The best beach of the journey was easily Panama City Beach, Florida: The best sunset was in Albuquerque, New Mexico: The best drive of the trip is a three way tie between driving down the Florida Keys: Driving down Florida’s Atlantic Coast from…
Journey Surprises Part 1
Here’s the video: The sculpture park in South Dakota was still one of the oddest and definitely most surprising experiences. It ties in with the more general unexpectedness of all the roadside things people have built in this country. Even…
Regional Roundup 6: The Mountain West
The Mountain West is a region that I almost feel like I’m making up, but when we asked people in Utah, Idaho and Montana where they thought they were regionally, this is what they said. Wikipedia does acknowledge it as the Rocky Mountain region…
Regional Roundup 5: The Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest most definitely includes Oregon and Washington State. We are choosing to include the far north of California as well, as it felt more similar to Oregon than to San Francisco. The top of Idaho can go in as well,…
Day 136-137: The Basque in Boise and Eastern Idaho
We set off for the city center, and it wasn’t far away. Often booking at the airport is done for cheapness rather than convenience to the city, but Boise is a small city. We were only about 3 miles from…
Day 134-135: Western Idaho
We entered in Moscow, Idaho. We had trouble speaking to anyone there. It’s possible they were just not in the mood due to the bad weather in Washington State carrying on there. Despite meeting no one properly for hours, we finally met…