I had a blast with BB. It was awesome to have someone to chat and goof off with. I'm pretty sure he had an awesome time as well. You all know that BB left me today (Weds). He joined me on Saturday evening. Below is a list of our accomplishments together over the last 4 days - a long list for such a short time period eh?
1. San Francisco - Fisherman's Wharf, Original trolly ride, clam chowder, Golden Gate, Alcatraz siting, Lombard street, Beach Chalet restaurant.
2. Coastal driving
3. Coastal town visits: Monterey, Carmel by-the-sea, Big Sur
4. Pebble Beach Golf Course
5. Big Sur National Park
6. Dinner on the ocean at Nepenthe
7. Sequoia National Park - General Sherman
8. Travel through Mojave Desert
9. Las Vegas - $100 WINNER! then Taco Bell for dinner.
10. Hoover Dam
11. Grand Canyon
12. Indian Reservations (Navajo, Mohave)
13. Grand Junction, CO
14. Denver International Airport
A map of where we traveled:
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Backseat Billy Strikes Again. And Again.
His last words of advice on the final leg of the trip to the airport:
BB: "What, are you just going to run into the back of that truck?"
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Me: "I'm pretty sure we turn in 9 miles."
BB: "I'm pretty sure they are braking ahead."
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BB: "Will you slow down? My #$@ is puckered"
10-4 Backseat Billy. You will be missed.
BB: "What, are you just going to run into the back of that truck?"
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Me: "I'm pretty sure we turn in 9 miles."
BB: "I'm pretty sure they are braking ahead."
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BB: "Will you slow down? My #$@ is puckered"
10-4 Backseat Billy. You will be missed.
Day 12 - Not Good...
Trip Information
Time: 9:00am (Mountain) - 10:30pm (Central) - 12.5 hours
Total Distance: 7,000?
States: CO > NE
Current Destination: Lincoln, NE
Next Destination: Cedar Rapids, IA (Ramsey House)
Daily Dialogue
Today was not so good. My play-by-play commentator left me this afternoon. ~sniffle~ We awoke around 8:30 and were out the door by 9:00am. Had about a 4 hour drive ahead of us to Denver International. On the way, we stopped by Glenwood Springs, CO to gas up. Backseat Billy (BB) showed me the hotel (hospital back then) where Doc Holiday took his last breath. We then traveled through Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone and a few other ski resort areas on our way to the airport. One other side note is that we reached an elevation of 11,200 feet. Candy was NOT happy...
Once in Denver BB also pointed out the Purina dog food factory. We were fortunate enough to catch a free whiff of the product as we drove by. Based on the odor, it was quite obvious that their Naturally Complete Dog Chow - a wholesome 5 grain blend with high quality protein and no artificial flavors - was in production.
Shortly thereafter, we arrived at the airport. BB grabbed his things and offered a hug in a joking manner as a farewell gesture. I leaned in for the hug as he pulled away. So I leaned further and forced the issue. We performed the man hug flawlessly:
1. Arms high around the back and shoulders to ensure there is no accidental touching around the stomach, lower back, or below the waist.
2. Only the arms, shoulders, and chest touching, no accidental brushing of the cheeks or anywhere else on the face.
3. Rear-ends arched outward to ensure ZERO contact in the pelvic region.
4. Less than 2 seconds of touching.
5. Few words after it's over (to minimize the already uncomfortable feeling).
I jumped in the truck, put Des Moines, IA in Gabby and off I went. Hit Target to refresh the cooler and snack pack. A fairly uneventful day. I didn't snap any photos because we were in a slight hurry to get BB to the airport so no time this morning. Then once I left, I was in Nebraska... so clearly I had nothing to photograph. If you do want to see some photographs of the Rockies that we traveled through, click here. You'll find more than you care to peruse through.
While on the way to the airport, BB was talking to his brother (Nick) who suggested that I hit the Field of Dreams tomorrow because I'll be in Iowa. What a fantastic idea. Honestly, this may be one of the highlights of my trip! I looked up the operating hours of the Field of Dreams and ironically, they open tomorrow, April 1st!! How coincidental is that? This doesn't happen to Brian Bishop. Usually they would close on March 31st since I'll be there on April 1st. But I must say, this trip has been going phenomenally well so it only fits that this would fall into place. Hopefully a sign of what's to come once I get home and merge back into my life. In fact, it will be. Good things will happen.
