One good thing that came of the rain out was the drive from Ontario, CA to Las Vegas, NV. It goes through some beautiful country, lots of mountains/hills, and you can take Route 66 for a good part of it. We took Route 66 for 30 miles or so, eating at a diner and stopping at a tourist trap.
Yes, we stopped at the worlds largest thermometer. It really isn't much, and the area that is around it is very depressed from it's probably once great stature. It made me think of the movie Cars where it shows little towns on Route 66 depressed because the interstates went in and more and more traffic went there and bypassed the smaller towns.
I'd like to take the time and drive Route 66 some day. The last time I had a similar thought was when I saw the movie Elizabethtown. In that movie, one character gives another a book that is a sort of road map on a jouney from The South back to Oregon. It has all places to stop along the way, music to go along with the journey, etc. I wish I could get that book. I'd love to take a few weeks off and go on a journey like that.
Unfortunately, after the tourist trap in Baker, CA we went back on I-15 and continued on our journey.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
The Worlds Largest Thermometer
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When I was 19 I took an open road trip from New Jersey to Oklahoma. I had rules: I had to make it there in 10 days and I had to avoid all major roadways. It is easily one the best trips I've ever undertaken.
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