Blasting West

Yesterday we drove down out of the UP and south along the Green Bay of Lake Michigan to, well, Green Bay, WI. Actually, we'd been hoping to slap high fives with @awisconsinairstream, but between a long day and a time change, we couldn't make it work. 👎But Fall colors are in full force! #airstream #liveriveted #myrivetedlife #airstreamwithfoliage #aluminumfoilage

Our contractor is in a mad dash to have our house ready for our return. In reality, it doesn't really matter since we can moochdock in our own driveway during finishing touches, but it looks like just a few things will be left.
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The last couple days have been settling on an exterior color. The house is already yellow but we're taking the need for a recoat as an opportunity to go a bit bolder. There's another house in Petaluma with the exact color we want - and an Airstream parked in the driveway no less! - but they're actually refusing to tell us the color 'cause they don't want another house (6 blocks away!) with the same color. Now it's my personal goal to figure out the color and pay their neighbor $50 so I can put up a sign in their yard with the name of the color and a big arrow pointing towards the unamicable Airstreamers. 👎
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After our contractor texted us some pics of swatches yesterday, I plugged "Benjamin Moore" into Google maps and a store popped up 3 minutes off our route. We pulled the trailer across 7 diagonal parking spaces in downtown Escanaba while Ann ran in and grabbed our own set of samples to consider (picture doesn't show them well). Current favorites for a bold, rich yellow are Sweet Butter and Country Comfort (which would also make a great name for a country band).
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#remoteremodel #advodnasmallhouse #sweetbutterandcountrycomfort @benjaminmoore

We drove across Wisconsin for most of the day, through low rolling hills with small dairies behind the farmhouses. Unfortunately, our only real stop was at a Walmart to get some groceries, and in case you're keeping score, our no-Walmart-nights streak is still intact. We ended up at a pretty park near Minneapolis which for some reason doesn't allow dogs (so I'll add a location tomorrow!). This picture, however is from last night's stay at Shawano County Park which we found through @hitchedwithjoy's review on @campendium. Great playground and beautiful spot right on Shawano Lake just northwest of Green Bay. #airstream #liveriveted #myrivetedlife #airstreamwithfoliage #aluminumfoilage

Seen over the course of 4 hours on I-94 between Minneapolis and Fargo: a huge building with the exciting sign "Drywall Showroom," a mall with a Home Depot and a Target, a rest area, a big RV dealer called "PleasureLand," a mall with a Home Depot and a Target, two Airstreams coming the other direction (but none flashed their lights), a rest area, a mall with a Home Depot and a Target, a 30 ft tall tower of letters spelling "TRUMP" on top of a car in a field, a mall with a Home Depot and a Target.
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We found a nice playground in Fargo for a mid day break, but we're tempted to get back on the road and cover enough ground to buy ourselves a rest day at Teddy Roosevelt National Park tomorrow.
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#lifeontheroad #roadsideplaygroundsofamerica
#airstream #liveriveted #mynotsorivetinglifeatthemoment

It's 278 miles to Teddy Roosevelt National Park. We're at a rest area after a dinner of homemade turkey burgers and leftovers of the quinoa, black bean and corn burrito filling @jesscurren gave us the recipe for. The kids are in footie pajamas with teeth brushed. We've got a full tank of gas. It's getting dark, and we're wearing sunglasses (or at least our trailer is). Hit it. #airstream #liveriveted #myrivetedlife #wishusluck #wereonamissionwithdog #yeswehaveadog