So that's what is on the agenda for tomorrow - Field of Dreams (about a 4.5 hour drive from where I currently am) then I'm heading over to Cedar Rapids, IA to visit a friend from the military who I haven't seen since he and his family moved from MD 4.5 years ago. The Ramsey's!
Time: 9:00am (Mountain) - 10:30pm (Central) - 12.5 hours
Total Distance: 7,000?
States: CO > NE
Current Destination: Lincoln, NE
Next Destination: Cedar Rapids, IA (Ramsey House)
Daily Dialogue
Today was not so good. My play-by-play commentator left me this afternoon. ~sniffle~ We awoke around 8:30 and were out the door by 9:00am. Had about a 4 hour drive ahead of us to Denver International. On the way, we stopped by Glenwood Springs, CO to gas up. Backseat Billy (BB) showed me the hotel (hospital back then) where Doc Holiday took his last breath. We then traveled through Breckenridge, Vail, Keystone and a few other ski resort areas on our way to the airport. One other side note is that we reached an elevation of 11,200 feet. Candy was NOT happy...
Once in Denver BB also pointed out the Purina dog food factory. We were fortunate enough to catch a free whiff of the product as we drove by. Based on the odor, it was quite obvious that their Naturally Complete Dog Chow - a wholesome 5 grain blend with high quality protein and no artificial flavors - was in production.
Shortly thereafter, we arrived at the airport. BB grabbed his things and offered a hug in a joking manner as a farewell gesture. I leaned in for the hug as he pulled away. So I leaned further and forced the issue. We performed the man hug flawlessly:
1. Arms high around the back and shoulders to ensure there is no accidental touching around the stomach, lower back, or below the waist.
2. Only the arms, shoulders, and chest touching, no accidental brushing of the cheeks or anywhere else on the face.
3. Rear-ends arched outward to ensure ZERO contact in the pelvic region.
4. Less than 2 seconds of touching.
5. Few words after it's over (to minimize the already uncomfortable feeling).
I jumped in the truck, put Des Moines, IA in Gabby and off I went. Hit Target to refresh the cooler and snack pack. A fairly uneventful day. I didn't snap any photos because we were in a slight hurry to get BB to the airport so no time this morning. Then once I left, I was in Nebraska... so clearly I had nothing to photograph. If you do want to see some photographs of the Rockies that we traveled through, click here. You'll find more than you care to peruse through.
While on the way to the airport, BB was talking to his brother (Nick) who suggested that I hit the Field of Dreams tomorrow because I'll be in Iowa. What a fantastic idea. Honestly, this may be one of the highlights of my trip! I looked up the operating hours of the Field of Dreams and ironically, they open tomorrow, April 1st!! How coincidental is that? This doesn't happen to Brian Bishop. Usually they would close on March 31st since I'll be there on April 1st. But I must say, this trip has been going phenomenally well so it only fits that this would fall into place. Hopefully a sign of what's to come once I get home and merge back into my life. In fact, it will be. Good things will happen.
So that's what is on the agenda for tomorrow - Field of Dreams (about a 4.5 hour drive from where I currently am) then I'm heading over to Cedar Rapids, IA to visit a friend from the military who I haven't seen since he and his family moved from MD 4.5 years ago. The Ramsey's!
Day 11 - Grand Canyon National Park
Trip Information
Time: 9:00am (pacific) - 12:00 (mountain) - 14 hours
Total Distance Traveled: 6215 miles
States: NV > UT > CO
Current Destination: Grand Junction, CO
Next Destination: Denver, CO
Daily Dialogue
We woke up around 9-ish and headed out to the Grand Canyon. We had about a 2 hour drive... with a stop or two in between, we hit the GC around 11:30. We parked and made our way to the GC. What an absolutely amazing site to see in person. It's difficult to form a mental image of "miles across" and "a mile deep." But when you see it, you realize just what those terms mean. Seeing it puts it into perspective and that perspective is almost unbelievable. I said to BP, "It looks fake." It was almost like we were looking into a window. The natural curvature, carvings, colors, types of terrain, etc. give it so much character and make it so unique. The pictures, as usual, cannot even begin to give this natural wonder justice. I posted a few of my favorites below.
