Virginia Sam.
Finally found a starbucks. Thank you, collegey part of St. Louis!
Day 4: 2000 Miles Down
Today was a bit of a long day - from outside Oklahoma City, to Wichita and lunch with my lawschool friend Jaime, through Kansas City, and then calling it a day about 90 miles from St. Louis.
I find that, while normally I can drive fine at night, my eyes are more tired after a day of driving so I can only drive a couple of hours after the sun sets. It is kind of a bummer.
But on the upside, I am only 900 miles from DC. One more day of driving, a stop in Podunk, Pennsylvania to see my sister, and BAM. Done.
Missouri wins…
… for most “adult” megastores along I-70. Bible country my ass!
Tha OKC!
The road makes you a little punchy.
Day 3: And We’re Back to Flat
Super flat. Mind-numbingly flat. It’s pretty nuts how boring the second part of New Mexico, and the Texas panhandle, happen to be.
Today was 652 miles of uninteresting scenery, and 652 different Christian stations explaining how I was going to hell for supporting healthcare reform.
Big thanks to everyone who called or took the time to answer my call today. It helped pass the time through a fairly sterile environment.
Fun town names: Tucumcari, El Reno (where I’m staying at the world-famous Comfort Inn), San Jon, Elk City
Time Zones Crossed: 2
Dinner I Would Never Have if Not Driving Cross-Country: 10-piece McDonald’s nuggets and a chocolate shake. I ordered like I would have at 10 years old. But it got me another 90 miles.
Metor crater. Pretty self-explanatory. I’ll try to be less lame on future videos.
Day 2: Flat Gives Way to Pretty
Here it is in a nutshell.
Tumbleweeds annihilated by my car at 80 mph: 2
Bugs vs. Windshield tally: Windshield 47, Bugs 0
Ramada Inns stayed at so that I can have Internet access and confirm my starting lineup for fantasy football tomorrow: Just the 1
As the pic below indicates, I took a short detour today to Meteor Crater. It’s only 6 miles off of I-40 so I figured, why not. I have actually been there before, when I was 12. It’s still pretty damn impressive.
I’ve logged 935 miles so far, I believe. It doesn’t go as fast as I’d hoped, but it’s more pleasant. Today was approximately 570 miles and none if it was tough.
Tomorrow: Amarillo or bust!
That’s meteor crater sneaking up on me from behind.
