Since I am recovering from the Inter-Am, jet lag, living out of my suitcase for 27 days, and getting used to the lovely humidity of the east coast, I didn’t do much today.
Did some laundry. Stocked up at the grocery store. And I did the statistics, routes, and clothing count for my trip.
Here goes. Map geeks can follow along on a map!
UPDATE: I just went thru my GPS logs. Not counting when I actually knew where I was going, I put in over 1,400 miles in my rental car! I rented it as I left Boise, and took it back when I flew from SFO to PHX.
GROUND COVERED:
9/14 (Day 1): Flew from PHL to BOI
9/15-9/23 (Days 2-10):
Stayed in a cozy RV in Jay and Carolyn’s backyard in Eagle, ID.
Did Laundry Load #1 during my stay.
9/23-9/24 (Days 10-11):
Drove to Boomtown Casino, NV via Hwy 84 to Hwy 55 to Hwy 95 via McDermitt (on the border between OR and NV), drove thru ID, OR and into NV.
Did Laundry Load #2 at the KOA next door to Boomtown. That is the first laundromat I’ve used in YEARS!
9/24-9/26 (Days 11-13):
Drove I-80 to Hwy 20 at Emigrant Gap,
then Hwy 20 thru Nevada City, Grass Valley, Yuba City,
then Hwy 20 to Hwy 53 via Clearlake,
then Hwy 53 to Hwy 29 via Lower Lake
Hwy 29 to Calistoga (Stayed at the Calistoga Motor Lodge 2 nights)
A lot of these places have been threatened by wildfires. Hard to imagine it looking different than it did when I drove through there.
9/26-10/2 (Days 13-19):
Drove Petrified Forest Rd to Mark West Springs Road to Hwy 101
Then Hwy 101 through Santa Rosa
(The above two locations also threatened by wildfires)
Then Hwy 101 over the Golden Gate Bridge to Hwy 1 in San Francisco
Hwy 1 to Hwy 280 to Hwy 92 to San Mateo
(AirBnB 5 nights, Hilton Garden Inn 1 night, for a total of 6 nights).
Laundry Load #3 at AirBnB.
10/2-10/4 (Days 19-21):
Hwy 101 to Hwy 92 across the San Mateo-Hayward Bridge to Hwy 580 to Hwy 80
Hwy 680 thru Martinez across Carquinez Straits
Hwy 680 to Hwy 80 thru Fairfield and Auburn to Truckee
(Stayed at Gary’s cabin for 2 nights).
Laundry Load #4 at Gary’s cabin.
10/4-10/5 (Days 21-22):
Hwy 80 thru Davis to Hwy 580 to Hwy 80 over Bay Bridge to San Francisco
Hwy 80 to Hwy 101 to Hwy 380 to Hwy 280 to Hwy 92 to San Mateo
Stayed at the Hilton in Burlingame.
10/5-10/10 (Days 22-27):
Flew to Phoenix for the 2017 Inter-Americas Hash.
Stayed 5 nights at the Hilton Squaw Peak Resort, sharing a room with ‘Groper’ and ‘All You Can Eat.’
Oh what fun we had!
10/10 (Day 27):
Flew from PHX to PHL.
Finally home. And ready to wear some different clothes!
It’s hard to imagine being away from home for such a long time, and I couldn’t have done it without being able to stay with all my wonderful friends – I won’t name you all here, but THANK YOU for being such great hosts!
I’ll let you know the clothing count on my next post!