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chembob
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Leaving Florida



Definitely in the North (Wilmington, DE)



Yale Campus (GF is an alumna, works in New Haven now)



Oh hai, it's mah gf.



The clock in Grand Central.



At Rockefeller.



Little Italy.



Brooklyn Bridge.



Looking through Atlas at St. Patrick's.



In Central Park.



The 6 train.



Railroad overpass over the County Road that my gf's family lives on out in Ohio.



Only in Indiana (on US 40).



Western Indiana, US 40.



Bridge, outside Brazil, IN, Old US 40.



Looking down Old US 40, outside Greenville, Illinois.



Finally west of the Mississippi.



US 40, east of Boonville, Missouri.



Old US 40, near Marshall Junction, Missouri.



The Truman House, Independence, Missouri.



Rundown maintenence shop, Kansas City, Missouri.



Sunset, I-35, near Williamsburg, Kansas.



After the storm, Gainesville, Texas.



Nightfall, Blanco-Kendalia Road (Blanco County Road 201), near the Kendall County line.



Old US 90, in between Seguin and Luling, Texas.



Railway Street, Kingsbury, Texas.



French Quarter, New Orleans.



Beauty of a cloud, I-10, Florida Panhandle.

5/17/2009 2:15:10 PM

EMCE
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ur girlfriend looks odd

5/17/2009 2:16:25 PM

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the building to the right of the sign is 2 blocks from my house.

i almost bought a condo in it.

*stalk stalk stalk*

5/17/2009 2:16:38 PM

chembob
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Fixed, EMCE.

Thanks for pointing that out.

5/17/2009 2:35:50 PM

tartsquid
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This reminds me that I am within easy driving distance of NYC now and should make a weekend of it.

5/17/2009 2:39:55 PM

chembob
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YES

5/17/2009 2:46:55 PM

BubbleBobble
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the black and white is still gay

5/17/2009 2:49:18 PM

chembob
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I like it for a lot of subjects. I do take color photos on occasion

Case in point:
http://picasaweb.google.com/chembobUSN/UploadVDurhamWalkaboutOrICanTakeColorPhotosToo?feat=directlink

5/17/2009 3:00:07 PM

BubbleBobble
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well you're no fun today

5/17/2009 3:01:56 PM

Smath74
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might want to invest in these new-fangled inventions called COLOR cameras.

5/17/2009 3:21:57 PM

chembob
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5/17/2009 3:26:46 PM

zorthage
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<6 weeks till my next one

Iowa, Badlands, Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Glacier, and Canada

6/1/2009 2:47:35 AM

ambrosia1231
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Just planned (well, estimated) three routes home from Glacier National Park:
nvm my links don't work and I don't care right now

[Edited on June 27, 2009 at 8:52 PM. Reason : sdfg]

6/27/2009 8:45:00 PM

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"That honestly has to be one of the dumbest fucking things I can imagine anyone doing.

That isn't a road trip.

That is a bunch of retarded nerds hoping they can do something that they'll be able to tell stories about

Only to realize they just drove 2300+ miles and didn't get a chance to see shit but the windshield and some asphalt.

Christ, are you kidding, did you really do that?

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Get the fuck outta here! Cross-country drives are great. I think everyone should at least do it once if you can.

I drove from FL to the very northwest corner of WA, and then from WA to coastal NC. Both trips were great (although I was moving in both cases--there was some purpose behind it, although I could've opted to have the military move my stuff and just fly out). I want to do it again on a motorcycle, and also in a light aircraft (Cessna or something).

[Edited on June 27, 2009 at 9:39 PM. Reason : ^^ those are some beautiful areas]

6/27/2009 9:39:09 PM

zorthage
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^ the ultimate road trip for me is Maine, Key West, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles, Denver, Seattle, Juneau, Anchorage

If you could hit all the states minus Hawaii by car, jesus christ

6/27/2009 9:43:44 PM

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i've hit them all except for some in new england, and a few in the upper midwest...and new mexico. most were by car.

