kidsmoke Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My 20-yr-old son Brennan & I will be rocketing across this grand continent of ours in just a few short hours. Picture a steering wheel in this guy's hands, and that's us for the next multiple daze.-> We are traveling from Southern California to North Adams, MA, and eventually, back again. You do the maps. It should be a grand adventure. Send vibes! See you soon, m. chris, Clouds of Fluff, holyshit, and all of you we'll rendezvous with in North Adams! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Oil Can Boyd Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Wow - what an adventure.Good luck! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Basil II Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 There is a room for you guys on teh retun trip in Seattle WA..... -Robert Quote Link to post Share on other sites
calvino Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Sounds like an awesome trip - safe travels. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 My wife and I drove from Greenville, South Carolina to Los Angeles, CA shortly after we were married. We took the northern route the way there.. The highlight of that trip was of course the rocky mountains. We took the southern route the way back and saw the Grand Canyon... I remember being in complete awe, it literally took my breathe away when it came into view.. It was an amazing trip and I think everyone should experience it at least once in their lifetime.. I know you'll have an awesome experience. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JAK2112 Posted June 20, 2011 Share Posted June 20, 2011 Wow, that's quite a trip. That makes my recent trip from NYC to Tennessee look like a daily commute. Good luck, should be amazing to say the least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Scott Gyrrr Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Pics or it happened and you didn't take any pictures. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 safe & fab travels, donna & brennan! i'm also a big fan/advocate of the road trip! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
M. (hristine Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Shhhh. I'm posting while kidsmoke is in the other room. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Shhhh. I'm posting while kidsmoke is in the other room. Okay, I'll be quiet. But you treat her right, now, OK? We need her to be in tiptop condition by Friday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Godspeed and fare thee well! I'm insanely jealous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Have survived to this point. Have consumed vast quantities of energizing, life-affirming M. Chris hand-crafted pizza and am now ready to forge my way across the second half of this grand country! For you doubters, there will be pictures. Perhaps even of jackalopes. Somehow I have already taken about 300 pictures. Anybody's guess what's in there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Just out of curiosity, Donna - why by car? If you calculate the fiscally estimated 0,30 € it costs to run a car per kilometer, you're at 1392,00 € ( ~ $ 1987,00) one way. Given that you also have to get the occasional motel room, I guess you could've bought quite some flight tickets for that money? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jff Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Just out of curiosity, Donna - why by car? If you calculate the fiscally estimated 0,30 € it costs to run a car per kilometer, you're at 1392,00 € ( ~ $ 1987,00) one way. Given that you also have to get the occasional motel room, I guess you could've bought quite some flight tickets for that money? BOOOOOORRRRRIINNNGGGGG! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 Hehe I love road trips, don't get me wrong! It's just that "getting somewhere" is easier and cheaper to fly! But if the road trip is a planned part of the fun, that's a different story Quote Link to post Share on other sites
viatroy Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I am scanning the western horizon .... holler when you come thru Troy! I'll be searching for you manana! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sonicshoulder Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 What a mom. I can't imagine my mom driving across the country for a concert, unless Bread was playing in Oregon or something. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Just out of curiosity, Donna - why by car? If you calculate the fiscally estimated 0,30 € it costs to run a car per kilometer, you're at 1392,00 € ( ~ $ 1987,00) one way. Given that you also have to get the occasional motel room, I guess you could've bought quite some flight tickets for that money? The metric system and Euros make my head hurt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pillowy star Posted June 25, 2011 Share Posted June 25, 2011 Haha, you're not the only one that gets headaches from the Euro. Pretty much everyone in Europe is affected by it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 Home! Yesterday early a.m., actually, but so exhausted that we did nothing but sleep most of yesterday. I'm still cross-eyed with exhaustion and my eyes don't want to focus half the time. But oh, what a glorious adventure it all was. I took something like 3400 pictures. To everybody we saw along the way, thank you so much for adding to our grand adventure. And to everybody we missed, perhaps we'll see you next time...Brennan has already begun scheming about our next trip. Crazy kid! Must go do bushels of laundry! A bit of what we saw: Hoover DamGrand CanyonWilco!ChicagoNiagara FallsBuffalo Bill's ranchthe original Pony Express stationGreat Salt LakeBuffalo on Antelope Island in Great Salt LakeYosemiteGiant SequoiasRussian RiverGoat Rock beach at Jenner (Northern CA)Luther Burbank GardensEtc.Etc.Etc. "America's so big and wide!" to quote Jonathan Rice Everyone should cross the USA at least once. We live in an amazing country! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 so exhausted that we did nothing but sleep most of yesterday. I'm still cross-eyed with exhaustion and my eyes don't want to focus half the Exactly! You don't realize how exhausting driving can be until you go on a very long trip. I remember literally sleeping for days after my drive across the country.. Glad you enjoyed the trip! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Magnetized Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I can't believe you're just now getting home. What an adventure! You're an amazing mother-and-son tag team. Thanks for the good times, Donna and Brennan. As Mavis would say, "Let's do it again!" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
holyshit Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Wow, you guys deserve an award! At least a samosa. Congratulations on making it home, and thanks again for hauling our butts from the Buckeye State and back. It already seems so long ago... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Great, now you've got me craving samosas! Thanks to you and Lily for sharing our madcap adventure! It was so good to see you and share the festival (monsoon & all!) with you! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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