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LS21

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Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Originally posted by: LS21
Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Cool! Can I take you up on it when you get back? I'll probably be in Denver around July 15-20. Somewhere around there, perhaps a bit later, but not too much later.
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ill be back around 19th. youre on.
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Rockin!
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FYI, im still out of the country now. had planned to go home on the 20th, but 99% have to fly back out that day until the 23rd. i can recommend some places to go, though
 
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manlymatt83

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Originally posted by: LS21
Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Originally posted by: LS21
Originally posted by: mjuszczak

Cool! Can I take you up on it when you get back? I'll probably be in Denver around July 15-20. Somewhere around there, perhaps a bit later, but not too much later.
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ill be back around 19th. youre on.
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Rockin!
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FYI, im still out of the country now. had planned to go home on the 20th, but 99% have to fly back out that day until the 23rd. i can recommend some places to go, though
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No way I'm making it to Colorado for at least 2-3 more weeks.
 
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Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Originally posted by: OdiN
Damn dude how long you staying in AZ?

I'd drive through that state in the summer :p
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I fell in love with AZ. I want to move here. Especially Flagstaff.
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I'll give you that - I've driven through Flagstaff and it seemed like a nice place - higher elevation so I don't think it gets as bad during the summer.
 
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manlymatt83

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I'm in Kingman, AZ now. I'm having trouble deciding whether, on
thursday, I'm going to San Diego (not sure what route I would take), or
if I should skip San Diego, go to Joshua Tree park on 10, and then hit
up LA for a night and jet up to San Fran.

Ideas? Comments? Is San Diego worth it or should I keep going forward
and skip it?

Edit: COOL, post 5000
 
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Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Originally posted by: OdiN
Damn dude how long you staying in AZ?

I'd drive through that state in the summer :p
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I fell in love with AZ. I want to move here. Especially Flagstaff.
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Just wait until you get to Portland :p
 
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Hey Matt!

Hey there, I've been following your drive thread... Great stuff. Mind if I ask a few questions?

1. what inspired you to take the time off to do a nationwide drive
2. what kind of vehicle are you driving
3. are you paying for the gas or is your company paying it?
4. how do you pick where you are going
5. when are you returning home?
6. did you kidnap a doctor and confine him to the trunk for any medical issues you have during the trip? ;)


Thats all... thanks! Feel free to skip any quiestions you dont want to answer...
 
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manlymatt83

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Originally posted by: akshatp
Hey Matt!

Hey there, I've been following your drive thread... Great stuff. Mind if I ask a few questions?

1. what inspired you to take the time off to do a nationwide drive
2. what kind of vehicle are you driving
3. are you paying for the gas or is your company paying it?
4. how do you pick where you are going
5. when are you returning home?
6. did you kidnap a doctor and confine him to the trunk for any medical issues you have during the trip? ;)


Thats all... thanks! Feel free to skip any questions you don't want to answer...
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1) A fairly personal situation in my life was most of the inspiration, but also, because I started making a list about 2 years ago of cities I wanted to visit in my life. It started with Austin, TX, then I added Phoenix, and San Francisco, and Portland, and Seattle, and Boulder/Denver, and the list started getting longer and longer. I had the time (if you read in the original post, I was let go from my job on May 8th), so while looking for new work and figuring out where I live, I decided to drive to all of my job interviews instead of fly - basically go on a road trip of job interviews while seeing cool sites along the way.

2) I'm driving a Mercedes Benz.

3) I'm paying for most of the gas, but my personal side gig is paying for gas when I meet up with clients along the way.

4) It's completely random. I never have a definite plan. All I know is that I'm heading West, then I'm heading North along the coast, and then back to Denver. Everything else is random. 90% of the time I don't know where I'm staying until I decide to pull over and camp and/or stay in a hotel. For instance, today I decided to take a random drive on route 66 which took a bit longer, so I stopped in Kingman instead of making it to California. No big deal. I may stay two nights.

5) No idea. If I'm not back by September 1st (I have plans September 2nd), then at that point, Christmas.

6) This question wasn't in your original PM :p It's kind of funny - my hypochondria has gotten a crap load better -- I have spent a lot of time on this trip without cell phone service, in the middle of no where, with no medical center in sight, which is a big accomplishment/deal for me (especially for those of you who knew me 2-3 years ago on this forum). But, there are still times when I've looked out my hotel and/or across the street from the campground I'm at and noticed the urgent care center and smirked. I do have med kits with me though, and they have come in handy an amazing amount of times, including today, when I was hiking off the 180 north of Flag with a friend and took her out as I fell down a hill - we were both bruised and that stuff came in handy.

Hope that helps!
 
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akshatp

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Originally posted by: mjuszczak
Originally posted by: akshatp
Hey Matt!

Hey there, I've been following your drive thread... Great stuff. Mind if I ask a few questions?

