Road Trip Around the US

Just completed a 4-week 9,000 miles car trip, staying at reasonably-priced
small hotels/motels and eating cheaply at places like CrackerBarrel,
Appleby's, In 'n Out Burger, etc. Happy to share routing, timing, points of
interest, motel info, etc.

Start: Central Virginia
To:
Lexington, KY (via Charleston, WV)
Poplar Bluff, MO
Topeka, KS (via Ozarks, Springfield, MO)
Denver, CO (front range: Denver, Ft. Collins, Cheyenne)
Green River, UT
Las Vegas, NV
Van Nuys, CA (LA area)
Sacramento, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Rosa, CA (Napa and Sonoma Valleys)
Eureka, CA (Redwood country)
Eugene/Salem/Portland, OR
Kenniwick, WA (via Columbia River Gorge)
Missoula, MT (via Spokane/Coeur d'Alane, ID)
Bozeman, MT
Sheridan, WY
Rapid City, SD (Black Hills/Rushmore)
Worthington, MN (via Bad Lands)
Rockford, IL (via Madison, WI)
Columbus, OH (via Indianapolis)

End: Central Virginia (via Wheeling/Morgantown, WV, Hagerstown,MD)

That doesn't sound like anywhere near 9,000 miles, so you must have
wandered a good bit.

It's a shame you didn't eat decent local food, which would have cost
you no more than the crap you consumed. It wouldn't have cost you any
morer except in the big cities.

My brother and his wife are now wandering for six weeks in their
camping jeep from Dallas, up through Canada, down the west coast, etc.
I'm envious -- they were in Jackson Hole yesterday, and in Glacier
Park today...

-- Larry

On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:26:20 -0500, "mdrawson"
wrote:

Just completed a 4-week 9,000 miles car trip, staying at reasonably-priced
small hotels/motels and eating cheaply at places like CrackerBarrel,
Appleby's, In 'n Out Burger, etc. Happy to share routing, timing, points of
interest, motel info, etc.

Start: Central Virginia
To:
Lexington, KY (via Charleston, WV)
Poplar Bluff, MO
Topeka, KS (via Ozarks, Springfield, MO)
Denver, CO (front range: Denver, Ft. Collins, Cheyenne)
Green River, UT
Las Vegas, NV
Van Nuys, CA (LA area)
Sacramento, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Rosa, CA (Napa and Sonoma Valleys)
Eureka, CA (Redwood country)
Eugene/Salem/Portland, OR
Kenniwick, WA (via Columbia River Gorge)
Missoula, MT (via Spokane/Coeur d'Alane, ID)
Bozeman, MT
Sheridan, WY
Rapid City, SD (Black Hills/Rushmore)
Worthington, MN (via Bad Lands)
Rockford, IL (via Madison, WI)
Columbus, OH (via Indianapolis)

End: Central Virginia (via Wheeling/Morgantown, WV, Hagerstown,MD)

"mdrawson" wrote in message
news:U3gnb.1013$Re.299@lakeread06...
Just completed a 4-week 9,000 miles car trip, staying at reasonably-priced
small hotels/motels and eating cheaply at places like CrackerBarrel,
Appleby's, In 'n Out Burger, etc. Happy to share routing, timing, points
of
interest, motel info, etc.

Start: Central Virginia
To:
Lexington, KY (via Charleston, WV)
Poplar Bluff, MO
Topeka, KS (via Ozarks, Springfield, MO)
Denver, CO (front range: Denver, Ft. Collins, Cheyenne)

I cant believe you got that close without driving up to
the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone

Green River, UT

Last time I checked Green River was in Wyoming

Las Vegas, NV

Presumably via Salt Lake City so why not visit Zion NP
or Bryce Canyon ?

Keith

From: "Keith Willshaw"

I cant believe you got that close without driving up to
the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone

No Cracker Barrel or Appleby's or In 'n Out Burger to dine at, I suppose.

Green River, UT

Last time I checked Green River was in Wyoming

Better check again then, the town of Green River lies on I-70 on the banks of
the, er, Green River. Same name as the town in Wyoming. Great place to put in
for a canoe trip down the Green River to Spanish Bottom.