6/28/2009 8:08:21 AM

ambrosia1231
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We have one night here:

(Grand Teton)

And now I'm working on Glacier

6/28/2009 12:41:19 PM

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I just got back from a 7300 mile trip. I left on May 28th and got back to raleigh on June 24th
Charlotte, NC
Forrest City, AR
Groom, TX
Holbrook, AZ
Flagstaff, AZ - then to grand canyon
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV
La Canada, CA
La Canada, CA- hollywood
La Canada, CA- venice beach
La Canada, CA- rodeo drive
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, CA- Golden Gate bridge
Grass Valley, CA
Pocatello, ID- then to yellowstone and old faithful
Grey Bull, WY
Mitchell, SD- then to Mount Rushmore
Milwaukee, WI
Dublin, OH
Dublin, OH- zoo
Dublin, OH
Charlotte, NC
Raleigh, NC

[Edited on June 28, 2009 at 4:21 PM. Reason : .]

6/28/2009 4:19:29 PM

greeches
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nice pics! What you shoot with?

6/28/2009 6:34:06 PM

zorthage
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^^ NICE

I wish I could get a month off to do a trip, 2 weeks is practically just a tease.

What was your favorite part of the trip?

6/28/2009 9:43:14 PM

MaximaDrvr

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hiking in the grand canyon and sedona was pretty fun, as was the red wood forests with the trees wider than my car is long. Walking around the hot springs at yellow stone was pretty awesome as well.
I love driving so this was a great trip for me.

I spent almost $1200 in gas alone.

My fiance was the navigator.

6/28/2009 9:48:57 PM

zorthage
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Sounds like me and the wife

Any recommendations for Yellowstone?

6/29/2009 7:53:54 PM

MaximaDrvr

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At yellowstone, we entered the west entrance and left the east entrance, traveling the southern half of the loop. Just the drive was a couple of hours.
We got out at all of the pull outs and took pictures and did the walking/hiking trails.

6/29/2009 9:20:09 PM

LivinProof78
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i want to take a road trip

6/29/2009 9:21:15 PM

ambrosia1231
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Ok, now I'm starting to get as excited as Z is
It is torturous to wait!

7/3/2009 8:32:01 AM

j_sun
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i drove to nashville.

err, slept in the backseat. good drive.

7/3/2009 2:35:29 PM

chembob
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Just got back from going down to the Keys. Oh man, I love old Florida.

7/6/2009 4:53:47 PM

ambrosia1231
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If anyone wants a postcard, PM me.

7/7/2009 8:39:59 PM

chembob
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Wish I could make my own postcard...

7/9/2009 6:33:09 PM

ambrosia1231
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You can. Try places like zazzle and whatnot.

At Grand Teton now.
License plates we've seen:
Alberta
Sasketchewan
Ontario (they always travel well)
British Columbia
AK
WA
OR
CA
ID
UT
NV
NM
AZ
MT
WY
CO
ND (FINALLY! - this is the only plate we didn't see on last year's road trip)
SD
NE
KS
OK
TX
MN
IA
IL
MO
AR
LA
WI
MI
IN
KY
TN
OH
WV
AL
GA
FL
SC
NC
VA
PA
MD
NJ
CT
NY
MA

7/14/2009 11:12:56 AM

MaximaDrvr

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The only plates we missed on our trip were: NH, VT, CT, DE, AK, Maine, and RI
We did have B.C and Ontario.

[Edited on July 14, 2009 at 11:24 AM. Reason : .]

7/14/2009 11:24:42 AM

chembob
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^^Oh yea. Is that the same site you made those little tabs with?

7/18/2009 11:35:42 PM

ambrosia1231
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What constitutes a road trip, to you all?

Ratio of driving:time at destination?
Choosing to drive, over another mode of transportation?
The intention of the trip?
A threshold of drive time?


[Edited on July 27, 2009 at 2:18 PM. Reason : sdl]

7/27/2009 2:17:53 PM

punchmonk
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I am glad you had a great trip xtine. I am sad it is over for you.

