Liveblogging: Arrived in Vegas!
After 3286 miles, we have reached the end of our journey safely. We are at New York, New York. Time for rest and victuals.
After 3286 miles, we have reached the end of our journey safely. We are at New York, New York. Time for rest and victuals.
3000 miles driven on the Vegas trail so far. 288 more until Vegas. Currently, passing through Richfield, Utah.
In Utah, around 430 miles from Vegas. Lunch today is at Arby's in 20 miles because the next rest stop is over 120 miles away. Good eating. There are even less cars on this highway in Utah than in South Dakota.
Just left Denver. Over 750 miles to go until Vegas. This seemed like a better idea at the time.
The Vegas Trail: Day 6 Summary
Went to Mt Rushmore (as seen on National Treasure 2) early in the morning. Impressive, but I think the moden age has jaded me to the wonders of the Mount.
The Vegas Trail: Day 3, 4 and 5 Summary
Still in Minnesota with over 350 miles to go until Rapid City, SD. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Wow, the directions say 500 miles on I-90 W. Maybe this roadtrip was a bit too ambitious.
Currently in line at the McDonald's in the Mall of America - a mall so big it has an amusement park in it. Everything is bigger and wider in the Midwest - malls, streets, people.
Apparently, the Twins are in 1st place in their division, though you would never know from the stadium. Being from Boston, I've never been to a baseball game that wasn't sold out, so it's a bit of a disconcerting experience.
Wisconsin was uneventful. Now we're in Minnesota, home of the Twins and 3M. Hotwire is pretty sweet. Got rooms in the Hilton for less than half the median rate.
Left Chicago this morning to head out to Minnesota. Currently, in Wisconsin the land of cheese. JZ had a bout with dysentary - morale is low. Looks like we have a case of the Monday's.
Chicago is like a smaller, cleaner version of New York. There was apparently an air show this weekend. We saw the Dark Knight, then ate at Niu for dinner. This is the first restaurant we ate at this trip that didn't end in an apostrophe s (prior restaurants were McDonald's, Wendy's, Chilli's, Denny's, Arby's)
Got up early today for an early morning run with SCheng who thinks that Indiana is a bucolic paradise despite being ecologically unsustainable. He can see the appeal. Despite being a banker, the hours and lifestyle have not made him fat and lazy and he proceeded to waste me in the 100m dash.
The Vegas Trail: Day 2 Summary
We made it through Ohio without incident and now we have arrived at JZ's place in Indiana.
Lunch at Arby's. I wonder about our health during this trip. The settlers of old worried about starvation - we have the opposite problem. The places we have eaten so far:
Made it through NYC. We stopped to feed the oxen at a Hess and now we're on our way through Pennsylvannia. SCheng is offended at all the billboards promoting clean coal. Apparently, clean coal is a long ways away.
Taking a break from liveblogging the road trip to hate on Michael Phelps. Actually, to hate on all the adulation the media is showering on him. Ok, we get it - the dude is an awesome swimmer - can we move on now?
A questionable night's sleep has left morale low.
The Vegas Trail: Day 1
The Vegas Trail: Day 0