This years summer vacation

[George K]

Very nice.

I would enjoy that.

Average about 350 miles a day, right? I imagine the "interstate" days were higher milage.

[bachophile]

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.

[taiwan_girl]

@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.

[Axtremus]

Glad you completed the trip safely.
34.2 mpg ... was it a hybrid?

[89th]

Nice ending to the trip. Thanks!

[Jolly]

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?

[bachophile]

@Axtremus nope. Chevy Malibu. Got it basically brand new with 2000 miles on it. Put it only 87 regular the whole trip.

[bachophile]

@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.

[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.

[Jolly]

@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.

[Mik]

@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.

[89th]

I'd hate to know what the Uranus of states is

[jon-nyc]

Alabama.

[Doctor Phibes]

@Mik said in This years summer vacation:

It’s the Pluto of states.

Close to Mickey Mouse?

[LuFins Dad]

@89th said in This years summer vacation:

I'd hate to know what the Uranus of states is

Pretty sure it’s Minnesota…

[George K]

[LuFins Dad]

[George K]

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."

[bachophile]

Didn’t do Kansas. But, went north from Colorado into western Nebraska to Scott’s bluff and it was quite pleasant. Yes very prairie , but has the proverbial big sky, herds of cattle, very cowboy in the classic sense.

Eastern Nebraska towards Omaha was boring. But didn’t stay there long

[bachophile]

The southwest deserts including Nevada are spectacular. Not boring at all.