November 18, 2006
New York to Seattle…
…one heck of a road trip, tons of pictures (and loads of blue tape!)
Mother of All Road Trips
This is possibly one of the longest and most stylish road trips that I have ever read about. Imagine going over 20,000 miles in a pair of Ferrari 599 GTB Fioranos! Of course, this sort of thing only comes about when it’s sponsored by a mega-oil company, which means that I don’t think this really qualifies as a road trip as defined by the "true spirit of road trippin’", but it’s still pretty cool in its own way!
November 14, 2006
Road Trippin'
Our clocks have fallen back, which means that darker days are indeed drawing nearer and the winter winds are much colder. Which means that a young boy’s fancy soon turns to thoughts of road tripping! What better way to escape all the flying snow then driving to warmer climbs as fast as possible?
The first 2 weeks of last October (that is, October of 2005) is probably the longest pure road trip I have ever taken, the first leg took Audrey (she’s very good with maps) and myself out to the Grand Canyon, via Colorado and Utah, then back home via what’s left of the infamous route 66.
Over the next while I will do my best to recall the highlights of that particular and other road trips as a little extra nudge to help out folks that may be thinking about hitting the road, but haven’t taken the plunge.
One of the best ways to get the road trip juices following is a little light reading. I recommend “The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road
” as good inspiration. It’s light, fluffy and very funny! Just don’t get too inspired!
Add a some tunes, like the Red Hot Chili Peppers and you two will be ready to hit the road with your two favorite allies (the answer is yes), just don’t forget the snacks and supplies!
Road trippin' with my two favorite allies
Fully loaded we got snacks and supplies
It's time to leave this town
It's time to steal away
Let's go get lost
Anywhere in the U.S.A.
Let's go get lost
Let's go get lost
Chorus:
Blue you sit so pretty
West of the one
Sparkles light with yellow icing
Just a mirror for the sun
Just a mirror for the sun
Just a mirror for the sun
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
So much as come before those battles lost and won
This life is shining more forever in the sun
Now let us check our heads
And let us check the surf
Staying high and dry's
More trouble than it's worth
In the sun
Just a mirror for the sun
Just a mirror for the sun
Just a mirror for the sun
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
In Big Sur we take some time to linger on
We three hunky dory's got our snakefinger on
Now let us drink the stars
It's time to steal away
Let's go get lost
Right here in the U.S.A
Let's go get lost
Let's go get lost
Blue you sit so pretty
West of the one
Yellow icing just a mirror for the sun
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
These smiling eyes are just a mirror for
Your smiling eyes are just a mirror for
June 2010