Adventure Times
Back in 2010 I decided that I really, really, really wanted to drive around the country with no real plan past my first week of traveling. What followed was an adventure lasting almost 100 days. I traveled from Los Angeles, through the midwest to NYC, up and down the east coast, found a random job, spent Thanksgiving in Florida, and eventually made my way home through the desert. Here for your adventuring pleasure are all of my updates and posts about the trip. Enjoy
It’s October 2010 and I’m currently in the middle of a cross country road trip. Tomorrow, Monday, October 11th, will be 4 weeks to the day since I left my parents place in Carlsbad, CA and started to drive east.
I picked up my friend Katie in Phoenix, AZ and together we drove through the midwest in the general direction of New York City. Along the way we visited a farm, picked up a pumpkin, had a close encounter with a tornado and a giant spider, drank a lot of local beer everywhere, visited friends & family, and finally landed ourselves in Bushwick, Brooklyn.
We’ve kept track of it all.
Here it all is, from the beginning in Carlsbad to my current spot in D.C. to wherever it is I end up next. Contributions from Katie until I left her in NYC. Occasional input from folks along the way.
Enjoy.
UPDATE
It’s now January 2011 and I’m back in LA, back at work, done with adventuring. My trip ended up lasting 96 days. Well over 100 days if you count from when I left LA until I returned shortly after New Year’s. I had planned on two months.
The trip was glorious. It was wonderful to see so many old friends, meet so many new people. I’m biding my time until I can do it again. One can dream, right? Seriously though, the last months have been an amazing experience. One of those life things.
It’s been fun sharing the journey.
Day 1: Adventure Time Part II
Day 2: Welcome to Kansas
Day 4: We Drove to South Dakota
Days 5 & 6: St Louis to Indianapolis
Days 9, 10, & 11: NYC is Bad for Posting
Day 12, 13, & 14: A Philadelphia Wedding
Days 15 & 16: Taking it slow in Brooklyn
Days 17 & 18: They’re Starting to Blur
Day 19: Thank You NY. You Haven’t Let Me Down
Day 21: Holy Sh*t it’s been 3 Weeks
Day 22: I Can’t Keep Track of the Plans
Days 23, 24, & 25: The Unplanned in Brooklyn
Day 26: Remembering College in DC
Days 27, 28, & 29: Hopping & Hoping around VA
Days 30 & 31: Family time in Winchester
Days 32-36: Work makes me boring.
Days 38 & 39: Atlanta Sings the Blues
Days 40 & 41: Hours of Fun and Hours of Go
Day 43: Patricia McAniff 3/16/1923 – 10/25/2010
Days 44 – 47: Roanoke to Tennessee
Days 48 – 54: I made it to Knoxville! They’re still not drinking over there?
Days 55-60: Three States in One Week
Days 70-75: Thanksgiving and Family and Stuff
Days 80 & 81: ATL to Chattanooga
Days 82 & 83: Nashville needs a week
Days 84-87: I don’t even remember what
Days 88-90: Days in New Orleans
Days 91 & 92: Farewell New Orleans
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