We departed for Denver around 3:30pm. It was about an 11 hour drive so we decided to get as far as we could. We didn't get much sleep the night before so we were pretty tired. We ended up driving for 8.5 hours and landed here in Grand Junction, CO. On the way, we stopped and took pictures of the Little Colorado River Gorge (just as incredible as the GC) and some photos throughout the Indian Reservations (Navajo, Mojave) we traveled through on our way through AZ and UT. These reservations were over 100 miles of sand storms, tumble weeds, high winds, large dunes, massive rock structures, and very few abodes. Photos below.
Canyon Photos
Wide-Angle Canyon Photos
Little Colorado River Gorge Photos
Time: 9:00am (pacific) - 12:00 (mountain) - 14 hours
Total Distance Traveled: 6215 miles
States: NV > UT > CO
Current Destination: Grand Junction, CO
Next Destination: Denver, CO
Daily Dialogue
We woke up around 9-ish and headed out to the Grand Canyon. We had about a 2 hour drive... with a stop or two in between, we hit the GC around 11:30. We parked and made our way to the GC. What an absolutely amazing site to see in person. It's difficult to form a mental image of "miles across" and "a mile deep." But when you see it, you realize just what those terms mean. Seeing it puts it into perspective and that perspective is almost unbelievable. I said to BP, "It looks fake." It was almost like we were looking into a window. The natural curvature, carvings, colors, types of terrain, etc. give it so much character and make it so unique. The pictures, as usual, cannot even begin to give this natural wonder justice. I posted a few of my favorites below.
We departed for Denver around 3:30pm. It was about an 11 hour drive so we decided to get as far as we could. We didn't get much sleep the night before so we were pretty tired. We ended up driving for 8.5 hours and landed here in Grand Junction, CO. On the way, we stopped and took pictures of the Little Colorado River Gorge (just as incredible as the GC) and some photos throughout the Indian Reservations (Navajo, Mojave) we traveled through on our way through AZ and UT. These reservations were over 100 miles of sand storms, tumble weeds, high winds, large dunes, massive rock structures, and very few abodes. Photos below.
Canyon Photos
Wide-Angle Canyon Photos
Little Colorado River Gorge Photos
Indian Reservation Photos
BP's New Nickname
BP, you know I love you man and sincerely appreciate you joining me on this trip. I've enjoyed it immensely. But I wouldn't be me if I didn't give you a hard time.
Most of you know I love to give nicknames... Originality is of utmost importance, therefore I usually like try to associate it with someone's name or by what that person says, does, portrays, etc. Having BP as my navigator over the passed couple of days has earned him his new nickname:
Backseat Billy
He's more than a navigator. Backseat Billy is a play-by-play narrator, the big show commentator. If I need to turn left, I'll know miles in advance. If my bright lights are on and a car approaches, he's automatic with the command, "BRIGHTS!" Let's say I'm passing a car - I could get a number of responses:
1. "Bishop, WTF are you doing?!"
2. "Dude, the lane is ending, just slow down."
3. "You got that."
I always know where Backseat Billy stands with me and my driving. Here are some direct quotes that are my favorites thus far:
1. "Dude, why don't you JUST drive?" - as I reached for whatever in the backseat (food, drink, camera, sanitizer, paper towels, etc)
2. "Bishop, there are too many cars in front of that semi" (as I tried to pass it, I think I disregarded his warning on this one).
3. "Whew!" "What," I asked. "I'm glad you put that down so you can drive with your hands instead of your knee."
4. "Cow crossing next 20 miles."
5. "I'm pretty sure that's a turn up ahead." - indicating I'm driving to fast.
6. "That's going to be a sharp turn, speed limit 10mph" - just making sure I saw the sign
7. "It's 15 mph, you're doing 25." - as if to say, "slow down"
8. "It's 65 mph, you're only doing 61." - as if to say, "speed up"
Sometimes I feel like I can't win... it's like we're dating and the harder I try, the more he demands... and the worse I get.
