas

Black Oak, AR

12/25/09

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Celebrating Christmas

Lepanto, AR

12/26/09

19

Driving With Good Friends

Marked Tree, AR

12/27/09

21

Visitors All Day Long

Birdeye, AR

12/28/09

20

John McComsey, Teamster & Friend

Wynne, AR

Palestine, AR

12/29/09

12/30/09

16

20

Across I-40

Brinkley, AR

12/31/09

17

Last Day of the Decade

Biscoe, AR

1/1/10

18

Union Contract Expired?

Slovak, AR

1/3/10

19

A Bridge to a New Day

Humphreys, AR

1/4/10

21

Arkansas Teamsters

Pine Bluff, AR

1/5/10

1/6/10

21

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Arkansas Hospitality

Ricon, AR

1/7/10

1/8/10

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25

Cold, But Great Travel Day

Fordyce, AR

1/9/10

29

A Long Travel Day

Bearden, AR

1/10/10

12

Settled at the Park

E. Camden, AR

1/11/10

14

Visitors From Afar

Buena Vista, AR

1/12/10

15

The Roadside Park

Buena Vista, AR

McNeil, AR

1/13/10

1/14/10

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25

Back on His Feet Again

Stamps, AR

1/15/10

16

Nice, Warm Day

Stamps, AR

Garland, AR

1/16/10

1/17/10

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17

No Pressure to Find a Camp

Texarkana, AR

1/18/10

16

Texarkana

Texarkana, AR

1/20/10

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Easy, Peaceful Days

Macon, MS

1/23/10

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Easy Street

East Texas

 

 

 

Redwater, TX

1/28/10

18

The Lone Star State

Redhill, TX

1/29/10

20

Rainy Day

Pruitt Lake, TX

Coffeeville, TX

1/30/10

1/31/10

16

18

Treking Thru Northeast, TX

Gilmer, TX

2/1/10

2/2/10

12

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A Nice day off in Gilmer

Big Sandy, TX

2/3/10

22

Tons of Visitors & Well Wishers

Winona, TX

2/4/10

12

Big Sandy Elementary School

Tyler, TX

Brownsboro, TX

2/5/10

2/6/10

21

15

Tyler, TX & Beyond

Athens, TX

2/7/10

14

Cowgirls and Fast Horses

Malakoff, TX

2/8/10

14

Athens, TX, a Great Place

Kerens, TX

2/9/10

14

Kind and Generous Texans

Kerens, TX

2/10/10

5

One Year Later

Kerens, TX

2/11/10

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Very Deep Thoughts, by B.O.B. the Horse

Corsicanna, TX

2/13/10

18

Back on the Road

Hubbard, TX

2/14/10

26

Long Drive to the Cowboy Church

Mount Calm. TX

2/15/10

12

Short Drive in the Sunshine

Waco, TX

2/16/10

23

Waco, TX - Leg 1 Complete

Leg 1 Complete

1180 Total Miles for Leg 1

                 Leg 2 - Waco to the West Side of the Rockies

West Texas

 

 

 

Waco, TX

2/24/10

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Ready to Pullout

McGreger, TX

2/25/10

22

Busy Highways & the Media

Gatesville, TX

2/26/10

16

Longhorns

Arnett, TX

2/27/10

17

Bringing Smiles

Evant, TX

Center City, TX

2/28/10

3/1/10

16

18

Barbecue & Abandoned Homestead

Center City, TX

3/2/10

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Texas ‘Horse’ Independence Day

Mullen, TX

3/3/10

18

Goats, Puppies & Other Critters

Early, TX

3/4/10

17

Driving to the Picnic Area

Bangs, TX

3/5/10

18

Saying ‘Hi’ to Hundreds

Santa Anna, TX

3/6/10

16

A Road Paved With Good People

Silver Valley, TX

3/7/10

3/8/10

15

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Resting the Horses

Lawn, TX

3/9/10

24

Sunny Day to the City Park

Abilene, TX

3/10/10

22

One of Those Days

Impact, TX

3/11/10

17

Abilene

Anson, TX

3/12/10

23

Back in the Country

McCulley, TX

Roby, TX

3/13/10

3/14/10

13

13

King Cotton

East of Snyder, TX

3/15/10

18

The Moses Effect

West of Snyder, TX

3/16/10

18

Minor Rodeos

W. of Snyder, TX

East of Gail, TX

3/17/10

3/18/10

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19

Great People & Rattlesnake Catchin’

