Yesterday brought us out of Nevada, through a bit of Oregon and into Idaho. We turned 6,000 miles on the trip, and hit our 24th state. The weather is beautiful in Boise and we are having a down-time day getting caught up on laundry and work. Tomorrow I am giving my Passionate Practice workshop, and I look forward to meeting the new people that will attend.

After Boise, we'll have a week to get to Chicago for my next Passionate Practice workshop, which will be about 28 hours driving time (~1750 miles). Doing more than 5 hours a day is a big push with a toddler, so we'll be just about maxed out that whole time. The big trick is timing the stops in locations that have facilities. When we drove from Tahoe to Boise, we stopped in Winnemucca, NV even though we could have endured more driving for the day, because we knew that we wouldn't see another hotel until we hit Boise's outskirts 5 hours later.

When we're in cities we usually use Priceline to get a good deal on a hotel, but that's not really an option for the more scattered parts of the country. In those situations I stick with Hampton Inn, where I know we'll be able to get an upgraded room and a free breakfast. Plus, for every 4 stays we get one free which offsets a bit of the lack of price savings.

After almost 40 days on the road, hotel living is definitely second nature. Good thing, as we'll be in hotels for the rest of the trip!