I have, however, managed to retaliate. While we were climbing the mountain at Sequoia National Park the other day, both of us were pretty tense and on edge over the winding roads and constant climbing. Speeding up, slowing down, sharp turns at 5mph, looking over ledges and trying not to think about what COULD happen should I take a turn too fast or not turn sharply enough. Anyways, Backseat Billy decided to direct his attention away from my driving and on to the atlas to see where we were. Knowing how focused he was on my driving and how restless he was (we both were), I decided to have a little fun... about 10 seconds after he started reading the atlas, I briefly stomped the break, jerked the wheel, and loudly gasped for air. I saw BP's reaction in my peripherals and I almost lost all sense of control. He threw both hands out, stiffened both legs to brace for impact, and gasped himself! It's one of those "you had to be there" moments, but I swear if BP wasn't buckled in, his head would've hit the roof of the truck. He laughed along with me, trying to impress upon me how it wasn't funny. Didn't work.
Later that day, I asked BP to snag me something out of the cooler. I told him I could try reaching and looking if he preferred (I was driving), but he quickly agreed to look for me. While he was unbuckled crammed between the two front seats, I jammed the brakes. Just enough to rock him a lil, nothing to hurt him or cause any serious damage. He didn't like that either. But it was damn funny. I did it again later that day, but promised him I wouldn't do it anymore. And I haven't. Enough fun with him on those two.
Most of you know I love to give nicknames... Originality is of utmost importance, therefore I usually like try to associate it with someone's name or by what that person says, does, portrays, etc. Having BP as my navigator over the passed couple of days has earned him his new nickname:
Backseat Billy
He's more than a navigator. Backseat Billy is a play-by-play narrator, the big show commentator. If I need to turn left, I'll know miles in advance. If my bright lights are on and a car approaches, he's automatic with the command, "BRIGHTS!" Let's say I'm passing a car - I could get a number of responses:
1. "Bishop, WTF are you doing?!"
2. "Dude, the lane is ending, just slow down."
3. "You got that."
I always know where Backseat Billy stands with me and my driving. Here are some direct quotes that are my favorites thus far:
1. "Dude, why don't you JUST drive?" - as I reached for whatever in the backseat (food, drink, camera, sanitizer, paper towels, etc)
2. "Bishop, there are too many cars in front of that semi" (as I tried to pass it, I think I disregarded his warning on this one).
3. "Whew!" "What," I asked. "I'm glad you put that down so you can drive with your hands instead of your knee."
4. "Cow crossing next 20 miles."
5. "I'm pretty sure that's a turn up ahead." - indicating I'm driving to fast.
6. "That's going to be a sharp turn, speed limit 10mph" - just making sure I saw the sign
7. "It's 15 mph, you're doing 25." - as if to say, "slow down"
8. "It's 65 mph, you're only doing 61." - as if to say, "speed up"
Sometimes I feel like I can't win... it's like we're dating and the harder I try, the more he demands... and the worse I get.
I have, however, managed to retaliate. While we were climbing the mountain at Sequoia National Park the other day, both of us were pretty tense and on edge over the winding roads and constant climbing. Speeding up, slowing down, sharp turns at 5mph, looking over ledges and trying not to think about what COULD happen should I take a turn too fast or not turn sharply enough. Anyways, Backseat Billy decided to direct his attention away from my driving and on to the atlas to see where we were. Knowing how focused he was on my driving and how restless he was (we both were), I decided to have a little fun... about 10 seconds after he started reading the atlas, I briefly stomped the break, jerked the wheel, and loudly gasped for air. I saw BP's reaction in my peripherals and I almost lost all sense of control. He threw both hands out, stiffened both legs to brace for impact, and gasped himself! It's one of those "you had to be there" moments, but I swear if BP wasn't buckled in, his head would've hit the roof of the truck. He laughed along with me, trying to impress upon me how it wasn't funny. Didn't work.
Later that day, I asked BP to snag me something out of the cooler. I told him I could try reaching and looking if he preferred (I was driving), but he quickly agreed to look for me. While he was unbuckled crammed between the two front seats, I jammed the brakes. Just enough to rock him a lil, nothing to hurt him or cause any serious damage. He didn't like that either. But it was damn funny. I did it again later that day, but promised him I wouldn't do it anymore. And I haven't. Enough fun with him on those two.
