Outside Red Rock Canyon, Nevada

July 2008

Wed 30 Jul 2008

Finally seeing Dark Knight.

Mon 28 Jul 2008

Still feeling the cold symptoms, and they're not really improving much. I wish I could just take a nap this afternoon.

Sun 27 Jul 2008

Going to bed. Dude, I really don't want to go to work tomorrow. That's gonna blooooowwwww.

Sun 27 Jul 2008

Feels good to be back. Now the real fun begins: unpacking & cleaning my car! Grabbing a late breakfast @ Bagelheads, then time to work.

Sat 26 Jul 2008

We have arrived at my apartment! What a fun trip this has been. Good to be back, though.

Sat 26 Jul 2008

Officially back in Florida! Just need to stop off at the Welcome Center, then it's straight to Tallahassee!

Sat 26 Jul 2008

Welcome to Mississippi! We're getting closer...

Sat 26 Jul 2008

Crossing Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, LA. No longer "out west." :(

Sat 26 Jul 2008

Leaving Houston Texas at 6:35 am.

Fri 25 Jul 2008

At a gas station 50 mi west of Houston. We're stopping in Houston for the night. The Alamo was a bust. Too crowded, and we didn't want t ...

Fri 25 Jul 2008

Yes, we are aware that TD Dolly is rolling through our area soon. We fully expect to drive through a lot of rain tomorrow. C'est la vie.

Fri 25 Jul 2008

Hung out at New Mexico Museum at Space History in Alamogordo, NM. That was very interesting. I had to have a nerd moment once this trip!

Thu 24 Jul 2008

At White Sands National Monument waiting for the road to open at 1pm.

Thu 24 Jul 2008

We're off to a late breakfast & then White Sands National Monument. Then... dunno. Our NM itinerary is short.

Wed 23 Jul 2008

We have arrived in Las Cruces, NM. Tired from a long day of driving. Drove through a flash flood. Saw a damsel in distress scam. Good night!

Wed 23 Jul 2008

Driving south through New Mexico. Four Corners was neat, but "unassuming."

Wed 23 Jul 2008

The Toyota FJ Cruiser is very popular out here in Moab. I've seen more of these than Jeeps.

Tue 22 Jul 2008

All done for the day. Moab was great. Long day tomorrow. Looking like 12+ hrs down to Las Cruces. Gonna see Mnmt Valley & Four Points.

Tue 22 Jul 2008

Just got back from the Hummer tour. We went up inclines that were simply INSANE. Totally and completely worth it.

Tue 22 Jul 2008

There's a wildfire near our hotel. The wind picked up & started blowing smoke toward us. *cough* I hope they don't cancel our Hummer tour!

Tue 22 Jul 2008

Going on a 2 hr sunset Hummer tour into Hell's Revenge! *scary music* Should be fun!

Tue 22 Jul 2008

2 things: Rain? In the desert? Also, got some great pix of Arches&Canyonlands NP. Having fun here in Moab! Cool place. Will return!

Tue 22 Jul 2008

@ Canyonlands NP.

Tue 22 Jul 2008

Breakfast is over. Commence national parks going.

Tue 22 Jul 2008

Made it to Moab! Pretty cool place so far. Hanging out in the hotel, then dinner.

Mon 21 Jul 2008

Dinner was good. Twitter is proving to be unreliable. Taking a night off to chill at the hotel. Tomorrow is Arches NP & Canyonlands NP.

Mon 21 Jul 2008

(Originally sent around 5:30pm.) Made it to Moab! Pretty cool place so far. Hanging out in the hotel, then dinner.

Mon 21 Jul 2008

I may have caught a cold. Feeling a little run down, but we're proceeding to Moab, Utah now. Colorado was nice.

Mon 21 Jul 2008

Twitter lost a bunch of updated today. I hope this one goes through.

Mon 21 Jul 2008

Long day of driving Colorado back country roads. RMNP was awesome. 54F at the peak! Still weary from yesterday. In Boulder eating dinner.

Sun 20 Jul 2008

Front desk guy: "You drove straight here from Florida? ... Soo... How did you like Kansas?" Also: we took 30 hrs to get here, not 28.

Sun 20 Jul 2008

We have FINALLY arrived at the hotel in Boulder. We are both about to collapse from driving 28 hrs straight. Good night!

Sat 19 Jul 2008

Made it to Colorado state line!

Sat 19 Jul 2008

WILL KANSAS NEVER END?? I'm losing my mind here...

Sat 19 Jul 2008

Wind turbines are enormous! Soo much bigger than I thought! 250 ft tall at least.

Sat 19 Jul 2008

Hanging in there. In central Kansas now. I just finished driving for a whole tank (350-ish miles). It is very windy here, but that's normal.

Sat 19 Jul 2008

Kansas is dull but pretty. Green rolling hills. Does it get flatter?

Sat 19 Jul 2008

The weather here in central MO is perfect! You actually want to be outside! Less humidity. Reminds me of Indiana.

Sat 19 Jul 2008

Just leaving Gateway Arch in St. Louis. Gray skies and humid. On our way through Missouri now.

Sat 19 Jul 2008

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Sat 19 Jul 2008

Near Mt. Vernon, Illinois. Sunrise was nice. I'm very tired. Josh is driving again.

Fri 18 Jul 2008

Well, just relinquished driving to Josh. For the control freak that I am, this is a big step. But it does feel good to just be a passenger.

Fri 18 Jul 2008

In Dothan, Alabama. Going smooth so far!

Fri 18 Jul 2008

Stuck in traffic just west of Tallahassee on I-10. This sucks.

Fri 18 Jul 2008

What's New? Road Trip!

Tonight begins my 5,000 mile road trip! My friend Josh and I are getting into my 2008 Toyota Matrix after I get off of work. We'll be driving from Tallahassee, FL, straight to Boulder, CO, on I-70 (through Missouri & Kansas). We're estimating that to be a 25 hour stretch. Then after a day or two in Boulder, we go to Moab, UT, and finish up around Las Cruces, NM, before heading back on I-10.

Fri 18 Jul 2008

Waiting for an oil change and tire rotation at the Toyota dealership. Was told 45 mins yesterday, this morning they said 1 hr. Grr.

Thu 17 Jul 2008

Just one more work day and I'm on my way to Colorado! Gotta get an oil change in the A.M., then work for 8 hours---and then drive for 25!

Wed 16 Jul 2008

Just two more afternoons here at work, and then my cross-country road trip! I'll be visiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, and all in between.

Mon 14 Jul 2008

This is my first Drupal-powered blog post

This is my first Drupal-powered blog post here at benclark.com, and I'm proud to report that it posted just fine.

Thu 10 Jul 2008

On my way to Venice for my brother's wedding.