It’s always a challenge to find a good place to sleep in your car.
Not that sleeping in the car is a particularly good option, but sometimes you’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.  Like, for example, when you are out of money and lending money to your broke friend to pay for his [...]

Posted on March 22nd, 2006 by Lee
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Eating is one of the best parts of travel.  Although our finances have forced us to eat on the cheap for the most part, Ross and I have managed to squeeze in a couple of good meals.
I had some excellent Navajo stew in Arizona.  I was initially skeptical of the place.  Whenever there’s no food [...]

Posted on March 21st, 2006 by Lee
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I’m really glad we’re doing this road trip in the Spring.  In so many ways, seeing the country in early Spring is better than seeing it any other time.  Right now, we’re in Palo Alto, staying with Ross’ friend at Stanford.  Stanford kids seem like a fun bunch.  They’re in finals, but let’s just say [...]

Posted on March 20th, 2006 by Lee
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Las Vegas may be the most depressing city on Earth.
Yesterday was an amazing day.  We started out in Kanab, Utah, nestled in the Utah desert surrounded by national parks and fantastic scenery.  We wound through the desert plateau, the forest, over the Colorado, and finally to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon.  Then we [...]

Posted on March 18th, 2006 by Lee
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I’m sitting here at a McDonalds in Kanab, Utah (Ross and I got coffee and apple pie so we could use the wireless Internet).  650 miles in, and we’re done with day two.  Tomorrow we hit the Grand Canyon, then on to Las Vegas.
The drive over the Rockies and through Utah today was simply amazing.  [...]

Posted on March 16th, 2006 by Lee
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