Awesome Road Trip
2008
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May 16th
We made it - 2,217 miles in less than 63 hours! Departure:...
May 16th
Gas price journal (final)
per gallon: $3.89 - Fishers, IN $3.84 - Troy, IL $3.65 - Vinita, OK $3.69 - Clinton, OK ...
May 16th
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May 16th
We. Are. Here.
May 16th
100 miles to go.
Fast Fact: The Panera in Fishers IN is run by douche bag teenaged boys. They were yelling the entire...
May 16th
Final fill-up: $3.89/gallon just north of Indianapolis
May 16th
Driving past downtown Indianapolis
May 16th
May 15th
May 15th
Accident! A FedEx truck hit the guardrail and the second of...
May 15th
Nathan on the phone to Los Angeles getting business done
May 15th
Back Home Again in Indiana!
May 15th
Driving behind trucks in the rain is not recommended.
May 15th
Just called to cancel my Internet while...
Customet Service Rep:
Thank you for calling Time Warner Cable. It was a pleasure assisting you today.
Nathan:
It was a pleasure being assisted by you.
May 15th
Dairy Queen’s MooLattes have been getting us through...
May 15th
Troy, IL: $3.84/gal 27.3 MPG since last stop.
May 15th
360 miles to go
May 15th
The “Land of Lincoln” welcomes us.
May 15th
May 15th
Still raining in St. Louis
May 15th
Fries for dipping. Delish.
May 15th
Lunch on the road: Steak ‘N Shake. Note the cheese...
May 15th
More rain, but thanks to our new Michelin wiper blades,...
May 15th
“Armadillos are the raccoons of the south central U.S.”
— the are dead on the side of...
May 15th
Review: Howard Johnson in Oklahoma City
As noted yesterday, we sort of stumbled into our accomdations last night. Our first floor room was...
May 15th
Apparently this is what the sky looks like in places without...
May 15th
“Let’s get this new foliage on record.” -...
May 15th
Missouri is here
May 15th
Gas Price Comparison
per gallon: $3.89 - Fishers, IN $3.84 - Troy, IL $3.65 - Vinita, OK $3.69 - Clinton, OK ...
May 15th
27 mpg since last fill-up
May 15th
Best part of the toll road… They don’t tell you...
May 15th
We're coming home!!!
We decided to drive the full 11 hours we have left today. See you at 11pm Ft. Wayne. Nathan &...
May 15th
Leaving Oklahoma City
May 15th
Oklahoma City Accommodations
May 15th
Up next: driving through Oklahoma and Missouri. Ugh.
May 15th
“Now with comments!”
May 15th
1,328 miles. So far, so good.
May 15th
We found lodging for the night at a Howard Johnson in...
May 15th
May 15th
Playing Guess the Price with ads in the...
For Sale - iguana, female, 3 ft. long, includes 5’x4’ cage and heat lamps. $150. (580)...
May 14th
there are nearly 100 windmills in a five square mile area...
May 14th
Warning to those traveling through Oklahoma: dead armadillos...
May 14th
Oklahoma fill up: 29.9 MPG
May 14th
Has someone been doing some off-roading?
May 14th
I could have flipped the switch.
May 14th
Clinton, OK
May 14th
Oklahoma!
May 14th
If Jesus had a gift shop, I’m sure he would want it to...
May 14th
Replacing wiper blades at the Sears Auto Center in Amarillo....
May 14th
Restaurant review: Pei Wei Asian Diner
An unexpected delight in Amarillo. Pei Wei is P.F. Chang’s take on Asian fast food. The...
May 14th
May 14th
orange peel chicken
May 14th
Halfway there
We’re eating lunch in Amarillo, Texas, which is 1,081 miles from Los Angeles. We have about...
May 14th
Welcome to Texas. Don’t mess with it.
May 14th
26.98 mpg since last fill-up
May 14th
The rain has begun…
May 14th
Our first windshield crack (just above the hood). Thanks,...
May 14th
still in NM
May 14th
Leaving Albuquerque
May 14th
Best breakfast place in NM: Church St. Cafe
May 14th
Day two morning gas up = $28.96
May 14th
Our Albuquerque accomodations
May 14th
Weather update
It’s 3AM MDT and we were just woken up by a huge thunderclap from a lightning storm that is...
May 14th
Going to bed...
Back on the road tomorrow by 9 AM to head to Oklahoma City.
May 14th
May 14th
finally in Albuquerque
May 14th
celebrating another upcoming storm
May 14th
May 14th
Mesas of New Mexico
May 14th
“Don’t Ever Forget What Those Bastards Did To Us...
May 13th
Truck driver or patriot?
May 13th
Storm full speed ahead.
May 13th
Welcome to NEW MEXICO
May 13th
“Spotted” in Holbrook, AZ
May 13th
Recent MPG: 25.6
May 13th
May 13th
Amanda is taking a nap. I’m driving and listening to...
May 13th
I have a crush on Arizona. Love Amanda
May 13th
Nathan finds snow.
May 13th
Snowball hits window.
May 13th
still in Arizona, the terrain is changing
May 13th
42 degrees in Williams
May 13th
“Watch for Elk”
May 13th
noon report
We just stopped for lunch at a Quizno’s in Kingston, Arizona. It’s still relatively cool...
May 13th
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May 13th
Arizona is gorges
May 13th
“We’re 14 miles from Domination.”
— Amanda
May 13th
Arizona!
May 13th
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May 13th
9AM update
We’re driving through the Mojave Desert right now. Outside, it’s incredibly windy and...
May 13th
May 13th
May 13th
in Barstow, CA merging onto I-40
May 13th
Goodbye Los Angeles
May 13th
May 13th
6:04 - Gassing up
May 13th
Game on
May 13th
Amanda and her college roommate Melissa enjoy Pinkberry in...
May 13th
My traveling partner has arrived
May 13th
Packing: more progress must be made
May 12th
My road trip partner arrives at LAX on Monday night at 7:40...
May 11th
Itinerary
Tuesday:
Los Angeles to Albuquerque (788 mi)
Wednesday:
Albuquerque to Oklahoma City (543 mi)
Thursday:
Oklahoma City to Saint Louis (500 mi)
Friday:
Saint Louis to Fort Wayne (370 mi)
May 11th