01-APR-2008
5434
I-255 JEFFERSON BARRACKS BRIDGE over the mississippi river straddles missouri/illinois
01-APR-2008
5433
I-255 Mississippi river bridge linking Missouri to Illinois.
01-APR-2008
Elevated Avian Diner
Missouri's DOT feeds the feathered friends at interstate rest stops.
Chirp-chirp.
31-MAR-2008
Oklahoma is Okay!
Welcome to Oklahoma (Indian Nation).
Stayed in OKC a few hours down the road.
It was one of those real fancy Best Westerns.
But it was a Monday nite so the place was dead.
31-MAR-2008
Lamps
Oklahoma Welcome Center.
It was 86º. Eastbound twenty minutes later: 60º.
Oklahoma City two hours later: 50º. It was an episode
30-MAR-2008
Choo-choo.
Racing the train. Think I won.
30-MAR-2008
Mountains majesty
It became much cooler and windy as I approached the big mountains near Flagstaff.
29-MAR-2008
Running from the sunset
Sunset the first day, somewhere past Barstow.
30-MAR-2008
Mojave Valley
The warm, dry and scenic mojave valley seen from near Topock, Arizona.
29-MAR-2008
Flat Puff
Striking out across the dry and dusty Mojave desert. The warmth was nice for a change. Arriving in Needles at 7:30 pm and still a balmy 80º.
29-MAR-2008
The Ride
2008 Dodge Charger SXT. I certainly felt like a "red hot target" heading down the road. This is the "new red"; and it is bright as hell. And it turned some heads and many compliments along the way. Some lady was calling out at me at the rest area in Indiana telling me she passed me awhile back (yes, I was behaving with the cruise control), and she liked the car. It drove beautifully, but I thought the interior was kind of boring. Left Calif. with only 1307 miles on her and returned it with about 6800. She got a oil change of course. Two wind storms, one rain storm and a blowing snow event in Wyoming.
I initially only saw the one photographer's headlight reflection, but there's actually two. Tricky.
