August 2009 archives
The following post = a collection of random stories I managed to scribble down since moving to California about the joys and perils of car ownership. So begins the process of selling the tourmobile. It was my intent to have a sale lined up, or at least an array of test drives scheduled, as soon [...]
After a particularly long drive, thanks to my accidental detour through some random southern California cities, we arrive in San Francisco. At 5:30 AM…. most awkward arrival time yet, especially when I have to wake my new roommate up in my new San Francisco house, neither of which I have seen or met, to move [...]
Tuscon: Well Done Desert Birthday Adventure We arrive in Tuscon a few hours past midnight, as per usual. We found fauns and tapes scattered about our temporary desert hotel – the home of Matt Huggins, who happened to be out of town for the night. They have beer and Doritos ready for us. Night 1 [...]
After randomly deciding to continue our tour over lunch in San Francisco, we are on our way back eastward, en route to the desert. We will be in Phoenix in 11 hours. These drives really don’t phase us anymore. It’s just time to edit photos, or write stories for the blog, or listen to Harry [...]
After what could possibly be the best tour weekend ever, we reluctantly say goodbye to Shaun & Margaret and depart for our next destination – San Francisco. I was particularly excited about this stop, as this is where I will be living for the next three years. It’ll be nice to catch a show in [...]
10:00 AM. I awake to find Tim and Shaun missing, but there is a note waiting for me. They have gone to get brunch supplies. We are to do a series of tasks before they return, including “be awesome.” On it. We have planned a Well Done Brunch. Invited: Bowerbirds, Megafaun, Hometapes crew. We took [...]
Shaun took me brisket shopping. Such a large mass of meat is worthy of its own blog post. END!
Day 2 began with Tim cooking the most epic breakfast from whatever he could find in Shaun’s kitchen and/or potted herb garden. Tim is known for his epic breakfast making, but this one really took the cake. I think we’ve earned our keep at Shaun’s house. We spent the afternoon exploring the downtown Portland area [...]
Driving out of Utah, we were faced with the decision to drive to Seattle, Anacortes, or Portland. All routes led us through Boise, so we just went to Boise. I would have liked to see this city, as I’ve only been there for a day before this visit, but we arrived at 3 in the [...]
Night three in Dinosaur, Utah. Back from epic camping adventure. We wanted to see what sort of tasty grub this town had to offer. We had the choice of about two restaurants. We went with logic and naturally chose the Dinosaur Cafe. I feel it’s necessary to restate how epic the clouds are here. Upon [...]
With Salt Lake checked off on our to-do list, we decide to switch directions and head back eastward for a short hiatus in Dinosaur National Monument. I mean, how often do you get the chance to hang out in Dinosaur? Who could say no to that? Liz had lots of fun planned for us. Our [...]
These states are particularly fun to look at. Nine hour drives aren’t so bad when the topography changes drastically every 30 minutes. Utah’s topography was particularly epic. We soon found ourselves in the region of Dinosaur. Dinosaur functions as both a city in Colorado and a giant national monument that extends between Colorado and Utah. [...]
After waking up from an incredible night in Lawrence, Kansas, we said our goodbyes to our gracious hosts of Ample Branches and set off on our 9-hour trek to Denver. Our directions were simple enough: take two turns, drive 500 miles, take another turn, and you’re in Denver. Somehow I managed to take ZERO photos [...]
