This will be a running blog of our travels across the country as we drive our lightly modified 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX STI across 3,000 miles of highway and winding roads from Little Ferry, NJ to Los Angeles, CA. Estimated driving time, 40 hours.
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The 40 Hours begins on Tuesday, 3pm.
PARTICIPANTS
2006 Impreza WRX STI
Mike (PedoSoob)
Jake
Craig
ROUTE
Since time is of the essence, the route will be mostly interstate highways all the way to Los Angeles.
Major cities and attractions we'll pass along the way: Pittsburgh, Cleveland, SIA Plant, St. Louis, Kansas City, The Great Plains, Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak, Las Vegas, Los Angeles.
LODGING
I'm planning three-four days at most of lodging. One in Chicago, another in Kansas City, then in Colorado Springs, and finally in Las Vegas. This should divide our trip into 600 mile chunks.
August 19-20 (Tues night)
Super 8 Lafayette
4301 STATE RD 26
LAFAYETTE IN US 47905
765-447-5551
August 20-21 (Wed night)
Red Roof Inn Kansas City - Overland Park Convention Center
6800 WEST 108TH ST
Overland Park, KS 66211
August 21-22 (Thurs night)
Days Inn Colorado Springs Garden of the Gods
4610 RUSINA ROAD
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
August 22-23 (Fri night)
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
3850 LAS VEGAS BLVD SO
Las Vegas, NV 89109-1050
GOOGLE MAPS
Clifton, NJ to Lafayette, IN
Lafayette, IN to Subbie of Indy Plant
Subbie of Indy Plant to Kansas City, MO
Kansas City, MO to Colorado Springs, CO
Colorado Springs, CO to Pikes Peak
Pikes Peak to Las Vegas, NV
Las Vegas, NV to Los Angeles, CA
FLY BACK (For Jake and Craig)
August 25 (Monday)
US Airways Flight 687
Departing Ontario Int'l Airport 6:40AM
Arriving Phoenix Int'l Airport 8:00AM
US Airways Flight 1574
Departing Phoenix Int'l Airport 8:49AM
Arriving Pittsburgh Airport 3:55PM
US Airways Flight 3998 (Canadair Jet)
Departing Pittsburgh Airport 4:40PM
Arriving Newark Airport 6:09PM
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August 19
Little Ferry, NJ
The Subaru loaded up
Saying goodbye to the place I called home for 2.5 years.
Last Chow in Jersey
Jake
My dinner
This is what PA is all about aparently. Farms.
and weird street signs
and long ass tunnels
August 20
Columbus, Ohio at midnight
Indianapolis at 2:30AM
Lafayette, Indiana motel at 6AM
The Eternal Dragstrip that is Middle America
Not fun at all when taken at 80mph
August 21
Cracker Barrel blueberry pancakes. Racist as hell, but damn is it tasty.
Sausage, gravy, biscuits, n grits
Jake blends in
Craig... not quite
Cracker Barrel enV