Day 10 - Pictures
Sequoia National Park
Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
(She didn't care one bit how close we were)
(HUGE Sequoia Tree)
(Look at size of sequoia tree compared to building)
(Looking up)
(Hiking boots. In the snow.)
(General Sherman - Not the tallest, not the widest, but it's the biggest tree in the world - total volume)
(BP next to the General)
(Almost home!)
Las Vegas
(Where we did our damage.)
(The Bellagio)
Hoover Dam
(Front side)
(Back side. Had to touch-up photo to see everything.)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Day 10 - Sequoia National Park & Las Vegas
Trip Information
Distance Traveled: I can't keep track anymore...
Total Distance Traveled: 5,300 miles - I think.
States: CA > NV > AZ
Current Location: Kingsman, AZ
Next Destination: The Grand Canyon!
Daily Dialogue
BP and I awoke and departed Kettleman City, CA by 9:30am, a little later than I wanted. I'm pretty sure it was his fault, but he blamed me. For the record I haven't left that late the entire trip. Before departing the hotel room, we threw around the idea of possibly swinging by Las Vegas on our way to the Grand Canyon. Our justification was, "what kind of road trip doesn't include Las Vegas?" Our itinerary for the day was to head to Sequoia National Park (thinking we could tackle it in a few hours), head to Death Valley, swing by Vegas, then get on the road toward the Grand Canyon for a couple hours.
Sequoia National Park - We made it to the park around 11:30am. Started up the mountain to see the enormous sequoia trees and to see the grand-daddy of them all, General Sherman - the largest living tree in the world (by volume). The ride toward the top of the mountain was slow to say the least. It was more winding roads, 10mph turns, stopping for pictures, etc... We got to see General Sherman around 1:30pm. In order to see it, you have to park and hike about 5 minutes into the forest. Not knowing this ahead of time, BP and I wore our Florida hiking gear (sandals). Since we were so high, the ground was covered in snow... sooo.... yea. It was an interesting little hike. BP busted and I have pics to prove it. I'll post tomorrow sometime (Tues night).
The trip up the mountain, though tedious, provided some incredible views of nearby mountain ranges and even more spectacular were the views of the sequoia trees. Their enormity is almost incomprehensible. Some photos I'll post later will show just how big they are compared to the size of a human being. We thought once we saw General Sherman we'd head down the mountain and be on our way to Death Valley... not so fast! In all it took about 4 hours to tackle the Sequoia National Forest... we then plugged in Death Valley and realized it would take nearly 5 hours to get to Death Valley - putting us there after dark. We decided to forgo this expedition and solidified Vegas as our next destination.
Las Vegas - Plugged it into Gabby and she showed an arrival time of about 9:52pm, about a 6 hour drive. We hit the road and made excellent time. On the way we planned what we'd do in Vegas, how long we'd stay, and how much we'd spend. Before we got there, this is what we planned:
Grab a quick bite to eat, possibly at a buffet
Gamble
Leave by midnight
By the time we got there at about 9:45pm, this is what we decided:
Grab a quick bite to eat, possibly at a buffet
Put $100 each on black at the roulette table and walk away, no matter the outcome
Leave after the roulette gamble
This is what actually happened:
We walked around for an hour looking for a buffet and finally gave up. Pissed off, we decided to grab something at a drive thru on the way out of Vegas - which is exactly what we did.
We put $100 each on black at the roulette table and walked away - both with $100 more than we started with. We snatched up chips, cashed out, and walked straight to the truck. Wesley Snipes was right in the movie Passenger 57 when he said, "always bet on black."
We then started our journey to the Grand Canyon.
Hoover Dam - It was a pleasant surprise to cross the Hoover Dam on our way into Arizona. Neither of us knew it was on the way. Since we crossed it at night, it was glowing with lights and looked pretty awesome. The structure is massive and extremely impressive to see. I took some photos that I'll post later.
Distance Traveled: I can't keep track anymore...
Total Distance Traveled: 5,300 miles - I think.