7/28/2009 5:13:29 PM

fleetwud
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We rock Philadelphia Baltimore Las Vegas Indianapolis
Louisville Atlanta New Orleans and Minneapolis
Houston Tucson Phoenix Buffalo
Tulsa Mobile Albuquerque Wichita and Orlando
Portland Salt Lake City Memphis Washington D.C.
Charlotte Oklahoma City Little Rock and Milwaukee
Cleveland Tampa Norfolk Dallas Raleigh Hartford Cincinnati
Boston Nashville Kansas City Chattanooga and Miami
Honolulu Richmond Austin Pittsburgh San Antonio
Baton Rouge and Anchorage and Birmingham and Toledo
Denver Detroit Dayton Spokane Fresno
And Jacksonville Colombus Springfield New York Sacramento
Los Angeles St. Paul St. Louis San Francisco
Madison Knoxville Seattle San Jose and San Diego
Jackson Omaha Des Moines Boise Providence Chicago

But no where in New Jersey that's the only place we won't go

7/28/2009 5:15:15 PM

chembob
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Quote :
"What constitutes a road trip, to you all?

Ratio of driving:time at destination?
Choosing to drive, over another mode of transportation?
The intention of the trip?
A threshold of drive time?"


Choosing to drive, over other transportation.

7/28/2009 6:54:15 PM

chembob
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To amplify that: I am at the point where I plan drives based on the road - like I will plan out how long it takes to cross the country on a transcontinental highway - like to follow US 70 from Atlantic all the way to its historical end in Los Angeles - following the historic routing, and taking 8 hours a day would take 10 days.

It was called the Broadway of America, and it was a literal cross-section of America.

7/29/2009 11:22:24 AM

chembob
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ttt

10/24/2009 12:15:15 PM

wahoowa
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"If you've never done the "great american roadtrip" you're a dumbshit. The US is an astounding place and guess what NC folks, most of the really cool stuff is pretty far from here. If you live in the US and you never see Yellowstone, the Rockies, the Grand Canyon, the Mississippi River, Mt. Rushmore, Monument Valley, Bryce Canyon, etc, etc. you have seriously cheated yourself."


Abso-fucking-lutely!

My gf and I drove from NC to AZ, then up to MT, and back two summers ago and it was one of the best trips of my life. Camped the whole way (we had a dog) and did a ton of hiking and sightseeing. I still look at the pictures today and wish I could do it again.

10/24/2009 12:51:06 PM

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The 10,000 mile road trip I took with some friends of mine back in 2006 was awesome. We camped out most every night and hit as many national parks/monuments/etc. in the US that we could. I've been to 38 states so far, and of them all, I really enjoyed Washington.

Arches NP

10k miles in a Chevy Conversion Van

10/24/2009 1:00:37 PM

theDuke866
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I'm starting to look for a BMW motorcycle...I want to do a cross-country trip on 2-wheels next.

10/24/2009 1:35:07 PM

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"EMCE
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ur girlfriend looks odd

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the bad guy from the Watchmen?

10/24/2009 1:36:32 PM

punchmonk
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gosh, chembob. That is just amazing. I want to do this one day. I hope it is sooner than later.

10/24/2009 1:41:30 PM

Jeepxj420
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"Railroad overpass over the County Road that my gf's family lives on out in Ohio."



there are alot of those in ohio

10/24/2009 1:44:07 PM

th3oretecht
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I can't wait to get my Vanagon all fixed up so I can do some serious road tripping

10/25/2009 4:20:50 AM

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Last road trip I did was around Kyushu. It would have been fun if it had been with better company but it was alright.

I really want to drive across the US some time.

10/25/2009 5:43:27 AM

chembob
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can't wait til i get back

12/24/2009 6:23:33 PM

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centralia,_Pennsylvania

1/2/2010 1:32:47 AM

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Me and a friend are in the preliminary stages of planning a trip from Atlanta to San Francisco by way of Badlands, SD on motorcycles. Right now the plan is to do it one way in 9 days. We'll ship the bikes back and fly home. That will be roughly 350-400 miles/day depending on the route.

I've never done anything like this. I've never even been on a real vacation. (When I was a kid, vacations were 1 day at the beach). Since graduating in 2000, any time i've taken off from work has been either injury related or just a day here and there for job interviews, personal business, etc. Needless to say, I'm getting really burned out and need a substantial break. Can't wait.

Now, if I could only figure out a way to fund this trip. I still don't even have a motorcycle yet.

1/2/2010 11:17:18 AM

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april:
raleigh to des moines to ...?

1-1.5 weeks.

[Edited on January 8, 2010 at 10:41 PM. Reason : sdf]

1/8/2010 10:40:50 PM

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