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The Big Trip

Afterwords, Part 2

Twelve High Points

The Washington State Fire Academy
Driving at dusk anywhere in eastern Oregon
Snake River Canyon (and cool span bridge) in Twin Falls, Idaho
Spending the night in a log-cabin home in Provo, Utah
The rocks and rock formations of eastern Utah
Hanging around each end of the Eisenhower Tunnel
Passing through the Colorado Rockies past Glenwood Springs
Older buildings in older Kansas towns
Touring the fire stations of Columbus, Indiana
Visiting a Meijer store (they have everything)
A century-old suspension bridge in Wheeler, West Virginia
Driving 90 mph during rush hour on I-270 into Washington, D.C.

Twelve Surprises

Didn't take any naps
Didn't get sick of driving, not even once
Didn't even think to check construction delays
Didn't want to do anything at night, except write (or chat)

Used every available minute of every day
And thus arrived late at the end of every day
How miserably my plan to rely on local radio failed
How quickly I lost track of the date and the day of the week

That a 35mm, auto-focus SLR camera is easy to use
That a 35mm, SLR camera is easy to potentially break
That a newer car really can drive that far without blinking
That cousins are fun (I don't get out much)

Sum Summary

Total mileage: 4075
Total hours of driving: 62.7 (average 65 mph)
Total gallons of gas used: 135.8 (average 30 mpg)
Total cost of already expensive as Hell gas: $183.80

Cost of lodging: $381.79
Cost of rental car: $89.30
Cost of stuffing face: $191.75
Cost of Wal-Mart et al purchases: $353.67

Notebooks filled: 4
Rolls of Fuji film shot: 90
Postcards sent like a crazy man: 30
Eyeglass repair solutions attempted: 3 *

Malls or mega-stores visited: 36 (estimated)
Fire stations visited: 40 (estimated)
PayDay bars consumed: 10 Known lesbians met: 1

* Scotch tape, sticky stuff, and homemade splint

Waiting at Home

31 flyers, catalogs, or other undesired mailings
20 e-mail messages (was sorting on the road)
13 bills or bill-related items
9 magazines

5 letters or postcards
4 payments for online auctions 3 answering-machine messages (1 hang-up)
3 self-sent packages of used film and shit

2 die-cast toy fire trucks
2 compact discs
1 camera *
1 cat, black

* ordered for trip, arrived hours after leaving

States Traveled Through

Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
District of Columbia
Virginia
North Carolina

Highways Traveled On

I-90
I-82
I-84
I-15
Hwy 50
I-70
I-65
I-70 again
I-270
I-495
I-95
I-85
US 1

Mileage by Day

Day 1 - 325
Day 2 - 389
Day 3 - 300 something
Day 4 - around 350
Day 5 - 329
Day 6 - 377
Day 7 - 275 or so
Day 8 - 450
Day 9 - 346
Day 10 - 413
Day 11 - 296

Wal-Mart Purchases

Compact Disc Purchases

Brian Setzer Orchestra, The, "Vavoom"
Elvis Presley, "As Recorded at Madison Square Garden"
Frank Yankovic, "Greatest Hits"
Halford, "Resurrection"
Judy Garland, "Best of"
Mitch Miller and the Gang, "Sing Along with Mitch"
Raven, "All For One"
Rockin' Vickers, The, "The Complete 'It's Alright!'"
Rod Stewart, "Best of"
Thin Lizzy, "Live - One Night Only"
Various Artists, "Ryman Country Homecoming"
Various Artists, "Stairways to Heaven"
Ventures, The, "Play Telstar / Play the Country Classics"

Movies Missed (So Far)

Autumn In New York
The Basket
Bless This Child
But I'm A Cheerleader!
Butterfly
Coyote Ugly
The Original Kings Of Comedy
The Life And Times Of Hank Greenburg
Love's Labour's Lost
Spike And Mike's Classic Animation Festival

Additional Lists Available on Request

Movies Not Missed
Wal-Mart Stores Visited
Time Zones Traveled Through
States Traveled Through (in Alphabetical Order)
The Roads Not Taken
Strange Smells By Day
Ten Disappointments
Ten Bigger Disappointments
Pieces of Lint Removed From Navel And The Religious Icons They Resemble

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