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ROAD TRIP RECAP!
13 years ago
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Grr! I totally wrote this before but forgot to create the journal and closed my browser. Growlfox! But yeah- got back from my road trip across the country a few days ago. It was initially supposed to last about 2 and half weeks but ended up being 5. By the end of it I'd traveled 9775 miles across 20 states and a Canadian province. It started as an idea I had while drunk in Korea months before the end of my military contract. Turned out that a friend from back home like the idea too so around the end of January we started driving.
Leaving New York through the city we drove through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio into Michigan through a snow storm. Spoiler alert: People in Jersey wish they were New Yorkers, people in Penn drive into ditches at first sign of snow, people in Ohio don't know how to drive over the speed limit, and people in Michigan abandon their cars in the middle of the highway. We got to Ann Arbor and crashed at a friend of mine's. We got him drunk and he spent the next 24hrs throwing up, great success!
After Michigan we drove south through Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and into Oklahoma where we hung out with nikolaiswiss, NolanBear, and optur. I hadn't seen those guys since I left for Korea so was a really awesome time. Got ridiculous drunk, told some conservatives who were talking too loudly in a restaurant that they were losing the culture war, and hung out in a hot tub.
From Oklahoma we drove through Texas. Holy shit, what a wasteland. Eventually the christian billboards and failed towns disappeared into white as a show storm rolled in again and reduced visibility to a few feet. That kept up as we entered New Mexico and by the time the snow storm was over it was dark out. As we crossed the state line into Arizona we rendered the roman salute while playing deutschlandlied, as required by Arizona state law. Over the next few hours I almost crashed into 3 herds of elk before we made it to the grand canyon. Stayed there the night, saw the canyon the next morning, then resumed our drive west. The highway in Arizona looks like Iraq and the people look inbred. That's about all there is to say about that.
We made it into California and the Los Angeles county by the eventing. We found a hotel pretty easily and after exploring the area realized how much awesome stuff was in walking distance. The next morning was my friend's birthday so we hung out in Santa Monica shopping, going to restaurants and drinking. I also learned why I can never live in California: The traffic is absolutely fucking ridiculous. For about 4 hours there was just gridlock moving at about 12mph on every freeway in every direction. Was all worth it though, because I got to go pick up JakeyInu and make him hang out with us for the rest of the stay in LA. Jakes pretty much the sweetest and most adorable guy in the world, so spending time with him was just the best. Went to disney one of the days which was a blast, even if he made me ride the scary indiana jones ride. I love him <3
After a week in LA we headed north again, visiting an Air Force friend in Monterey before we made it up to San Francisco. We stayed in that city for 3 or 4 days just walking around mostly. We hung out in chinatown on chinese new year, drove across the golden gate bridge, checked out some great bars. If I could live anywhere in the world besides New York it would definitely be San Francisco. After that I missed Jake, so we drove back down south to Los Angeles and stayed down there for another week. We had been joking that a trail of destruction was following us across the country on our trip and as a funny coincidence the fucker who had been shooting cops in southern cali died in a fire the same day we came back to LA. Great stuff! The second week in LA we spent doing more of the same, even went back to disney, and before it was over Jake and I decided we wanted to be together, so yeah, happyfox!~
Having gone way over schedule we started our trip back east. Our first stop was in Nevada where we spent an evening and night in Las Vegas. Damn, what a shithole. If anyone goes there and somehow thought it was a good time I just really don't know what to make of you. From Nevada it was on through Utah to Colorado. Stayed with a friend there for a day who had been in every unit of mine since basic training, then after that spent a few days with Blitzkrieg_fox and CianThEfuR! We had a great time there; blitz showed us around Denver (which I was pleasantly surprised with. Upvote for Colorado) and we had some good discussions about politics back at their place. Big thanks to those two for putting up with us, lol! From Colorado we went through Kansas and back to Oklahoma, visiting the same crew there for a few days with the addition of blueotter. NolanBear got a little sick but still put up with us being loud obnoxious New Yorkers, so huge thanks to everyone out there for tolerating it. ^^
After Oklahoma I refused to drive through Missouri again, so we instead drove through Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio again and back to Michigan. Our friend up there let us sleep in his place again on the condition we didn't make him drink as much. From Michigan we went international, getting lost in Detroit (which is far worse than I could have ever imaged) before we crossed the ambassador bridge into Ontario, Canada. I really have nothing at all bad to say about that part of the drive. Canada is pretty awesome. We stopped in Niagara to see the falls and eat some authentic Canadian cuisine at Tim Horton's before we drove over another bridge and through a fortified border patrol facility back into New York State. Rather than go straight home we decided to drag it out a bit longer. We spent a night at my friend's sister's house and then another night down at a friend from high school's place. After another 7 hours of driving we were back where we had started our trip.
