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laurainlimbo at 07:18pm on 05/08/2009
laurainlimbo at 07:18pm on 05/08/2009Here it is finally - my detailed account, with photos, of our drive from Chicago, Illinois to Port Angeles Washington. I'm splitting this into two parts, because without high speed internet, it's taking me too long to work with Photobucket. So today, I'm posting about our first three days.
In all, it took us 5 1/2 days of driving (at an average of 400 miles a day), through 7 states, with a range of climates, elevations, and surroundings. We drove a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee (which already had 16,000 plus miles on it), packed full with three suitcases, three computer cases (with laptops), two backpacks, an ice chest, a cat carrier and litter box, a cat, and three guitars! In total, we drove 2,173 miles, plus the extra 60 or so miles that we drove to and from Devil's Tower in Wyoming. In all, it was fairly smooth driving, and we only had about three catastophes, which you will read all about. I think despite our difficult conditions (driving with cat, and with a car full of stuff), it was one of the most fun adventures I've had in a long time, and a great memory for both of us (though I'm not sure a great memory for Leo!)
I hope you will enjoy reading about our adventures and seeing the landscapes and other pictures - many of the pictures were taken from the car while we were driving, but it will give you a good idea of the variety of scenery we saw. I apologize that some of the pictures (the last ones of Devil's Tower) are big - I was having trouble with Photobucket and just decided to leave these full size. So some pictures are big.
Since this is a VERY lengthy post, I will put it ( here, under a cut )
Stay tuned for part 2, the second three days of our trip with more pictures. Hopefully that will be posted tomorrow.
In all, it took us 5 1/2 days of driving (at an average of 400 miles a day), through 7 states, with a range of climates, elevations, and surroundings. We drove a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee (which already had 16,000 plus miles on it), packed full with three suitcases, three computer cases (with laptops), two backpacks, an ice chest, a cat carrier and litter box, a cat, and three guitars! In total, we drove 2,173 miles, plus the extra 60 or so miles that we drove to and from Devil's Tower in Wyoming. In all, it was fairly smooth driving, and we only had about three catastophes, which you will read all about. I think despite our difficult conditions (driving with cat, and with a car full of stuff), it was one of the most fun adventures I've had in a long time, and a great memory for both of us (though I'm not sure a great memory for Leo!)
I hope you will enjoy reading about our adventures and seeing the landscapes and other pictures - many of the pictures were taken from the car while we were driving, but it will give you a good idea of the variety of scenery we saw. I apologize that some of the pictures (the last ones of Devil's Tower) are big - I was having trouble with Photobucket and just decided to leave these full size. So some pictures are big.
Since this is a VERY lengthy post, I will put it ( here, under a cut )
Stay tuned for part 2, the second three days of our trip with more pictures. Hopefully that will be posted tomorrow.
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