March 2009
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Austin to Phoenix
We got up at 5:00 in the morning to leave for a 14 hour drive to Phoenix Arizona - the longest leg of the trip.  Not only was it the longest section of road we’d cover so far but it was also the least amount of variation in landscape, making it a pretty tedious drive.  Not much happened on the road other than seeing a lot of clusters of cacti, steer, low lying shrubs and the occasional...
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We’re driving through Beverley Hills right now on the way to West Hollywood
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We are now in California.
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Right now we’re on the 10 heading West to LA
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New Orleans to Austin
We got up at 5:30 in the morning to leave for a 9 hour drive to Austin Texas - the first hour was pretty dark but it wasn’t much better after dawn because it was gray, foggy, and it drizzled a bit. We chose to leave in the morning so we could see the bayous of Louisiana on our way out. The highways between New Orleans until several miles outside Baton Rouge are elevated and take you over...
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The sun is setting as we drive out of AZ into CA. The colors of the sky are indescribable: mostly purple mixed with pinks and oranges
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We’re driving on route 89 in the mountains of Arizona and it is amazingly beautiful. Breathtaking.
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I forgot my cell phone charger in NJ, in case anyone’s trying to contact me. Sorry. —Dave
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Knoxville to New Orleans
I started writing this when we were traveling from Austin TX to Phoenix AZ on Rt 10. Now we’re on Route 17 driving to the Grand Canyon. Here’s more updates: We left Knoxville around 5:30 in the evening and drove through the worst rain in the whole trip. It’s about a 9 hour drive and I drove the first 4.5 in light rain… unfortunately for Ryan, he took over when it turned...
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Currently at 7,000 feet.
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Currently at 6,000 feet.
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Currently at 5,000 feet.
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Today is Ryan’s birthday!
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Rt 17 from Phoenix to Flagstaff
has been one of the most amazing drives we’ve done so far.  The mountains are enormous and in some sections the rock face almost looks lunar.  The views are incredible and there are thousands of the most picturesque cacti
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