So yeah, that's what I've been up to since getting out of the Army. X3
Leaving New York through the city we drove through New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio into Michigan through a snow storm. Spoiler alert: People in Jersey wish they were New Yorkers, people in Penn drive into ditches at first sign of snow, people in Ohio don't know how to drive over the speed limit, and people in Michigan abandon their cars in the middle of the highway. We got to Ann Arbor and crashed at a friend of mine's. We got him drunk and he spent the next 24hrs throwing up, great success!
After Michigan we drove south through Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, and into Oklahoma where we hung out with nikolaiswiss, NolanBear, and optur. I hadn't seen those guys since I left for Korea so was a really awesome time. Got ridiculous drunk, told some conservatives who were talking too loudly in a restaurant that they were losing the culture war, and hung out in a hot tub.
From Oklahoma we drove through Texas. Holy shit, what a wasteland. Eventually the christian billboards and failed towns disappeared into white as a show storm rolled in again and reduced visibility to a few feet. That kept up as we entered New Mexico and by the time the snow storm was over it was dark out. As we crossed the state line into Arizona we rendered the roman salute while playing deutschlandlied, as required by Arizona state law. Over the next few hours I almost crashed into 3 herds of elk before we made it to the grand canyon. Stayed there the night, saw the canyon the next morning, then resumed our drive west. The highway in Arizona looks like Iraq and the people look inbred. That's about all there is to say about that.
We made it into California and the Los Angeles county by the eventing. We found a hotel pretty easily and after exploring the area realized how much awesome stuff was in walking distance. The next morning was my friend's birthday so we hung out in Santa Monica shopping, going to restaurants and drinking. I also learned why I can never live in California: The traffic is absolutely fucking ridiculous. For about 4 hours there was just gridlock moving at about 12mph on every freeway in every direction. Was all worth it though, because I got to go pick up JakeyInu and make him hang out with us for the rest of the stay in LA. Jakes pretty much the sweetest and most adorable guy in the world, so spending time with him was just the best. Went to disney one of the days which was a blast, even if he made me ride the scary indiana jones ride. I love him <3
After a week in LA we headed north again, visiting an Air Force friend in Monterey before we made it up to San Francisco. We stayed in that city for 3 or 4 days just walking around mostly. We hung out in chinatown on chinese new year, drove across the golden gate bridge, checked out some great bars. If I could live anywhere in the world besides New York it would definitely be San Francisco. After that I missed Jake, so we drove back down south to Los Angeles and stayed down there for another week. We had been joking that a trail of destruction was following us across the country on our trip and as a funny coincidence the fucker who had been shooting cops in southern cali died in a fire the same day we came back to LA. Great stuff! The second week in LA we spent doing more of the same, even went back to disney, and before it was over Jake and I decided we wanted to be together, so yeah, happyfox!~
Having gone way over schedule we started our trip back east. Our first stop was in Nevada where we spent an evening and night in Las Vegas. Damn, what a shithole. If anyone goes there and somehow thought it was a good time I just really don't know what to make of you. From Nevada it was on through Utah to Colorado. Stayed with a friend there for a day who had been in every unit of mine since basic training, then after that spent a few days with Blitzkrieg_fox and CianThEfuR! We had a great time there; blitz showed us around Denver (which I was pleasantly surprised with. Upvote for Colorado) and we had some good discussions about politics back at their place. Big thanks to those two for putting up with us, lol! From Colorado we went through Kansas and back to Oklahoma, visiting the same crew there for a few days with the addition of blueotter. NolanBear got a little sick but still put up with us being loud obnoxious New Yorkers, so huge thanks to everyone out there for tolerating it. ^^
After Oklahoma I refused to drive through Missouri again, so we instead drove through Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio again and back to Michigan. Our friend up there let us sleep in his place again on the condition we didn't make him drink as much. From Michigan we went international, getting lost in Detroit (which is far worse than I could have ever imaged) before we crossed the ambassador bridge into Ontario, Canada. I really have nothing at all bad to say about that part of the drive. Canada is pretty awesome. We stopped in Niagara to see the falls and eat some authentic Canadian cuisine at Tim Horton's before we drove over another bridge and through a fortified border patrol facility back into New York State. Rather than go straight home we decided to drag it out a bit longer. We spent a night at my friend's sister's house and then another night down at a friend from high school's place. After another 7 hours of driving we were back where we had started our trip.
So yeah, that's what I've been up to since getting out of the Army. X3
Also, you were afraid of a Farris wheel too >_>