This years summer vacation
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wrote on 28 Jul 2024, 22:21 last edited by bachophile
Last update of this trip
View from an outlook into the Catskills.
New York City
Car return. I set the tripometer in San Francisco Airport. This is the return.
4651.8 miles.
The end.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2024, 22:24 last edited by
That’s a lot of miles in a short time. Nice trip!
Safe journeys home.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2024, 22:32 last edited by
Very nice.
I would enjoy that.
Average about 350 miles a day, right? I imagine the "interstate" days were higher milage.
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wrote on 28 Jul 2024, 22:39 last edited by
Yes it was varied per day and plan. Longest day was 7 hours behind the wheel. Easiest was just 2 or 3. All depended on the plan for the day.
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Yes it was varied per day and plan. Longest day was 7 hours behind the wheel. Easiest was just 2 or 3. All depended on the plan for the day.
wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 01:21 last edited by@bachophile said in This years summer vacation:
Yes it was varied per day and plan. Longest day was 7 hours behind the wheel. Easiest was just 2 or 3. All depended on the plan for the day.
Cool vacation. Thanks again for the pictures and descriptions.
(I actually like driving distances. Maybe I was a truck driver in a previous life!)
Have a good trip back to your home.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 01:43 last edited by
Glad you completed the trip safely.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 12:32 last edited by
Nice ending to the trip. Thanks!
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wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 13:24 last edited by
That's seeing a lot of the country.
If you had to move to some place you visited during your trip, where would it be?
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wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 17:25 last edited by
@Axtremus nope. Chevy Malibu. Got it basically brand new with 2000 miles on it. Put it only 87 regular the whole trip.
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That's seeing a lot of the country.
If you had to move to some place you visited during your trip, where would it be?
wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 17:27 last edited by@Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
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@Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 17:43 last edited by Doctor Phibes@bachophile said in This years summer vacation:
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.
Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.
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@Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 18:08 last edited by@bachophile said in This years summer vacation:
@Jolly that’s a hard one. Saw a lot of beauty.
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
Probably a little more to do in New England than Iowa.
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@bachophile said in This years summer vacation:
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.
Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.
wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 18:31 last edited by@Doctor-Phibes said in This years summer vacation:
@bachophile said in This years summer vacation:
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.
Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.
It’s the Pluto of states.
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wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 18:59 last edited by
I'd hate to know what the Uranus of states is
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wrote on 29 Jul 2024, 19:02 last edited by
Alabama.
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@Doctor-Phibes said in This years summer vacation:
@bachophile said in This years summer vacation:
For me the big surprise was Iowa. Really gorgeous. Not drama. Just endless rolling fields.
But I still like the north east. New England.
Clearly a man of rare taste. Rhode Island: Gateway to America.
Incidentally, Mrs. Phibes has a friend she likes to visit in Iowa. She loves going there, both for the environment and the pace of life. Apparently, they're even friendlier than people from Massachusetts if such a thing is possible.
It’s the Pluto of states.
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@89th said in This years summer vacation:
I'd hate to know what the Uranus of states is
Pretty sure it’s Minnesota…
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The California Zephyr leaves San Francisco, goes through Denver on its way to Chicago.
When D4 and I rode, the guy at the station gave the "What to watch out for on your trip" speech. He then said, "When you leave Denver in the late afternoon, just pull the curtain. THere's nothing to see until you get to Chicago."