States: CA > NV > AZ
Current Location: Kingsman, AZ
Next Destination: The Grand Canyon!
Daily Dialogue
BP and I awoke and departed Kettleman City, CA by 9:30am, a little later than I wanted. I'm pretty sure it was his fault, but he blamed me. For the record I haven't left that late the entire trip. Before departing the hotel room, we threw around the idea of possibly swinging by Las Vegas on our way to the Grand Canyon. Our justification was, "what kind of road trip doesn't include Las Vegas?" Our itinerary for the day was to head to Sequoia National Park (thinking we could tackle it in a few hours), head to Death Valley, swing by Vegas, then get on the road toward the Grand Canyon for a couple hours.
Sequoia National Park - We made it to the park around 11:30am. Started up the mountain to see the enormous sequoia trees and to see the grand-daddy of them all, General Sherman - the largest living tree in the world (by volume). The ride toward the top of the mountain was slow to say the least. It was more winding roads, 10mph turns, stopping for pictures, etc... We got to see General Sherman around 1:30pm. In order to see it, you have to park and hike about 5 minutes into the forest. Not knowing this ahead of time, BP and I wore our Florida hiking gear (sandals). Since we were so high, the ground was covered in snow... sooo.... yea. It was an interesting little hike. BP busted and I have pics to prove it. I'll post tomorrow sometime (Tues night).
The trip up the mountain, though tedious, provided some incredible views of nearby mountain ranges and even more spectacular were the views of the sequoia trees. Their enormity is almost incomprehensible. Some photos I'll post later will show just how big they are compared to the size of a human being. We thought once we saw General Sherman we'd head down the mountain and be on our way to Death Valley... not so fast! In all it took about 4 hours to tackle the Sequoia National Forest... we then plugged in Death Valley and realized it would take nearly 5 hours to get to Death Valley - putting us there after dark. We decided to forgo this expedition and solidified Vegas as our next destination.
Las Vegas - Plugged it into Gabby and she showed an arrival time of about 9:52pm, about a 6 hour drive. We hit the road and made excellent time. On the way we planned what we'd do in Vegas, how long we'd stay, and how much we'd spend. Before we got there, this is what we planned:
Grab a quick bite to eat, possibly at a buffet
Gamble
Leave by midnight
By the time we got there at about 9:45pm, this is what we decided:
Grab a quick bite to eat, possibly at a buffet
Put $100 each on black at the roulette table and walk away, no matter the outcome
Leave after the roulette gamble
This is what actually happened:
We walked around for an hour looking for a buffet and finally gave up. Pissed off, we decided to grab something at a drive thru on the way out of Vegas - which is exactly what we did.
We put $100 each on black at the roulette table and walked away - both with $100 more than we started with. We snatched up chips, cashed out, and walked straight to the truck. Wesley Snipes was right in the movie Passenger 57 when he said, "always bet on black."
We then started our journey to the Grand Canyon.
Hoover Dam - It was a pleasant surprise to cross the Hoover Dam on our way into Arizona. Neither of us knew it was on the way. Since we crossed it at night, it was glowing with lights and looked pretty awesome. The structure is massive and extremely impressive to see. I took some photos that I'll post later.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Change of Plans
We decided NOT to go to Los Angeles. Way too far on Route 1 all the way down the coast... and we spent more time in Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach, and Big Sur to be able to get there and get out. So Los Angeles is scrapped.
Phoenix is also scrapped because we just don't have the time to drive a full day to get there, just to turn around and head north to the Grand Canyon. Instead, we are going to hit Sequoia National Park and Death Valley tomorrow (Monday), then head to the Grand Canyon and try to stay in an area hotel overlooking the Canyon. Then we'll visit the Canyon on Tuesday and head up through Utah and Colorado.
Phoenix is also scrapped because we just don't have the time to drive a full day to get there, just to turn around and head north to the Grand Canyon. Instead, we are going to hit Sequoia National Park and Death Valley tomorrow (Monday), then head to the Grand Canyon and try to stay in an area hotel overlooking the Canyon. Then we'll visit the Canyon on Tuesday and head up through Utah and Colorado.
