Western journey progress...

[mikesgroovin]

Hey all...I must say that this is quite a journey!
The first day was sort of easy. I drove from Sykesville, MD to Gastonia, NC which is about 475 miles or so. Stayed with some relatives and left this morning. Today I drove from Gastonia, NC to Dallas which is quite a haul. I'm sure it was between 1000 and 1100 miles! Needless to say, I'm glad that I'm out of my car and hittin' the hay....
More later....

-Mike

 

[mikesgroovin]

Day 2....
Had to escape the nasty weather just north of me. Tacked on an extra couple hundred miles or so...
*sigh*

 

[ekÆsine]

i didn't know it was possible to drive that much in a day. mike just curious, why not take a plane? my car would die on a trip like that. if you are going to seattle and need a place to stay while in washington state gimme a holla

 

[mikesgroovin]

You live in WA???? What city dude?
I have too much crap to ship out. And, not to mention, my car. I tried to sell all that I could but...alas...
Plus, the drive REALLY is relaxing. You get a lot of time to yourself to think and not be rushed by anyone else. I like it.

 

[mikesgroovin]

Day 3...
This was another long day. From Dallas, TX to Flagstaff, AZ. 994.5 miles! Flagstaff is a beautiful town!!! Cold though...

 

[mikesgroovin]

Day 4...
Flagstaff to Reno, NV. 841.3 miles.
Has anyone ever driven from Vegas to Reno on 95 north? Crazy drive...very flat and you have "Area 51" to your east. I was driving along and I saw a faint orange light to the east....so I kept driving and sure enough, I saw a little dirt road that seemed to be even with the light. I passed it wondering where it went and what the orange light was.... Then about 5 minutes later I thought...hell, I'm not going to get a chance to do this again and I got plenty of gas so, I turned around on 95 and went south toward the light again. I saw the road and then turned off on it. The road was STRAIGHT and DARK. The light got brighter and brighter. Finally I was at a point where I could make out a couple of small buildings and a booth. The booth was guarded by some barbed-wire fences. I got closer and noticed a siloette of a guy standing outside the booth and to the right of it. He was very still and seemed to be watching me come down the road. I got really close and then saw a sign that said "US Armed Forces Electronic Combat Range". I slammed on my brakes and turned around right in front of the guy and hauled ass back the other way. He was probably like "WTF?......" I knew that "Area 51" way over the mountain range from where I was but the light and the road were too strange and creepy to pass by....

 

[mikesgroovin]

Day 5...
Made it to WA today. From Reno, NV to Vancouver, WA with an easy drive to Seattle, WA tomorrow! 747.4 miles...
I also hit the 4,000 mile mark today!!!!
Currently borrowing an internet connection from a Staybridge Suites too! I'm staying here and all and I thought the internet access was free.....but, as soon as you connect their DNS server redirects you to a pay screen. $15 a day??? right.....
A little change in the PHP code in the URL and what do ya know??!?!
I love technology......

 

[RyanOldw83]

We miss ya here in MD already buddy! Take care!