The Trip.

us.


the fam at 9am.


the car.

The Route.

9.18.10. Omaha, NB
Icky and rainy the whole drive out of the midwest. A rather dull beginning and this Super 8 was pretty groddy. But, I did drive the manual car on the highway, success!

9.19.10. Nederlands, CO
Stayed with ryan's cousin at their awesome new house in the mountains. Nederlands is 30mins outside of Boulder. Super cute town, with apparently rad mt. biking trails. Lots of good coffee shops and the Carousel of Happiness. The story goes- a guy hand carved all the animals for the marry-go-round and it took him around 20 years. The carousel just opened 4 months ago, so we had the luck of good timing & got to ride it before we bounced out to Steamboat. p.s. yea not sure what I am doing in this foto.

oh yea, double rainbow! saw that on the way to ryan's aunt's house in Steamboat. All the aspen trees were changing colors, too! Colorado is definitely a great, great place.


9.20.10. Steamboat Springs, CO
Us by an infamous spring.
We stayed an extra day in Steamboat Springs & Ryan's cousin took us out to lunch and gave us a tour of the cool new library she works at and her new home. We, also, went for a short hike to Fish Creek Falls.



9.22.10. Boise, ID
Stayed with a couchsurfer in Boise. We walked around downtown & got tasty food. Hope I get a chance to visit Idaho again and do some biking or hiking. Also, made me wanna watch My Own Private Idaho again to see if I recognized anything (though I don't think any of the movie takes place in Boise).

The Destination.

Quick stop in Pendelton! In my imaginary world, there would have been tepees & undisturbed Native American tribes and culture. Instead it was sorta desolate, or just another small, small town. But the mill was cool and one day I'll be able to afford a blanket and maybe some flannel shirts.


9.23.10. PDX, OR
we made it!

Thanks to everyone who hosted us. It made the trip awesome getting meet new people & hang out with folks.

courtesy of The Big Texan Steak Ranch off Route 66(ish)

Yea, if only you could see the inside of this place. Had to get the Texas experience since we were only driving through, and so, we sorta found it. All the waiters and waitresses wore cowboy boots with their western shirts and hats. After visiting sad and lonely buffalo at the last "Cherokee" stop in Oklahoma, we both decided on buffalo burgers.

cat on books in Edwardsville, IL(?)


not Native American, at all. in OK.


remember that sunset? approaching Albuquerque.


cs in Flagstaff.

earth in Petrified Nat'l Forest. love.

Still suffering jet lag or just an inability to sleep soundly because I'm too tired to be worn out. Anyhow, Michigan is still here, if you were wondering. And I do feel signs of spring & I'm getting excited. It's nice to come back to a bed & family & meals & routine & mundanity after movement & exploration & make-shift & freedom. In summary, it was a 5 day drive to L.A., stopping in IL, Oklahoma City, Albuquerque, and Flagstaff AZ. I think I have so much more to say about the good times, but I'm too tired.

uh, I didn't take any fotos of L.A., ha. It's a happening place with mad traffic. People always out, always. Cute bookstores & shops & eats & friends. I know everyone out there will be doing good.