Road Trips

There area few things I love more than being on a strange highway heading to a strange place. The past few years I've covered most of these road trips online as well. Until 2005, I lived in California, so there was a distinct west coast bias in this section. That's changing fast now that I'm back on the correct end of the country.

You will not find guides to fine hotels here, nor do I discuss cute bed and breakfast places and four-star restuarants. This section is also pretty much free of sanitized tourist strips (like Disneyland or midtown Manhattan). Enjoy...

Overview:

• Find a City
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• The Maps
  See what states I've visited, what states I've slept in, and what states I've, ummm, made whoopee in.

Big Trips

• US (and Canada) Tour, 2006
  Chicago, Detriot, Toronto, and points in between.
• US Tour, 2005
  Moving home to the east coast: Phoenix, El Paso, Houston, New Orleans, Montgomery.
• Bi-coastal, 2001
  San Diego, Greensboro, Atlanta, and US 29.
• US Tour, 1998
  Revenge of the mega-tour, including Detroit, Indianapolis, and Minneapolis, among others.
• US Tour, 1997
  8800 miles, 29 states, 2 countries. This is the daddy of all road trips.

East of the Mississippi

• Richmond, 2007
  The strange hybrid of north and south, decay and liveliness, etc.
• Columbus, 2006
  White trash, abundant starches, and Wendy's #1.
• Savannah and Charleston, 2005-2006
  Smell the history. Go ahead. Smell it..
• Myrtle Beach, 2005
  A sanity-restoring weekend journey to a place I used to live.
• East Coast, 2004
  Charlotte, Greensboro, Baltimore, Albany, Schenectady, Niagara Falls, and Pittsburgh.
• Minneapolis, Chicago, Duluth, 1996
  Feelin' Minnesota. This was actually the first major online vacation. We liked.

West of the Mississippi

• Weekend in Maui, 2004
  A wedding. An island. Two scoops rice.
• Northwest Tour, 2002
  Back to Portland and Seattle. I need to live there now.
• Portland and Seattle, 1997
  Why, yes, I WAS fascinated with the idea of going to some even rainier places, thank you.
• Reno, 1998
  A quick trip in search of fun and cheap cigarettes.
• Las Vegas, 1997
  Road trip classic-style, with stops in Bakersfield and Barstow, among others.

California

• Central Coast Weekend, 2003
  San Luis Obispo, Pismo Beach, Hearst Castle.
• Disneyland and LA, 2003
  Back to the city, with a detour by the Haunted Mansion.
• Los Angeles, 2003
  I love LA. I'm not ashamed to admit it.
• Pictures from the Sierra, 2003
  A quick weekend road trip involving snow, food, and miniature beds.
• Los Banos and Salinas, 2002
  There were several themes to this trip, but I'm not saying what they were.
• Fresno, 1997-2001
  I'm spending a good chunk of my life here lately. Strange town. Strange things happen. Interesting scenery along the way.
• Redding, 2000
  Road trip to the north state.
• Sacramento, 1997
  A great perspective break from the looney-bin which is San Francisco.

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