Since I’m so close to Vegas but don’t have to be there until Monday, I stopped at the Petrified Forest National Park, which also encompasses the Painted Desert. The natural scenery is absolutely astounding. I’ll let the photographs tell the story…
I was feeling a bit tired after a sleepless night last night, so once I crossed into Texas, I decided to stop for the night. Since I am traveling along I-40, most of the classic Route 66 haunts are just a hop from the Interstate. (Out here, I-40 follows a chunk of the […]
I stopped at Crater of Diamonds State Park, but it was so cold I didn’t even sift through an entire bucket of dirt. I did hit the gift shop and buy some crap for Tracy and Anthony, as well as a Zero bar for myself and talked with some of the hardcore prospectors that […]
Whew! Over 500 miles in a single day and boy was I hungry. I didn’t stop to eat all day. The first thing I did after dropping all of my crap in the King, NC EconoLodge was run across the street to a southern BBQ joint that touted the fact that they […]