pillowy star Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 WOW! Can't wait to see at least a 10th of those pictures! I might have to consult you, as we are seriously planning a US roadtrip for next spring Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Winston Legthigh Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Just curious as to what kind of daily mileage you were logging. Multiple drivers? Or just one? We did two 600 mile trips last week (Chicago to Ely, MN and back) - the drive there wasn't bad. Almost exactly 9 hours. The drive back hurt - the last 30 miles took 2 hours because we hit rush hour traffic. Not sure how many miles I would be willing to log if knew I would be at it for several consecutive days. I drove the entire time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 It was obscene. Insane. Brennan, who luckily for me loves driving, did most of the driving*...I know there were 900 mile days, but I'll have to check with him. We still haven't figured out exactly how many miles we drove, all told. All I know is that hotel rooms began to feel like we'd been given direct acess to heaven itself. OMG, hot showers! Beds! I don't think we turned on the tv's even twice over 16 days. Who needed that false entertainment or manufactured news...we were living something more real & immediate. Everyone should cross this country at least once. It was still absolutely wonderful, even as tiring as the endless miles of deer-dodging dark roads became. And the time spent together was an incredible bonding, with our heads swimming with everything we'd seen each day. I can't even describe what an astounding country we are privileged to inhabit. What amazing people inhabit it with us. It's beyond words. I'm home now almost a week, and just starting to really feel "home". Home is a very nice place, full of rambunction 5-month-old kittens and dogs who'd love to chase them but don't like getting hollered at for doing so. We planted Lamb's Ears today, a very cool furry plant from Luther Burbank's (famous botanist) gardens in Santa Rosa, CA, where he lived many years and developed plants. Your familiar russet potato was his handiwork. I lived in Santa Rosa myself years ago, and have sisters still living there. It was our last stop on our last day of our trip. * Only one well-deserved speeding ticket over the entire trip! In Bear Grove, IL. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimtweedy1977 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Hopefully you didn't encounter any dead beavers this time. Or maybe that's only in Poughkeepsie. But I'm glad you had a great time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 22, 2011 Author Share Posted July 22, 2011 I think that was a Poughkeepsie special. None of the dead animals we saw this trip looked like stuffed animals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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