West of Gail, TX

3/19/10

17

Under the Caprock

Lamesa, TX

3/20/10

20

Cold, Windy, 1st Day of Spring

Lamesa, TX

3/21/10

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Day Off in Lamesa

Welch, TX

3/22/10

23

Reprovisioning & a Long Trek

Brownfield, TX

3/23/10

20

Rolling Like the Tumbleweed

Needmore, TX

3/24/10

13

Cotton Gin

Levelland, TX

3/25/10

17

Cattle, Oil & Constables

South of Levelland, TX

3/26/10

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Kicked Out of Levelland, TX

Whitharral, TX

3/27/10

17

Support For Each Other

Littlefield, TX

3/28/10

14

Everybody is Saying Hi

Sudan, TX

3/29/10

17

The Nursing Home

Muleshoe, TX

3/30/10

16

Super Collider & the LIvestock Auction

Lariat, TX

3/31/10

15

High Plains Drifters - Daa Da Daaa

New Mexico

 

 

 

Clovis, NM

4/1/10

18

Tough 1st Day in New Mexico

St. Vrain, NM

4/2/10

20

Great Day on the 2nd

Tolar, NM

4/3/10

25

Across the Stockaded Plains

Fort Sumner, NM

4/4/10

20

Into the Pecos River Valley

Fort Sumner, NM

4/5/10

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Preparations for High Desert Crossing

Yeso, NM

4/6/10

23

Antelope & the Almost Ghost Town

Yeso/Vaughn, NM

4/7/10

16

Open Country

Vaughn, NM

4/8/10

20

A View of the Mountains

Encino, NM

4/9/10

22

Halfway Across the Empty Land

Clines Corner, NM

4/10/10

25

North of I-40 Again

White Lakes, NM

4/11/10

17

Visitors and Vistas

Lamy, NM

4/12/10

19

Rough Night, Fantastic Day

Santa Fe, NM

4/13/10

13

Approach to Santa Fe

Tesuque Pueblo, NM

4/14/10

18

Santa Fe Trail

Hernadez, NM

4/15/10

25

Kids, Kids, Everywhere

Medanales, NM

4/16/10

10

Finally, Some Time Off

Medanales, NM

4/17/10

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What a Nice Day Off

Medanales, NM

Abiquiu Dam, NM

4/18/10

4/19/10

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17

Through the Valley & Up the Headwall

Cebolla, NM

4/20/10

22

Pictures are Better Than Words

Tierra Amarilla, NM

4/21/10

17

At the Ponderosa

Tierra Amarilla &

Chama, NM

4/22/10

4/23/10

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16

Chama

Continental Divide-  on US 84

4/24/10

11

 

Leg 2 Complete

Total Miles for Leg 2 = 923    Legs 1 & 2 = 2103

Leg #3 - Up the West Side of the Continental Divide

Colorado

 

 

 

Chromo, Co

4/24/10

12 - (23)

Across the Divide & In CO

S.of Pagosa Springs, CO

4/25/10

13

Short Day in the Mountains

N. of Pagosa Springs, CO

4/26/10

19

Good Folks in Pagosa

N. of Pagosa Springs, CO

4/28/10

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Horses’ Reward

N. of Pagosa Springs, CO

5/1/10

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Women’s Driving Clinic

W. of Pagosa Springs, CO

5/3/10

10

Carrots, Colorado Style

Piedra, CO

5/4/10

20

Winding Through the Hills

Gem Village, CO

5/5/10

19

Yellowjacket Hill

Durango, CO

5/6/10

18

Durango

La Plata Canyon, CO

5/7/10

14

Into La Plata Canyon

La Plata Canyon

Mancos, CO

N. of Mancos

5/8/10

5/9/10

5/10/10

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20

3

Mancos and Beyond

Dolores, CO

5/11/10

15

In the Shadow of Mesa Verde

Lewis, CO

5/12/10

16

Going to Southeast Utah

Dove Creek, CO

5/13/10

17

Little Clementine, 1991-2010

Northdale, CO

5/14/10

11

Provisioning & Poised For Utah

Top of Slip Rock Hill, CO

5/15/10

18

What a Day, What a View

Gypsum Gap, CO

5/16/10

18

Slip Rock Hill

Broad Canyon, CO

5/17/10

18

Dry Creek Basin

Redvale, CO

5/18/10

8

Hooligan Horses on the Mesa

Redvale, CO

Norwood, CO

5/19/10

5/20/10

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17

Stalking the Wild Asparagus

Placerville, CO

5/21/10

11

San Miguel River

Noel, CO

5/22/10

12

Great Folks & the Sheep Corral

Ridgway, CO

5/23/10

18

Drats! an Impassable Cattle Guard

Uncompahgre, CO

5/24/10

12

Visitors From Near & Far

Montrose, CO

5/25/10

12

Slow Road to Montrose

Montrose, CO

5/26/10

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Doc’s Day Off

E. of Montrose, CO

5/27/10

13

The Lads Visit the Museum

Cimmaron, CO

Uncompahgre Forrest, CO

5/28/10

5/29/10

12

15

Bar E Ranch to Mountain Mode

Uncompahgre Forrest, CO

5/30/10

4

East Fork of the Cimmaron

Uncompahgre Forrest, CO

5/31/10

3

Fishing in the Cimmaron’s

Cimmaron, CO

6/1/10

17

A Teamster First?

