Tag: road
group name: geektravel
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May 26, 2007 06:39 PM EDT --
Last August, we took a long road trip from San Bernardino, California to my hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. One of the highlights along the way was Arches National Park outside of Moab, Utah. . . . more
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February 23, 2007 02:03 AM EST --
After spending a hectic couple of days at the Boskone Convention in Boston, Gynn and I drove north. We stayed a night with family in Merrimack NH, and then it was back on the road. Our destination: Some . . . more
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October 07, 2007 01:25 AM EDT --
On October 6, 2007, my daughter and I took a road trip down the Route 66 going west from our home in San Bernardino. The second city on our roadtrip is Rialto, which is full of fun Route 66 artifacts. . . . more
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December 16, 2007 10:21 AM EST --
Kingman, Arizona is the hub of the Mohave County government and a proud and interesting town on the Route 66. Founded in 1882 as a railroad settlement, Kingman quickly became an important center . . . more
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January 01, 2008 06:02 PM EST --
We spent Christmas in Death Valley National Park where my parents spend the winter months working. This has become an annual tradition in our family. This is the fourth Christmas we've . . . more
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December 09, 2007 11:02 PM EST --
Needles is a very interesting, fun, and historically important town on the Route 66. Located on the western banks of the Colorado River, Needles was the first taste of California many traveler's . . . more
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November 11, 2007 01:29 AM EST --
Last weekend we got away for a quick visit to the Sierra Nevada Mountains that rise out of central California to enjoy the fall colors. Our first stop was Sequoia National Park - one of my . . . more
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December 01, 2007 10:46 AM EST --
Over the Thanksgiving holiday, we drove to the Grand Canyon from our home in San Bernardino, California. One of my projects this year is to learn more about the historic Route 66 so I was very pleased . . . more
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April 03, 2008 01:38 AM EDT --
Julian, California, a charming old gold mining town in the Cuyamaca Mountains about an hour northeast of San Diego, is a fun town to explore in the Spring when the wildflowers are in full . . . more
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May 11, 2008 10:42 AM EDT --
When driving down Highway 138 in the Mojave Desert, you drive through a little town called Littlerock, California. After seeing nothing but open desert land for miles, it . . . more
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December 12, 2007 11:16 PM EST --
Driving Route 66 in Arizona is a great experience. Arizona has the longest stretch of Route 66 still maintained today and you can visit many interesting towns on the trip such as Oatman, Kingman, . . . more
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February 10, 2008 11:09 AM EST --
The word Manzanar brings up some painful memories for Japanese Americans who were interned here during World War II. Following the Pearl Harbor attack, the U.S. government ordered more than 110,000 . . . more
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February 27, 2008 10:45 PM EST --
Highway 395 which travels along the Eastern Slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Central California from Los Angeles to Reno, Nevada is perhaps one of the most scenic roadtrips . . . more
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March 05, 2008 04:55 PM EST --
The first time I saw the exit for ZZYZX on Interstate 15 between Baker and Barstow I was immediately intrigued. There is no clue on the interstate that taking the ZZYZX exit is anything more than . . . more
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February 27, 2007 06:16 PM EST --
As February draws to a rapid end, I'm back at work and we are back at Borders in Hyannis MA for our weekly writing/drawing session. We should be arriving there around 7:00 PM. We got some snow yesterday, . . . more
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February 10, 2008 12:29 AM EST --
If you think the Alabama Hills, on the Eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada Mountain range in California look somewhat familiar, that is because the Alabama Hills have provided the Western setting in more . . . more
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December 29, 2007 07:45 PM EST --
We spent this Christmas holiday in Death Valley National Park with my parents who work there in the winter. Since we have visited Death Valley many times over the years, we were looking . . . more
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March 29, 2008 11:14 PM EDT --
On Easter Sunday, we toured the Southern part of California seeing Pala Indian Reservation and the goldrush town of Julian in San Diego County; Anza Borrego Desert State Park in Imperial County; . . . more
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February 06, 2008 04:10 PM EST --
California is home to many beautiful highways taking you some of the world's most spectacular scenery. Highway 395 which runs from Los Angeles to Reno, Nevada parallel to the Eastern slope of . . . more
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February 15, 2008 11:15 AM EST --
The first I ever heard of Bishop was when my co-worker confessed that on the weekend she drove 500 miles roundtrip for pecan sticky rolls at a really good European bakery. This was . . . more
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