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Off to see America
19 Sep 2004 by Jason Fried
Why fly when you can drive?
I’m off on a road trip to San Francisco. Taking the northern route through Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and then into San Fran. Will be passing through the scenic Rockies, Arches, Nevada’s Great Basin (on America’s loneliest road, Highway 50), and Yosemite so I’ll be sure to share some pictures (and observations) along the way.
Once I hit San Fran I’ll be headed up to Seattle for a bit to hang with the mysterious Robot Co-op, and then up to Vancouver to chat it up with the Flickr folks for a couple of days. Then back down to San Fran to speak at Web 2.0 (October 5th) on the Design for Business panel with Jeffrey Veen and Jason Kottke, and the Lightweight Business Models panel with the always energetic Marc Canter.
Should be a good one. Cya again soon.
14 comments so far (Post a Comment)
19 Sep 2004 | Brian Sweeting said...
Sounds fun. You'll be glad you have satellite radio though. There are some pretty desolate areas on Highway 50.
See also:
www.route50.com
19 Sep 2004 | Ben said...
I would highly suggest driving across the salt flats on I-80 through Utah. It sounds terribly boring (it's all flat and all salt), but I thought it was cool... vast expanses of white salt and mirages stretching to the mountains. People often spell out messages in the salt using black rocks from the side of the road, and, as you hit the middle of the longest road expanse between exits in the US, out of nowhere there is a large tree sculpture.
19 Sep 2004 | Rob Babcock said...
A friendly suggestion -- when you get to "The City" don't say "San Fran", that is unless you want to really get on the nerves of the locals!
19 Sep 2004 | Matthew Oliphant said...
Are you going to be driving a P1800? :)
Stop by and pick me up. I promise to only call you Calgon this once.
20 Sep 2004 | Darrel said...
"It sounds terribly boring (it's all flat and all salt)"
It is. ;o)
I road tripped that route once. Certainly good to do, but once is more than enough for anyone IMHO. ;o)
" out of nowhere there is a large tree sculpture."
I always wondered the history behind that thing. You're driving through nothing and then you go 'wait...what was that? was that real?'...and then back to nothing...
20 Sep 2004 | LNJ said...
I made the trip via the southern route a few years back. That was fun and a bit warm. I am planning on taking the northern route back to WI next summer to see my bro get married.
Something about days of driving, hours alone in your head, and lengths of road that are just for you... Man, I want to do that again today.
Have a great trip.
20 Sep 2004 | Allan White said...
If you need a coffee break in Portland on your way up to Seattle, the coffee's on us - drop us a line. Happy Trails!
20 Sep 2004 | Don Schenck said...
Wow ... so how timely is this article in relation to Jason's post! AND ... if you visit that article and see The Shoe House under the Pennsylvania listing ... well ... The Shoe House is very close to my back yard, visible from my sliding glass door!
Cool! I'm almost a near-celebrity by virtual proxy almost.
Almost.
*sigh*
20 Sep 2004 | pb said...
Living in "San Fran", I don't see (m)any objections to that usage. But "Frisco" is frowned upon.
20 Sep 2004 | Chris from Scottsdale said...
So, we know how you're getting there, what way will you drive home?
21 Sep 2004 | indi said...
Yosemite ought to be nice at this time of the year. I camped in Tuolumne Meadows there one year after Labor Day and it was very uncrowded. Have a great trip, I envy you!
22 Sep 2004 | George said...
YAY! See you in Vankie!
15 Oct 2004 | DJ said...
Coming from England next month to do a much dreamed about road trip. From Florida (as cars are cheaper to hire) to Seattle (furthest city away). Will have 56 days (Alamo max hire period). Want to do the obvious Grand Canyon etc. Any suggestions for places to visit? Cheers!
