It all started in 1972. We started to use summer vacations to drive west as a family, and yes, that included our dog. Over the years, we took the unique advantage of an academic position which provides a summer vacation flexible enough to be used for long trips. We drove to the west coast many times, using different routes so that we could visit various places in the US. Before Pan-pan and Steven went to college, they both had visited most of the states in the country. In 1972, Dean took a teaching job in Dodge City, Kansas, and our father decided to come to visit the US with Kai, who was coming to graduate school in Kentucky. We decided to drive west to pick them up in Kansas. We started in late June. Our first stop was in Knoxville to pick up an air conditioner for our new station wagon. We had been sweltering in the heat during our long first day! With a child mattress in the back, and the rest of back space for our dog, Princess, here we went on our first big family trip to the west!
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