Funnies
I forgot about this, but I thought it was hilarious....
On my way through Oregon a few days ago, I saw a sign that said, "Tired? Rest Stop 12 Miles"
Ok, awesome... the state of Oregon is concerned about tired drivers causing harm and is giving them an opportunity to pull over, stop, rest, and return to their travels refreshed. I applaud their concern.
An hour or so later, I saw the following, "Tired? Services available" - attached to this sign was the state sign for someone skiing. Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough on the draw to nab a photo. But to see this sign compared to the previous one I mentioned was gut-busting. I laughed so hard while driving. Does anyone else see how funny that is?
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While driving down Route 1 in California. I was reaching for food, opening sunflower seeds, driving with my knee, etc...
BP, "Dude, just drive and put two hands on the wheel!"
Me, "I'm trying to get situated and look at the scenery."
BP, "WELL DON'T!"
It was a very tense drive for both of us. I can definitely understand that being a passenger was probably just as bad b/c you have ZERO control of what's going on. Comparatively, I have 100% control, but it's not much better!
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Does anyone else appreciate how humorous the first sentence, second paragraph is?
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BP and I happened upon this restaurant. We were tired and REALLY sick of driving on the coast at this point. We walked up the stairs to this place in the hills expecting very little. What we found was astonishing... See our view and some other pics below:
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On my way through Oregon a few days ago, I saw a sign that said, "Tired? Rest Stop 12 Miles"
Ok, awesome... the state of Oregon is concerned about tired drivers causing harm and is giving them an opportunity to pull over, stop, rest, and return to their travels refreshed. I applaud their concern.
An hour or so later, I saw the following, "Tired? Services available" - attached to this sign was the state sign for someone skiing. Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough on the draw to nab a photo. But to see this sign compared to the previous one I mentioned was gut-busting. I laughed so hard while driving. Does anyone else see how funny that is?
_______
While driving down Route 1 in California. I was reaching for food, opening sunflower seeds, driving with my knee, etc...
BP, "Dude, just drive and put two hands on the wheel!"
Me, "I'm trying to get situated and look at the scenery."
BP, "WELL DON'T!"
It was a very tense drive for both of us. I can definitely understand that being a passenger was probably just as bad b/c you have ZERO control of what's going on. Comparatively, I have 100% control, but it's not much better!
_______
Does anyone else appreciate how humorous the first sentence, second paragraph is?
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BP and I happened upon this restaurant. We were tired and REALLY sick of driving on the coast at this point. We walked up the stairs to this place in the hills expecting very little. What we found was astonishing... See our view and some other pics below:
(outside view from our table peering out at the Pacific Ocean. AWESOME!)
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(view from table)
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(pic inside restaurant from our seats)
When we were departing, I said to BP: "How messed up is it that we probably found one of the coolest places in America to have dinner, over-looking the Pacific Ocean at sunset, but it was with you?" I know that sounds mean, but this would be a phenomenal place to bring a date... Especially with the water views down the road and all of the offered camping throughout the area.
Day 9 - San Francisco!
This destination deserves a post of its own. Wow! What an awesome city on the bay. Thanks for all of the good information DT and Latte!
To be honest, I never had a desire to see this place, but it WAS on my way down south so why not? Billy and I woke up early on Sunday morning and were on the road before 8am. We followed Ali's (bartender) advice and were at Fisherman's Wharf in no time. Here are some of the better pics of SF: wharf, trolly, general city pics, golden gate, etc:
To be honest, I never had a desire to see this place, but it WAS on my way down south so why not? Billy and I woke up early on Sunday morning and were on the road before 8am. We followed Ali's (bartender) advice and were at Fisherman's Wharf in no time. Here are some of the better pics of SF: wharf, trolly, general city pics, golden gate, etc:
(Hollerrrr!)
(The Rock)
(Tracks)
(Original trolly)
(Trolly tracks)
(Trolly track with Alcatraz in background.)
(Close-up of Lombard St.)
(Looking up at Lombard St.)
(SF Clam Chowder!!)
(Guess who finished first)
(Support Cable)
(Detailed photo of how many smaller cables comprise the enormous support cable)
(Golden Gate)
(Golden Gate)
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