My brother’s driveway is so steep that in order to get level, I drove up onto blocks, then detached the back of the truck camper from the truck and jacked it up:

On my way to spend some time with my Parents and my Brother and his family in Minneapolis, I drove by the house where Gary Gygax developed the role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons in the 1970s.  The home is a museum today:

Continuing on, I stopped in Madison to say hello to Tricia’s sister, then continued on to my brother’s house where I’ll be for a few days.

See the trip map for today’s drive.

I hit the road at 9AM:

I’m sad that I’m traveling alone this summer:

I decided to just keep going.  I drove for 16 hours, traversing New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and into Wisconsin.  I overnighted at the Cracker Barrel in Kenosha:

See the trip map for today’s drive.