Comments on: back from the road trip

By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth

Ernst-Jan Pfauth — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:29:09 +0000

Man, how I’d love to travel like this. The only things I’ve seen in the States is the North-East coast and San Francisco. But you’re talking about Jack Kerouac’s territory. I’ll have to hire a camper someday soon

By: Jon Husband

Jon Husband — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:44:44 +0000

Road trips such as yours are one of those must-do-before-one-dies kind of thing. I haven’t been on a decent one for a long time now, though luckily I have a few under my belt from previous chapters of my life.
Coast-to-coast North American road trips are a must … I’ve done three (1975, 1984 and 1990).

By: Erica Douglass

Erica Douglass — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:33:47 +0000

Everyone I know thinks I am nuts to drive down I-5 a few times a year from San Jose to SoCal and back. Just did a trip last week — sounds like we might have been on the road at the same time.
My favorite things about I-5:
1) Harris Ranch in Coalinga, CA (you did not mention it — hope you can check it out sometime if you never have — some of the best steak you’ll ever eat!)
2) GARLIC TRUCKS! You must have seen these…the semi trucks that, instead of having a typical closed-in load on them, have a giant cage that is full of garlic. They’re white, and little pieces of garlic skin waft along in the air behind them. I always love to think about where all that garlic is going! You will see those (and similar “tomato trucks”) on I-5 this time of year as the garlic is harvested and makes its way to who-knows-where.
I also find driving interesting and peaceful. It gives me time to think. Though at about the time I hit the 5/405 split, I’m always ready to be wherever it is I’m going.
–Erica

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:21:10 +0000

I envy you and live vicariously through your travel logs. I’ve made that trip a few times myself and reading about it brings back the sights, sounds and smells of many childhood trips. Thank you.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:11:27 +0000

What a neat trip! I love the country you saw.

By: Marcie Vargas

Marcie Vargas — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:03:13 +0000

Hey, it was really nice to finally meet you in person at BlogWorld, I know John counts you as one of his close friends. Hope we can all hang out a bit more sometime.

By: David Everitt-Carlson

David Everitt-Carlson — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:50:23 +0000

Tre cool.

By: Walt

Walt — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:26:23 +0000

Hang on to the spirit. The road, that road, is a magical place. I’ve been over it 50 times or so since I was a boy. It was a pleasure to hear from someone who knows how to use that time and space. There’s a whole country out there. Seems everyone else is a slave to airports and phony security checks.
You had time for the Canyon and Monument Valley. Time wasn’t your limiting factor. Keep on rockin’ in the free world.

By: Stowe Boyd

Stowe Boyd — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:31:09 +0000

Yee-hah!

By: hugh macleod

hugh macleod — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:01:47 +0000

Oops. Yes, Dave, you’re right. I read the Googlemap wrong. Mea Culpa. It was indeed Blythe, California. Corrected.

By: Jerome Paradis

Jerome Paradis — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:48:04 +0000

That’s it. Next time I’m in the region (or I need to put my thoughts together), I have to plan for a road trip.

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:30:41 +0000

Actually, I don’t think you went anywhere near Yuma. Yuma is on I-8, not I-10, and your map shows that you were on I-10

By: emily

emily — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:58:37 +0000

it looks like an amoeba.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 03:13:46 +0000

Hugh did you go through Yuma because your overnights say that, but your google map puts you through Blythe California as the Arizona-Cali border town. Something needs to be changed I suspect. It was Blythe if you took the I-10 across as Yuma is on I-8.

By: nikkirae

nikkirae — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:02:40 +0000

I’m glad you had an enjoyable and productive trip. I like reading your descriptions.