wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) I wanted to take some time off after graduating from school and I ended up driving across the country for 5.5 months. My route: http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/route.jpg I stopped at national parks, friends places, and farms on the way. Badlands was the first national park I went to. Pretty small park with a ton of buffalo. Camped there 2 nights and wandered around the fields for a day. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P6290320.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P6280274.jpg Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Stayed with a friend in Boulder, Colorado. Went on a hike between two 14ers, about 10 miles, Mt Evans and Mt Bierstadt. Pretty tough hike since it was my first one at elevation in a long time. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7100330.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7100343.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7100379.jpg Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Grand Tetons http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7160428Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7160418-1.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7160408Stitch.jpg Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Yellowstone. I thought it was overrated and probably wouldnt go back. I prefer to hike up a mountain. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7170519.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7170510Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7170459.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7180555.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7170537Stitch.jpg Only saw two bears on the trip, both at yellowstone by the side of the road holding up traffic. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7180612.jpg The best part about yellowstone is the boiling river. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7190635.jpg Edited December 14, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Glacier National Park, my favorite. Hiked 40 miles in 2.5 days. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7310711Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7300690Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7290656Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7290662.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7300689.jpg Favorite pic from the trip: http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7300698Stitch-1.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7310704Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7310708.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7310727.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P7310728Stitch.jpg Sailing with the guy that owned the farm in Idaho I stayed at for awhile. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8010742.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Hiking in northern Idaho. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8070749.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8080759.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8080771.jpg Space Needle http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8130791.jpg Freemont Troll http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8130803.jpg Camping in Olympic national park on the pacific ocean. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8200812.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P8200819.jpg Sailing in the sound http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9020877.jpg Garibaldi Park and vancouver canada http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9050901.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9050890Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9050882009.jpg Huge lava cave on the south side of Mt St Helens http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9230936.jpg Best sunrise I've ever seen http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9240951Stitch.jpg Mt St Helen crater and lava dome http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9240962Stitch.jpg Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Funniest thing I did was climb Mt St Helens. Took a little over 5 hours. 4500ft up. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9240957.jpg gangster, it was really cold up there http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9240970.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9240978.jpg Climbed to within 1000ft of the top of Mt Hood the next day. http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/P9250981.jpg Silver Falls State Park in Oregon http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA011002.jpg Crater Lake National Park http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA011016Stitch.jpg jumping in the cleanest water in the world http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA011021.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA011027Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA021035.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA021055.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA021056.jpg Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA021076.jpg Redwoods National Park, tons of snails and slugs http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA031083.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA041107.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA041111.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA041124.jpg San Francisco, got to go to a Van Morrison concert http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA061128.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA071133.jpg Alcatraz, it was fleet week so the blue angels were flying over while I was there, pretty neat http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA071136.jpg golden gate http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA081152.jpg had to be a tourist and drive down lombard http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA111169.jpg Yosemite http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA111171.jpg Last person with a permit to climb Half Dome for the year http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA111181.jpg Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA111185.jpg the only one up there http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA111191.jpg surprisingly going up made me more nervous than going down http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA111192.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA121227.jpg Death Valley http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA131253.jpg lowest place in the western hemisphere http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA131261.jpg Hoover Dam http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA141276.jpg Grand Canyon, 17 mile hike to the water and back, took 5 hours http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA141283Stitch.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA141293.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA151310.jpg a goat coming down the trail http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA151326.jpg Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 (edited) Arches National Park http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA161338.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA161340.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA161350.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA161361.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA161365.jpg Great Sand Dune National Park http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA171372.jpg http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b338/wheezytoo/trip/PA171381.jpg After all that I was tired of traveling so I drove fast to Florida where I worked on a farm for a month. Edited December 13, 2010 by wheezy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lord_tris Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 damn nice pics, looks like you had some great memory's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Main3s Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Awesome! :thumbup: I took a week long road trip and had a blast, couldn't imagine a 5 1/2 month version. So what was THE highlight of the rip? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyster101 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I love out west. Only been to a few places in CA like Yosemite and the Serra Nevadas. Most gorgeous place I have ever been to. I like your sunrise picture, you can see the mountain casting a shadow on the clouds. What was your favorite place? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad is Dead Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sully Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 That is awesome dude. I would love to do something like that someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaplay1647545503 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 I am so jealous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffro Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 wow, you have experienced more in 5.5 months than most have in a lifetime. awesome pics, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 My life sucks all of a sudden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evil8 Posted December 13, 2010 Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 Did ya get laid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheezy Posted December 13, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2010 The highlight was climbing up Mt St Helens with my friend. Amazing experience. 2nd was being in San Francisco with another friend. I have like 20 things tied for 3rd place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc1647545523 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Looks like a good 6-day rally, or maybe a two-day Iron Butt ride. Just kidding. Terrific thing to do and very kewl of you to share this. The trick will be to continue to have these types of adventures throughout your life instead of doing what most of us do: put them off to some "bucket list" which we never end up having the time or the money or the good health to complete. Don't be like most of us who spend our lives preparing to live. I'd say you're off to a good start. You've got moxie, my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Did ya get laid? I was thinking the same thing. Awesome times, great memories, cool photos, but the lack of pussy in this thread is disturbing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizzzzle Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Looks like you drove right by me I was in northern cali all summer. Trips of a lifetime, gotta enjoyem while were young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDHG940 Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 Photos and trip are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 Sweet Posted December 14, 2010 Report Share Posted December 14, 2010 GREAT pics! I am truly jealous. When I was younger, my family made several vacations to Idaho. We used to stay in a cabin in the mountains right by the Palisades reservoir. I remember this awesome little ice cream shack in Swan Valley, and Jackson Hole Wyoming had THE BEST pizza I've ever had, at this place called Mountain High Pizza Pie. Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons were awesome, and the view from our cabin in Idaho was incredible. I haven't been there in years, and unfortunately I wasn't old enough at the time to fully appreciate just how amazing the scenery was. I can't wait to go back someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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