Cross Country Trip....

[61_FL_Apache]

Looking forward to more updates on this trip!!

[Clyde65]

YEA! Texas!

Holler if you need some help, yall Houston folks keep a look out for him!

[SulphuriousSam]

subscribed!

I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to see your update though! Hope the rest of your trip is as smooth as the beginning!

[LT1 Burb]

The old girl will make it, its a chevy. When I bought my suburban I flew into Phoenix , got a ride to Flagstaff, bought the truck and drove it non stop to Vancouver BC. It never even had a spare tire but it never let me down once.

[iehotrod]

Lmao....

[newagecustom]

I don't think you'll have any problems if you've made it this far. I do auto transports so if you have a problem i could pick you up and i live in phx. (pm'ed my number)Make sure you keep a couple gallons of water with you when you get into west tx till you get to az. If you do break down there are alot of long scretches with nothing out there.

[awbrown]

We hope to get an update as soon as you are settled for the night ... I have done this adventure going from Maine to Michigan quite a few times with unproven vehicles .. I will pray that you have a safe trip ....

[onequickchevy]

Man. This is what it's all about. Thank you for including us!
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[jonathan-m]

Day 3

We started out the morning early. Got a ways down the road and ran into this thing.


I dunno what it is, but those folks in Louisianan sure do like steep bridges.

A bit further down the road and we're in good ol' Texas. The first thing I noticed is that Texans really like cowboys. It seemed like every sign I saw was proclaiming its product was either made for or by cowboys, or made to make you look like a cowboy.







Also, apparently "jack in the box" and Whataburger are hot commodities, as there's one on every corner.


I used to love Whataburger as a little kid, but they shut down all the ones in Florida a few years back. I stopped at this one for the sake of nostalgia and soon I remembered why they all closed down...they suck.

Everything went pretty smooth through Houston, although it was getting pretty warm by that point. Houston reminded me of a slightly larger version of Tampa; If everything wouldn't have had "COWBOY!" stamped across it I would've thought I was back home...


Things didn't go to well once we hit San Antonio. I missed an exit that I think was supposed to have bypassed the down town area so I ended up going through the heart of that huge place right around rush hour. By that time the temps were at 101 and with all the traffic and the heat from the truck the cab conditions were brutal. It took us a long time to make it out of there and I was starting to worry about the truck overheating. So far its been staying pretty steady at 205-210F, and as we trekked through San An. it peaked at 220F, which wasn't to bad considering.

Fred, on the other hand, did not fair as well. I've been trying to keep him soaked down and well hydrated, but he's definitely an indoor dog and it shows...I noticed he was starting to get restless as I was trying to get through down town. I offered him some water out of a cup while I was driving but he wouldn't take it, which I knew was a bad sign. As we made it out of the city I found somewhere to get him out and I dowsed him in ice water from our cooler. He was acting like he was disoriented as I soaked him down, so we took a rest for a bit after that. Poor fella just isn't cut out for this kind of weather... he's gonna think we landed in hell once we get to phoenix.




After all of that we got out as far as a place called Junction and called it a day. In total we hit almost 550 miles today, which isn't bad.

I was hoping for some good Texas BBQ, and when we got to Junction I came across a place called Coopers.


Unfortunately their cooking isn't as good as their clever slogan suggested...

I walked in humming Guy Clark...

YouTube - ‪Guy Clark Texas...

...and walked out singing the blues. Too bad, I was really interested to see how real texas style bbq compared to the godly stuff they cook up in memphis.
Anybody know of any good spots between junction and the state line?

[jonathan-m]

Oh I forgot to mention, driving through the heart of Texas, seeing the mountains and experiencing the vastness of this part of the country is a mesmerizing experience. Driving I-10 from San Antonio to Junction there were almost no other cars on the road besides the occasional semi. There were many times when the only thing visible on the road in either direction was me. Looking at the map before I left I thought this would be the most monotonous leg of the trip, but let me tell you the vastness of this landscape is a humbling thing. I spent much of the time this afternoon thinking about the people who crossed this land before there were roads, and truly appreciating what those who've come before me have accomplished here.