Las Vegas, NV

Presumably via Salt Lake City so why not visit Zion NP
or Bryce Canyon ?

No Cracker Barrel or Appleby's to dine at, so why bother?

Bill

In article U3gnb.1013$Re.299@lakeread06, mdrawson wrote:

Just completed a 4-week 9,000 miles car trip, staying at reasonably-priced
small hotels/motels and eating cheaply at places like CrackerBarrel,
Appleby's, In 'n Out Burger, etc. Happy to share routing, timing, points of
interest, motel info, etc.

Well, that's one way to do it. How about writing up a quick travelog?



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Eric Holeman Chicago Illinois USA

On 10/27/2003 4:26 PM mdrawson while directing tourists to the Zazu
Pits, was inclined to say:

Just completed a 4-week 9,000 miles car trip, staying at reasonably-priced
small hotels/motels and eating cheaply at places like CrackerBarrel,
Appleby's, In 'n Out Burger, etc. Happy to share routing, timing, points of
interest, motel info, etc.

Start: Central Virginia
To:
Lexington, KY (via Charleston, WV)
Poplar Bluff, MO
Topeka, KS (via Ozarks, Springfield, MO)
Denver, CO (front range: Denver, Ft. Collins, Cheyenne)
Green River, UT
Las Vegas, NV
Van Nuys, CA (LA area)
Sacramento, CA
San Francisco, CA
Santa Rosa, CA (Napa and Sonoma Valleys)
Eureka, CA (Redwood country)
Eugene/Salem/Portland, OR
Kenniwick, WA (via Columbia River Gorge)
Missoula, MT (via Spokane/Coeur d'Alane, ID)
Bozeman, MT
Sheridan, WY
Rapid City, SD (Black Hills/Rushmore)
Worthington, MN (via Bad Lands)
Rockford, IL (via Madison, WI)
Columbus, OH (via Indianapolis)

End: Central Virginia (via Wheeling/Morgantown, WV, Hagerstown,MD)







Appleby's is not cheap. White Castle, IHOP, and Denny's are cheap.

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It's a shame you didn't eat decent local food, which would have cost
you no more than the crap you consumed. It wouldn't have cost you any
morer except in the big cities.

While it may be true that once in a while you might find a local gem, you
also risk the possibility of eating at a place even more horrible.
Sometimes consistency and knowing what to expect is better than taking the
chance on a nasty case of indigestion.

FWIW I wouldn't eat at an Applebees, but Cracker Barrel is damn good.

SD

Larry Larson staggered to the nearest keyboard
and wrote:

It's a shame you didn't eat decent local food, which would have cost
you no more than the crap you consumed. It wouldn't have cost you any
morer except in the big cities.

I remember the "good old days" before chain restaurants were common.
On a familiar route and/or with recommendations from friends you could
find some nice local places. Otherwise you were likely to end up in a
place with revolting food and dubious sanitation. The slang term
"greasy spoon" didn't just pop out of thin air...


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"Charles Hawtrey" wrote in message
...
Larry Larson staggered to the nearest keyboard
and wrote:

It's a shame you didn't eat decent local food, which would have cost
you no more than the crap you consumed. It wouldn't have cost you any
morer except in the big cities.

I remember the "good old days" before chain restaurants were common.
On a familiar route and/or with recommendations from friends you could
find some nice local places. Otherwise you were likely to end up in a
place with revolting food and dubious sanitation. The slang term
"greasy spoon" didn't just pop out of thin air...

we did many cross country trips in the late 50's
and early 60's. the food was really iffy in some
rural places. it's probably much better now.

one good thing about fast food places, though.
they provide public restrooms. when I was a kid
it was gas stations, bushes or wait until we got
to the motel or campground.

"Shashay Doofray" wrote:


While it may be true that once in a while you might find a local gem, you
also risk the possibility of eating at a place even more horrible.
Sometimes consistency and knowing what to expect is better than taking the
chance on a nasty case of indigestion.

He also averaged 300 miles/day which may not be bad on interstates but
can take a while on smaller roads. Sometimes you're just too tired to
look around and it's easier to go for the familiar.