Tuesday, January 13, 2009

West coast road trip summary


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Highlight: Death Valley National Park, CA.
Lowlight: Biting my tongue during lunch at Denny's in Roseburg, Oregon.
Best scenic drive: Pacific Highway 101, CA.
Worst drive: During the pouring rain on first day from WA to OR.
Longest drive: From Needles, CA to Redding, CA. 12 hours by myself.
Shortest drive: from Las Vegas to Hoover Dam, 45 minues.
Coldest weather: 18 F at Crater Lake.
Hottest weather: 55 F in California.
Most expensive motel: Quality Inn, 82/night at Crescent City, CA.
Cheapest hotel: 4 Queens Casino/Hotel, 20/night, Las Vegas.
Highest elevation: Grand Canyon, 7000 ft.
Lowest elevation: Somewhere along Pacific Highway 101.
Best weather: From California to Nevada to Arizona.
Worst weather: Washington and Oregon.
Scariest moment: Almost involved in accident twice at Crescent City and San Francisco, CA.
Best city: San Francisco, CA.
Interesting vista views along I-5: Mount Shasta, CA and Mount Angel, OR.
The best snack on the road: Beef jerky.
The most music listened to on the road: Preab Sovath.
Total miles for the entire road trip: 3,500 miles.

Pictures of the entire trip:

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Bravo the 2 guys. Travelling is part of the learning process.

Anonymous said...

Those pictures are nice Tom. You sure were brave the winter season and those amazing datas that you have up there? That is your blue print of a book and a film, almost. Wow!

Bang Kanjana

Shaun said...

Looks like an awesome trip, Tom! Way to go :-)

Tom said...

Thanks everyone for checking out my winter road trip. It was indeed a refreshing experience. Many interesting things to see and capture.