Cimarron, CO

Montrose, CO

6/2/10

6/3/10

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20

Bar E to the Museum

Montrose, CO

6/4/10

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Camped at the Museum

Montrose, CO

6/5/10

5

The Duke & the Three Amigos

Colona, CO

6/6/10

13

A Hot Day

Dallas Creek, CO

6/7/10

18

Poised For the Sneffels Range

Mt. Sneffels, CO

6/8/10

8

Base Camp

Mt. Sneffels, CO

Dallas Creek, CO

6/9/10

6/10/10

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8

Mountain Vacation #2

Telluride, CO

Dallas Creek, CO

6/11/10

6/12/10

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With Old Friends

Noel, CO

6/13/10

11

Starting Down the Road to Telluride

Sawpit, CO

6/14/10

14

Fire!

Priest Lake, CO

06/15/10

18

Loose Bob & the Mountain Unicorn

Lizard Head Pass, CO

6/16/10

6

High Altitude Horses

Rico, CO

6/17/10

6/18/10

18

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Into the Dolores River Valley

Stoner, CO

6/19/10

8

Fishing Down the Dolores

Dolores, CO

6/20/10

17

The Lower Valley

Dolores/Mancos, CO

6/21/10

15

Wild Horses, With a Mountain View

Mancos, CO

6/22/10

18

Biker Horses

Hesperus, CO

6/23/10

18

Hesperus

Mayday, CO

La Plata, CO

Mayday, CO

6/24/10

6/25/10

6/26/10

12

4

4

Camping in the La Plata’s

Durango, CO

Yellowjacket Hill, CO

6/27/10

6/28/10

21

19

The Universal Goodness of People

Dyke, CO

Pagosa Junction, CO

Pagosa Junction, CO

6/29/10

6/30/10

7/1 &7/2

22

17

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To Cat Creek

Pagosa Junction, CO

7/3 & 7/4/10

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Rain & Buggy Rides

Pagosa Junction, CO

7-5 to   7-8-10

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Near Miss

Pagosa Junction, CO

7-9 to   7-11-10

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Shoeing and Privies

Pagosa, Junction, CO

Dulce, NM

Lumberton, NM

7/12 to  7/15/10

7/16 to  7/18 am

7/18 pm to7/19

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40

 

24

Little Beaver

Continental Divide

7/20/10

14

 

Leg 3 Complete - Total Miles for Leg 3 = 809, Leg 1, 2 & 3 = 2912 miles

Leg 4 - Continental Divide, East to Indiana

Chama, NM

7/20/10

7 (21 total for day)

Nice Return to Chama

Cumbres Pass, CO

7/21/10

13

Cumbrous Pass

La Monda Pass, CO

7/22/10

14

La Monda

Fox Hill, CO

7/23/10

19

Down From The Hills

Manassa, CO

7/24/10

19

All in a Day’s Work

Estrella. CO

7/25/10

20

Blessed With Great People

S. Fork, Conejos River

7/29/10

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Counting Sheep

San Juan Mnts.

7/30 to 8/1/10

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Camping in the Mountains

Estrella, CO

8/6/10

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A Beginning

San Luis Valley, CO

8/10/10

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A 6000 Mile Odyssey

San Luis Valley, CO

8/15/10

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News from the Valley

San Luis Valley, CO

8/22/10

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The Sand Dunes

San Luis Valley, CO

8/28/10

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Moonlit Drive & Book Writing

Monte Vista, CO

8/30/10

14

Back on the Road!

N. of Monte Vista, CO

8/31/10

16

Brabants

La Garita, CO

9/1/10

20

Good Friends in La Garita

Saguache, CO

9/2/10

15

A Beautiful Day of Travel

Estrella, CO

9/6/10

54

Where is Bob, Anyway?

Estrella, CO

9/13/10

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Life in the Valley

San Luis Valley, CO

9/15/10

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Mustangs

San Luis Valley, CO

9/19/10

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Wild Horses & Wild Girls at the River

San Luis Valley, CO

9/21/10

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BLM Horse Rescue

Alamaso, CO

9/26/10

16

Back on the Road?

Monte Vista, CO

9/27/10

18

Down the Backroads

La Garita, CO

9/28/10

9/29/10

18

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A La Garita Invitation

Grand Rapids, MI

10/6/10

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To Indiana & Michigan

Grand Rapids, MI

10/9/10

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The ‘Ol Home Town

Monroe, MI

10/29/10

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Marking Time

Monroe, MI

11/18/10

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Colorado Again?

La Garita, CO

11/22/10

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The Shelter

La Garita, CO

11/25/10

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Wagon Thanksgivings, Past & Present

La Garita, CO

12/9/10

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Bouncing Around

Hampton Beach, NH

12/18/10

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Arrival in New Hampshire

The Adventures Continue With - Where’s Bob - Between Trips

Total Miles for Trip #3 - 3175 Miles

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Thanks to Barry Rayburn for the Trip #3 Maps