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Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:06 pm
by Charles_P_S
Well, I'm a little over 1700 miles into my drive from Florida to Washington. My goodness, we have such a beautiful country!
Wonderful rolling green hills through Alabama and Mississippi. Breathtaking views of valleys and the southern end of the Appalachians. Hilltop farmhouses and silos dotting a landscape of fertile land, a place that provides us with so much. Truly breath-taking....
I am so glad I chose to drive to my new home in the west :)
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:07 pm
by MadPick
Hell yeah!! That's great to hear.
When do you expect to arrive?
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:17 pm
by Charles_P_S
I think Saturday, maybe Friday night. Tomorrow is the ride west through the badlands, can't wait!
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:17 pm
by Pablo
Spring is nice. USA is a pretty place despite the haters. Chinese name for USA = meiguo = beautiful country
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:20 pm
by Charles_P_S
That is cool, I hadn't heard that before :)
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:21 pm
by Classic
Hit the Natchez Trace!!! Use your Google Fu! I rode my Goldwing 125 miles of it after Shiloh and it is amazing.
No Semis, stop lights or stop signs for 400+ miles... Totally beautiful.
You're Welcome!
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:53 pm
by Charles_P_S
Sounds good, I'll try and check it out!
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:56 pm
by cmica
when you hit the badland watch for the jackels

oh MT rushmore and crazyhorse is a sight
your better on hitting WA Sat. fri night traffic

Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 7:56 pm
by L_O_G
Nothing says welcome to the west like a trip through Nevada with a quick stop at the Bunny Ranch.
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:20 pm
by Ops
unless you look under overpasses and see how the homeless have left a garbage dump
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2015 8:22 pm
by CQBgopher
cmica wrote:when you hit the badland watch for the jackels

oh MT rushmore and crazyhorse is a sight
This.
Take the extra time to drive up and see them. Along with downtown Deadwood. The Black Hills is an awesome place.
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 12:15 am
by powder
I've never done Florida to WA but i've done WA to NY and back, WA to Dallas, WA to Las Angeles and Denver to WA. Favorite place to be is still the great NW.
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 2:57 am
by leitung
powder wrote:I've never done Florida to WA but i've done WA to NY and back, WA to Dallas, WA to Las Angeles and Denver to WA. Favorite place to be is still the great NW.
Amen, I have been all over the US, no place I would rather be than Washington. It's not perfect, but it's now home. When I was a truck driver I got to see all western 11 states. You can keep the southwest, Texas, Arizona and so-cal. I will stay right here..

Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 3:10 am
by Pablo
leitung wrote:powder wrote:I've never done Florida to WA but i've done WA to NY and back, WA to Dallas, WA to Las Angeles and Denver to WA. Favorite place to be is still the great NW.
Amen, I have been all over the US, no place I would rather be than Washington. It's not perfect, but it's now home. When I was a truck driver I got to see all western 11 states. You can keep the southwest, Texas, Arizona and so-cal. I will stay right here..

Agree with you there. Too hot and damn dry drives me nuts. Frankly I even like sweaty hot rather than bone dry. Weird.....maybe I'll retire in the south. Or right here! Bring on summer baby, nothing better.
Re: Wow our country is beautiful!
Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2015 5:46 am
by IRackNBack
in sep 07 I left Ft. Gordon, GA (Augusta) 3 days before my Bday and drove with a friend back to Ft. Lewis, WA. Wanted to make it back ASAP and as cheap as possible so me and a buddy switched off driving and made it in a total elapsed time of 44 hours. stopped only for gas. Good Times. Safe travels!