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Yesterday was the longest drive yet... Over 800 miles.  We slept in a Cracker Barrel parking lot in Columbia, MO.  There are some businesses which allow camping overnight - Cracker Barrel is one of them, with the idea that you sleep in their RV space then eat breakfast there, which we did.  Cabelas, most Walmarts, and Camping World are others which allow overnight camping. It is interesting how different neighboring states can be.  Kansas is flat, dry, brown, and has few trees.  There are some rolling hills as you approach the Missouri River.  Crossing from Kansas City, KS to Kansas City, MO and into Missouri, it is suddenly green and covered with trees and hills. Listening to J. Vernon McGee on the radio this morning as we head into St. Louis.  Driving east through the time zones has caused some confusion.  We didn't realize that the time changed in KS and that we are only one hour behind now, at any rate, sadly, we missed church this morning. St...

In 2016, we took our first cross country trip, camping the whole way.  That trip is detailed at brothersbrt.blogspot.com.  A few planning aids from that trip will be used again this time. - Furkot.com  This is a cloud based travel program that helps with the "big picture".  I can input the gas mileage, how many hours per day we plan to drive, how long each stop will be and even search for campgrounds and points of interest along the way.  It gives me a pretty good idea of where we will be on a given day.  We don't pre-book our lodging as we often fall behind a day, or get ahead by two days.  We stop at a nicer campground once a week for Ken to work remotely and to do laundry, buy groceries, let the kids swim, etc.  But, overall, Furkot has been a great help with general planning. - The Next Exit .  This book details what is at the next exit on the interstates.   Simply look up the state, interstate, then look for the exit number.  ...