roadtrip!!

[dannn]

alright guys i started my trip from los angeles to new jersey today.

if you see me post it here!
ill be on the I40 most of the way until i hit TN then ill shoot north through virginia.

sprayed most of the car with duplicolor sheild




update!
day one - friday
left socal around 1:30 pm. being how socal is there was sooo much traffic, the 15 was packed.
LA -> Barstow -> Needles -> Flagstaff AZ
around 450 miles

day two/three - saturday,sunday
probably the worst day ever
left flagstaff az around 11am
record snowfall in new mexico meant the 40 was closed from albuquerque to the texas state line.
we were behind the plow going 10 mph for a good 4 hours.
was supposed to stop in amarillo tx but there was a jw convention going on in that city so we couldnt get a room
i just said screw it and pulled an all nighter and drove to elk city, ok.
got there at around 4am :\
we were so tired that we spent saturday and sunday night there.
Flagstaff az -> gallup nm -> albuquerque nm -> Tucumcari nm -> amarillo tx -> elk city ok
around 760 miles.

day 4 monday
best day so far
left elk city around 10:30am
headed to oklahoma city, no bad weather.
switched over to the 44 in ok city and headed towards missouri.
elk city ok ->tulsa ok -> springfield mo -> st louis -> plainfield in (around 10 miles from indianaplois)
around 860 miles

[sbigshot]

Keep us updated on your little adventure!!! (the stretch from Flagstaff, Az. to Albuquerque, NM is soooo boring but you can go fast)

[Silver8th]

sounds like a lot of fun! Stay safe out there, this weekend is gonna be crazy out on the highways.

[dannn]

Originally Posted by sbigshot

Keep us updated on your little adventure!!! (the stretch from Flagstaff, Az. to Albuquerque, NM is soooo boring but you can go fast)

im actually in flagstaff right now freakin cold. the si said it was 19 F
it was boring
yea i did go pretty fast....until i hit ice!!! ftl.
gonna head for texas tomorrow.

[sbigshot]

Originally Posted by dannn

gonna head for texas tomorrow.

Be careful between Albuquerque and Amarillo, Tx.... I think that snow storm that just passed dumped alot of fresh powder in that area.

[sbigshot]

How bout an update?? See lots of snow?

[SiRyan]

How would you take that stuff off?

[eugenekim.net]

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[dannn]

OMG
there was way too much snow
took me 10 hours to get out of new mexico cuz of the snow

[sbigshot]

Originally Posted by dannn

OMG
there was way too much snow
took me 10 hours to get out of new mexico cuz of the snow

Where'd u make it to???

[dannn]

i just posted up at a hotel in elk city olkahoma.
im gonna rest here til monday and start again in the morning.

[sbigshot]

^^ Good idea if you are in no hurry!!

[dannn]

i was surprised how well the traction control works on the ice and snow

it was a little weird to me at first but i got the hang of it

[sbigshot]

^^ Glad to hear it works so well .... it's no fun driving through that much ice and snow...

[dannn]

Originally Posted by sbigshot

^^ Glad to hear it works so well .... it's no fun driving through that much ice and snow...

i was so scared that i was gonna crash
so many cars were on the side of the road cuz they lost it

current loc. plainsfield indiana around 800 miles from destination

[marc-o-lishuz]

cool dann!!! 1 day left in your little adventure!

hope you had a good new year's at the motel

[sbigshot]

Originally Posted by dannn

current loc. plainsfield indiana around 800 miles from destination

I thought you were staying on I40 and then going up through VA ... how'd you end up in Indiana??

ps .... no plainsfield, indiana on mapquest (but there is a plainfield ... outside of indianapolis)

[eugenekim.net]

im jealous... the furthest ive gone is salt lake city, utah. i didnt know it was u on this road trip (the guy buying the black si as i was buying my white si).

[dannn]

Originally Posted by sbigshot

I thought you were staying on I40 and then going up through VA ... how'd you end up in Indiana??

ps .... no plainsfield, indiana on mapquest (but there is a plainfield ... outside of indianapolis)

yea but i was gonna meet my friend in kansas and caravan the rest of the way so i had to shoot north a little earlier
but he is leaving a day later so we just said screw it.
i took the 40 to oklahoma city and took 44 to st louis
hopped on the 70 and im now in plainfield in.


i just google mapped how much i have left and its only 740 miles
i might do it all today depending on how i feel

im gonna update the original thread with my current route

[CHRIS]

Don't stop in Jersey!! Come to NY. Stop in Manhattan, you'll love it