tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post424866822693340868..comments2023-10-31T05:03:38.910-07:00Comments on Letters from a broad...: Road Trip!!!C. L. Hansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-85197131013870695182009-09-09T10:16:59.440-07:002009-09-09T10:16:59.440-07:00Hey LittleMissAttitude!!!
Yeah, it's true tha...Hey LittleMissAttitude!!!<br /><br />Yeah, it's true that a road trip can take you past a lot of out-of-the-way places that aren't accessible by train, which is a big part of the fun of a road trip. Your trip sounds really amazing!C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-32944471731920095102009-09-09T09:18:17.977-07:002009-09-09T09:18:17.977-07:00I love the train, and take it whenever I can when ...I love the train, and take it whenever I can when I'm traveling. However, there are so many places you just never see when traveling by train, so I love road trips as well.<br /><br />For example, this past weekend, I rode along with a friend when she took a short trip to Salt Lake City to see her son, who is in the Marines and stationed there at the moment. (It's a long drive from central California to SLC and back, by the way, and I don't recommend it as a three-day road trip, despite the good time I had.)<br /><br />On the way home we decided to drop down and take U.S. 50 rather than retrace our route on I-80. 50 runs through central Utah and then crosses Nevada in an area where there is nearly nothing...four or five very small towns (which were much larger before the silver mines went bust) over a distance of between 300 and 400 miles...and is billed as "The Loneliest Road in America".<br /><br />Fascinating route to take. There are archaeological and paleontological sites along the way, the geology is amazing...and beautiful. The altitude (several passes reach above 7,000 feet) helps out a bit with the temperature, although it can get hot in the summer. This is a place where at times the road really does run straight as far as the eye can see.<br /><br />I plan to go back when I have three or four days to really explore the area.littlemissattitudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09826943351455750612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-23446970076520468862009-09-07T06:02:59.653-07:002009-09-07T06:02:59.653-07:00Hey Allan!!!
Wow, that must have been quite an ad...Hey Allan!!!<br /><br />Wow, that must have been quite an adventure! I think I'd be a little worried about riding a train through the mountains if there were some problems with staying on track...C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-8108447662468262012009-09-06T20:18:20.190-07:002009-09-06T20:18:20.190-07:00The only train trip I ever took was when transferr...The only train trip I ever took was when transferring areas on my mission in Bolivia. I loved it even though a freight train derailed ahead of us in the middle of the Andes and had to be tumbled into the ditch to allow us to pass. Other than that it was great.Allanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03331999771800710301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-54591655480853577312009-09-04T04:13:39.873-07:002009-09-04T04:13:39.873-07:00Hey Hugo!!!
That's fabulous! Why do stuff th...Hey Hugo!!!<br /><br />That's fabulous! Why do stuff the easy way? ;^) Sounds like a great set of adventures!C. L. Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12698855413639518095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19053670.post-68636009007111679712009-09-04T02:13:40.169-07:002009-09-04T02:13:40.169-07:00In 1989 I made a one month trip by train (Amtrack)...In 1989 I made a one month trip by train (Amtrack) from Seattle to Chicago via LA, Phoenix, New Orleans, (the bus to) Orlando, (train again) Philadelphia and New York.<br />It was a great experience.<br />And we've made roadtrips to Portugal and Poland.<br />I'm really not an average European am I? :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025452536790393833noreply@blogger.com