Roadtrip Across America
In and around North America
Just a short (8 day) roadtrip across the United States, from my home in California to start grad school at Penn State University.
My route takes me through California Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler MattHartzell
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Leaving Home
Spent all day Tuesday packing and loading the car. Left Wednesday at 7am with my mom (she is joining me for the roadtrip, then flying hom from Pennsy... Continue reading » -
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Day 1: Eureka and Ely, Nevada
Made great time crossing the Sierras on I-80. Stopped briefly in Truckee. Drove right through Reno. Then abandoned the itnerstate for US Highway 50 (a... Continue reading » -
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Day 2: Great Basin National Park; Moab, Utah
Two hours east of Ely we reached Great Basin National Park, one of the newest national parks, having been established only in 1986. It is located enti... Continue reading » -
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Day 3: Arches Nat'l Park; Glenwood Springs, CO
We didn't accrue too many miles today, but we did see some beautiful red rocks. We spent the better part of the day at Arches National Park, right ne... Continue reading » -
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Aspen, Leadville, and Denver, CO
Headed out of Glenwood Springs on state highway 82, through a valley lined with vacation homes. Spent a couple hours in Aspen, home of the rich fam... Continue reading » -
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Day 5: Lawrence, Kansas
Crossed the greater part of the Great Plains in one day - straight shot across eastern Colorado and Kansas on I-70. Pretty rolling green hills of Kan... Continue reading » -
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Day 6: St. Louis, Missouri
Spent the morning re-visiting Kansas City, Missouri (I was there last summer researching for Lets Go). Then drove clear across the state of Missour... Continue reading » -
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Day 7: Cincinnati & Columbus, Ohio
Today's drive was beautiful. We crossed four states: Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. All of which were beautiful. Green rolling hills, fores... Continue reading »
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