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Heading west I had wanted to document our travels from Boston to Sacramento but much of it is on Facebook. However, once we got to Sacramento our lives changed.

Tentative travel itinerary from Sacramento to Boston

150 miles to Reno
260 to Elko
230 to salt lake city
260. Red desert Nevada
160 miles to Cheyenne
350 to York Montana
80 to Omaha/lincoln
160 to des Moines
100 to Iowa city
250 to Gary Indiana
280 to Amherst Illinois
75 Youngstown Pennsylvania
235 Lewisburg
425 home

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