May 1st came and went. This is the legacy?

[kung fu jesus]

Love this thread.

I've driven across country 5 times now and each has been an experience I will remember the rest of my life.

Been to MTU, I don't know how people go to school up there. I left Michigan because I couldn't stand the snow.

Safe travels! I hope the trip cures what ails you!

[TurboJake]

I haven't forgotten about this thread! Just having a bear of a time transitioning from Photobucket to Flickr.

But it is underway. In the meantime, A wild update appears!

Before I can continue, I need to say I'm back home. My grandfather is now buried, but his legacy lives on.

However, life always throws you curveballs when you least expect it. The morning of my grandfathers burial, the Sheltie that I picked out of the litter 14 years ago, trained, and touched many a hearts with passed away. We had to bury both her and my grandfather on the same day. This one's to you Chewie. You'll be remembered for many things, including being the only dog in history that howled like a racecar shifting.

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With that said. Let's continue with the updates! In Hemet, I now had a month to make it to the other side of the country, and BACK to get to my grandfathers burial.

So, here we go. From Hemet, CA to El Paso TX

But, hark? What's this? We're In Vegas!
The E30 didn't make it there. Took a Neon SRT that a friend needed to register in NV, and stayed there for a whopping 6 hours. I lost all of $10 in vegas, but the grand total of what I lost in Vegas was $4010. Roughly.

Long story short, 2 parts cars got towed to the junkyard without my knowing until after the fact. Full of hartge and ACS goodies. It happens, nothing I could do about it.


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IF your a kid of the 80's and 90's. you understand when I found this, freaked out and screamed "IT STILL EXISTS?!?!?!?!?!"
I drank my fill for at least another decade.

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The SRT I came in, next to a 458 Italia.

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From Vegas, it was a little more touring down the coast, and finished the PCH. Including Hollywood, Malibu, Santa Monica, and some of the mother road.


IMG_1257 by JayDLundin, on Flickr


Shiniest Denny's I've ever seen.

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I didn't feel like dealing with the crowd. Graumans Chinese threatre

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Santa Monica Pier

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Queen Mary!

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Then it was time to leave the West coast, to head back east. To El Paso we go, straying southerly a little bit!

(Indeed, Cabazon Dinosaurs. And Pee Wee's Big adventure is it! I would've also taken "The Magician")


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Morongo Valley. A GIANT wind farm! Wind was at my back, and fantastic gas mileage ahead!

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Little warm. A/C Working flawlessly

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Into Arizona!

IMG_1364 by JayDLundin, on Flickr

Where I stopped taking pictures while looking for a place to camp. But before I reached some BLM Lands, I was in Tucson for a brief 10 minutes or so.


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Setting up Camp, where I got my first Scorpion sting.

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Next Morning

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I loled

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Self explanitory! Never thought I would've driven past this.

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Still gorgeous scenery here and there.

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Then! Bisbee AZ

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I strongly, strongly, STRONGLY disagree....

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Got some lunch

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Mine

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Pretty colors everywhere, for a desert no less.

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Keep on derping along!

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Now, there were dust devils EVERYWHERE, however. My camera wouldn't see them unless it had a polarized filter, which the only one I had was my sunglasses. So this picture is me holding my sunglasses in front of the lens while driving, taking a picture.


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Now in NM

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I totally did not do the speed limit, at all........

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Fast forward to Deming!

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Where there was some pretty cheap gas, and this random train. So I parked very illegally in a police stations parking lot, and grabbed a picture.

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I also strongly disagree with this sign. Texas drivers were not friendly.

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Until next update! Teaser!

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[Beske]

Epic roadtrip!

Would love to do something similar

[TimbyMaTombo]

Update? Where are you going?

If you make it down here, by the time you do, I'll be in Orlando and have my own place with college roommates and I'm sure I could convince them to let you borrow the couch.

[agent]

..and I also like how I recognize San Francisco only from playing Driver on PS1 :)

I was able to navigate SF pretty much from memory of playing Driver (on PC). When we were there my wife was amazed by that fact, and still is to this day.

(If you can name the movie on the last picture, you get bonus internet points. And there's two movies you get to choose from)

Pee Wee's Big Adventure

[mcr_driver]

Yup same here when I was a kid doing road trips and stopping there.

[Herr Faust Schinken]

there called the cabazon dinosaurs I've been there a couple of times

[Vtec?lol]

J this is facking awesome! Thanks for sharing!!!

[plmichal]

Update? Where are you going?

[TurboJake]

Oh, I did keep going. I made it to the Atlantic coast.

And, I made it back to wisco. Updates will have to be later though. I had to be back to go to my grandfathers memorial service, which is Friday.

The trip still isn't done yet though. Once I find my memory card I'm still meandering a little bit. However, my card may have been lost completely. I have no fucking clue as to where it is. So I have no pictures from Norfolk back to wisco.

But there's still tons to share with you guys. It WILL take some time, but stay tuned. I have flickr now.


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(If you can name the movie on the last picture, you get bonus internet points. And there's two movies you get to choose from)

What the hell Jake?! Did we just miss each other?? (8 days ago)

I think I rolled through there a month ago. I THINK!

My perception of time has been seriously skewed for a little bit.

[freeride53]

What the hell Jake?! Did we just miss each other?? (8 days ago)


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[plmichal]

Inspirational. Keep going man!

If you're ever in Tampa, Florida let me know. You have a place to stay here, no problem. My roomies and I would love to kick back and have a good time with you.

I'll continue to follow your journey, cheers!

[Wschnitz]

Use Flickr Dood, Photobucket is lame

[Nick_S]

Boooo photobucket

[ELVA164]

LAAAAAAAAME can't see pics anymore!