On the road

Tommy Martyn · Post by **Tommy Martyn** » Mon Apr 12, 2004 8:46 pm

In about a month or so I will be driving cross country to Cincinnati Ohio from Seattle. I will be sharing the journey with Nelson (he is a bullmastiff) Any tips for top eats roadside attractions or favourite routes?

marky · Post by **marky** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 5:45 am

The biggest highlight of my entire cross country trip (well, I did one half the country one year then the other half a few years later) was being in Colorado out in the middle of fucking nowhere as the sun was about to go down (purple...orange... impending darkness...eerie...). I stopped next to this wooden barn sort of house. The wood all looked grey, white, black...old as fuck and long abandoned from what must have been the 1800's....I stopped my car, got out and experienced...well, something that surpassed any experience on the trip or anything I've ever experienced period. I mean nowhere. No people, no gas (petrol) stations for miles, nothing nothing but the most gorgeous scenery I've ever seen. Like suddenly discovering your soul in a mirror of surrounding, all-encompassing sky. Don't miss Colorado.

However I found Wyoming to be the most scary, monotonous and depressing place on earth I've visited so far. Even Mississipppi just couldn't be that bad...well...maybe. I've only gone on a train through Mississippi so I can't talk, but still...it's way way down there on the list of places I'd want to be.

I'd actually like to visit Atlanta, Georgia one day, though...

Post by **mccutcheon** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:33 pm

yeah the strip for Salt lake city to Colorado is breat taking, but then so is Montana, gods country, but by the time you get to little big horn 1,000 miles later it's a bore and Fargo suscks. I'd go the southern route. stop in Bolder for a beer and a snow bunny, opps you are married, sorry, I know those dames there would just love Nelson. Maybe the northern route is better. Is new york between Seattle and Cinci?

Tommy Martyn · Post by **Tommy Martyn** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 4:32 am

Strange that you didn't like Wyoming. Two summers ago I spent a week at a dude ranch there and had the time of my life. Mrs Tommy is an accomplished rider as is her mother. They would get fed up of going out on the horses every day but I couldn't get enough of it. When events let me, I'm going to be taking riding lessons so I can get back out there and ride like a real cowboy. (Western not english style.)

Post by **mccutcheon** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:40 am

yeah that would be fun, but it isn't much to drive through. plus this time I'm sure you won't see the french girl, skinny with big tits.

marky · Post by **marky** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 6:27 am

McC has it right here - there's a difference between driving *through* some place and stopping to ride horses. I guess I was more talking about driving through. I stopped at a place in Wyoming which turned out to be the same small town where not too long afterwards a young gay man was brutally beaten and if I recall correctly, dragged behind a car. When I stopped there to get an oil change, it was at a very old dry dusty little gas station where the soft drink machine was from the 70's. They changed my oil, but forgot to put the dipstick back in, if you can believe that. So about 2 hours after I drove away, I realized it and drove 2 hours back to go get my dipstick. I tried to find a way to get a replacement in the next town, but it just didn't work out, so I drove back. I was so angry.

Other than that, scenery-wise, it's just very boring to drive through.

Tommy Martyn · Post by **Tommy Martyn** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 6:06 am

McC, some people round here think you are a worthless drunk but I tell you I had forgotten all about the French bird with the big charlies. I thank you for reigniting that flame.

Post by **mccutcheon** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 12:32 pm

No problem. Now just make sure you don't leave your dipstick anywhere.

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:58 am

charlies?

Maverick · Post by **Maverick** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:59 am

I get it, it's just an odd and colorful englishism i've nver heard before.