1. what inspired you to take the time off to do a nationwide drive
2. what kind of vehicle are you driving
3. are you paying for the gas or is your company paying it?
4. how do you pick where you are going
5. when are you returning home?
6. did you kidnap a doctor and confine him to the trunk for any medical issues you have during the trip? ;)


Thats all... thanks! Feel free to skip any questions you don't want to answer...
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1) A fairly personal situation in my life was most of the inspiration, but also, because I started making a list about 2 years ago of cities I wanted to visit in my life. It started with Austin, TX, then I added Phoenix, and San Francisco, and Portland, and Seattle, and Boulder/Denver, and the list started getting longer and longer. I had the time (if you read in the original post, I was let go from my job on May 8th), so while looking for new work and figuring out where I live, I decided to drive to all of my job interviews instead of fly - basically go on a road trip of job interviews while seeing cool sites along the way.

2) I'm driving a Mercedes Benz.

3) I'm paying for most of the gas, but my personal side gig is paying for gas when I meet up with clients along the way.

4) It's completely random. I never have a definite plan. All I know is that I'm heading West, then I'm heading North along the coast, and then back to Denver. Everything else is random. 90% of the time I don't know where I'm staying until I decide to pull over and camp and/or stay in a hotel. For instance, today I decided to take a random drive on route 66 which took a bit longer, so I stopped in Kingman instead of making it to California. No big deal. I may stay two nights.

5) No idea. If I'm not back by September 1st (I have plans September 2nd), then at that point, Christmas.

6) This question wasn't in your original PM :p It's kind of funny - my hypochondria has gotten a crap load better -- I have spent a lot of time on this trip without cell phone service, in the middle of no where, with no medical center in sight, which is a big accomplishment/deal for me (especially for those of you who knew me 2-3 years ago on this forum). But, there are still times when I've looked out my hotel and/or across the street from the campground I'm at and noticed the urgent care center and smirked. I do have med kits with me though, and they have come in handy an amazing amount of times, including today, when I was hiking off the 180 north of Flag with a friend and took her out as I fell down a hill - we were both bruised and that stuff came in handy.

Hope that helps!
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Thanks... glad to see your HC has calmed down...

What kind of MB? C? E? S?
 
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You're driving a Benz?

If we end up doing Killpecker trail here, you probably won't want to drive it on that road :p
 
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Ack, too bad you don't have more time or you could've done Canada too... wait that would take too long because a lot of the roads up north are melted half of the year...
 
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LS21

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Originally posted by: mjuszczak

No way I'm making it to Colorado for at least 2-3 more weeks.
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sounds good. enjoy driving up california along the coast, or even on the interior on 5, the hilly/mountainous parts are badass
 
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manlymatt83

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Originally posted by: OdiN
You're driving a Benz?

If we end up doing Killpecker trail here, you probably won't want to drive it on that road :p
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Was actually a joke :p Honda Civic... 1998 5 speed
 
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manlymatt83

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So today, I'm in Laughlin, NV. Going to do a bit of a roundabout today... let me know if I'm going to miss anything and/or there's a better route to take.

I'm going to head to Las Vegas later, spend some time there, then head Northeast to Zion park & Bryce canyon. After that, tomorrow, I'm going to jet back to Vegas, then south on 95, through the town of Blythe, and then head through Joshua Tree park and eventually hit San Diego sometime on Tuesday.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Anything I'm missing along the way that I really should see?

Thanks!
 
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manlymatt83

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Well, no one answered :) I'm in St. George, UT today. Going to see Zion and Bryce tomorrow. Debating whether to go east to north east AZ and see Petrified Forrest, which I missed, or if I'm just going to jet west to LA and say "bah, can't see everything". Probably do the latter!
 
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Originally posted by: mjuszczak
So today, I'm in Laughlin, NV. Going to do a bit of a roundabout today... let me know if I'm going to miss anything and/or there's a better route to take.

I'm going to head to Las Vegas later, spend some time there, then head Northeast to Zion park & Bryce canyon. After that, tomorrow, I'm going to jet back to Vegas, then south on 95, through the town of Blythe, and then head through Joshua Tree park and eventually hit San Diego sometime on Tuesday.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Anything I'm missing along the way that I really should see?

Thanks!
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South on 95? There is another Route 95 on the west coast?
 
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manlymatt83

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Originally posted by: akshatp
Originally posted by: mjuszczak
So today, I'm in Laughlin, NV. Going to do a bit of a roundabout today... let me know if I'm going to miss anything and/or there's a better route to take.

I'm going to head to Las Vegas later, spend some time there, then head Northeast to Zion park & Bryce canyon. After that, tomorrow, I'm going to jet back to Vegas, then south on 95, through the town of Blythe, and then head through Joshua Tree park and eventually hit San Diego sometime on Tuesday.

Does anyone have any recommendations? Anything I'm missing along the way that I really should see?

Thanks!
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South on 95? There is another Route 95 on the west coast?
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Yes, it goes through Laughin, NV and Blythe, CA

So no one has really answered my question =( Would it be smart to go from here (Bryce and Zion) directly to LA? Or should I go through towns like Blythe, CA and San Diego?
 
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