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Log 11.15.96 - Milepost 72,835 Sagamore Hill, New York We're enjoying a day at
Theodore Roosevelt's historic home on Long Island. Impossible
as it may seem, TR himself was on hand to greet us!
James Foote, who enjoys an uncanny resemblance to Teddy,
brings him to life for audiences across the country.
He gave us a "bully" tour!
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Log 11.16.96 - Milepost 72,883 Brooklyn, New York With just two more days in New
York, we're spending a day riding elevated trains and
visiting the New York Transit Museum. Our water lines
froze last night, which means our journey south and
west is starting none too soon!
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Log 11.17.96 - Milepost 72,883 New York, New York It's our last day in New York,
and we're making final preparations for our trek west.
We'll be heading out tomorrow on a trajectory that will
take us through Dallas.
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Log 11.18.96 - Milepost 72,995 On the road, Maryland The highway's our home once
more as we leave the greater New York area and begin
our trek west on Interstate 95.
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Log 11.19.96- Milepost 73,246 Jessup, Maryland We stayed at an enormous Truckstops
of America truck stop overnight, enjoying the lullaby
of 400 tractor engines. Today our destination is Columbia,
South Carolina. SC is a new state for RoadTrip America,
number 48!
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Log 11.20.96 - Milepost 73,779 Columbia, South Carolina We celebrated our arrival
in South Carolina (state #48 for RoadTrip America!)
with a visit to 'South of the Border,' a roadside attraction
of gargantuan proportions just past the North Carolina
border. Today we'll go through three states-- Georgia,
Alabama & Mississippi--before we stop in the fourth
at Shreveport, Louisiana.
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Log 11.21.96 - Milepost 74,308 Meridian, Mississippi We'd hoped to make it to Shreveport,
Louisiana, last night, but finally called it quits at
midnight at a Phillips truck stop in Meridian, Mississippi.
We're actually getting used to sleeping with the roar
of diesel engines surrounding us. Today, it's Dallas
or bust!