I'm in awe of the men that looked at the landscape of this country and thought "We can build a road across this"

[awbrown]

Good post's , glad you are still heading west ... That bridge looks like a scene out of a movie , you fully expect it to keep opening up and have to jump the gap between sides!!

[66redw/white]

awesome trip man. ill be doin one in my ol 66 soon. headed from saint marys to pensecola then from pensecola to lafayette. im pretty good at that i-10 trip nowadays. ive been goin from here in saint marys to home in texas twice a year for the last 5 years. i caint wait to do it in my 66. by the way i really like that hood. what kind is it?

[shuvl]

What a great thread. Looking forward to more updates.
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[Blue Heeler]

I did a trip like that once from california to Miami Fl. to pick up a boat. left weds was back home by sunday non-stop rotating drivers went to a strip joint got wasted and headed home the next day, wish i could have seen more of florida, people there are really "Mellow"

[acool66]

Hello, I hope you all the best with you're studies. I'm sure you will enjoy Arizona, we do very much. Here is a good link to the local car events/shows - it might be helpful in making friends. http://www.cruisinarizona.com/carshows.html

[jonathan-m]

Originally Posted by Blue Heeler

I did a trip like that once from california to Miami Fl. to pick up a boat. left weds was back home by sunday non-stop rotating drivers went to a strip joint got wasted and headed home the next day, wish i could have seen more of florida, people there are really "Mellow"

hahaha I guess the grass is always greener.... I always thought people would be more mellow on the west coast. lotta jerks in FL....

[BruthaMan]

Originally Posted by jonathan-m

After all of that we got out as far as a place called Junction and called it a day. In total we hit almost 550 miles today, which isn't bad.

That's about two hours from us, in San Angelo.

You're making great progress! Thanks for the updates and may your tires keep rolling towards your destination.

[iehotrod]

It's good hear from you and knowing your on track with out any issues. How many miles in how many hours do you travel? "Keep on tuckin"

good luck...

[Muleman100]

Subscribed. So far a interesting journey. Too bad you missed all the great places in Texas to eat. Good luck on the remainng miles.

[old cruiser]

Lovin the story I wish you all the best. I,ve travelled my country took me 3 years to get around in a motorhome and earning some cash to keep going , Australia is a mighty big island. Would love to be able to do a trip over there in the USA.

[joedoh]

Originally Posted by jonathan-m

Oh I forgot to mention, driving through the heart of Texas, seeing the mountains and experiencing the vastness of this part of the country is a mesmerizing experience. Driving I-10 from San Antonio to Junction there were almost no other cars on the road besides the occasional semi. There were many times when the only thing visible on the road in either direction was me. Looking at the map before I left I thought this would be the most monotonous leg of the trip, but let me tell you the vastness of this landscape is a humbling thing. I spent much of the time this afternoon thinking about the people who crossed this land before there were roads, and truly appreciating what those who've come before me have accomplished here.

I'm in awe of the men that looked at the landscape of this country and thought "We can build a road across this"

this is a neat trip, thanks for sharing



and I have a bit of an OCD about when people post pictures that are visually interesting, I try to find them on Google street view.

[lakeroadster]

When you posted that your dogs' name was Fred and you were drivin your truck and trailer cross country I immediately thought of Smokey and The Bandit. You gonna fill up with Coors Beer and head back?

Great thread, great posts and a great story unfolding. You and Fred be carefull out there.

John

[Hubscrub]

Great trip, your braver than i hope all goes well.

[protrash64]

Good luck with your trip and keep Fred cool. It's getting hot here in Phoenix but is still really nice in the mornings; I would try to get up early and get going if possible.

I drove between here and Illinois 5 times in my '69 Chevelle; it was a blast.

[LeftCoast32]

Great thread, keep us posted and be safe out there.