Mar's flight back to Hawaii was later on in the day, so I figured to make our cross country adventure complete, we had to touch the waters of the P…

After hanging out with Mar's cousins and friends, we left Las Vegas in the late afternoon so we wouldn't be driving during the hottest part of…

After an quick late lunch in the town of Moab, we headed north on US-191 and west on I-70.  The drive was uneventful except for when…

We left Clifton, Colorado just before 8 AM in the morning.  We headed west on I-70 then south on US-191.  It took us about an hour and …

After our brief tour of Zion National Park, my cousin headed back to I-15 southbound which took us from Utah, to the northwestern tip of Arizona …

From Estes Park, we headed US-36 to Trail Ridge Road/US-34.  Trail Ridge Road follows the ridgeline from Deer Ridge Junction near th…

Early in the morning, after Mar and I thank Jeanne for her hospitality, we headed out of Denver on Interstate 25 North.  In the vi…

Since it was still early in the evening and not completely dark, John and Jeanne decided to drive us out to Red Rocks Park and Amphitheater.  …

Mar and I were suppose to hit the road again early this morning but Jeanne convinced us to stay another day so that she and her friend...I think …

We got back from our day trip just in time to get ready to crash some parties.  Party 1 was Jeanne's bosses' sons party which was in some frou…

Before Drew headed off to work and before we got back on the road again, he wanted to show us around the Fort Worth area.  Drew took us …

Mar and I were so happy to be out of New Mexico!  The I-25 N took us straight into Denver.  Again we were lucky that Mar had a fri…

So after my speeding ticket in Childress, I drove off heeding to the speed limit all the way through Amarillo.  After the town of Dumas,…

We took the US-287 N out of Wichita Falls and headed towards Amarillo.  The road was for the most part empty...or so I thought.  A…

We headed out of the Fort Worth area via Interstate 820 W and the Interstate 35 W.  Since Mar and I were sort of in the neighborhood and sin…

PHEW!  We made it to Texas.  After driving about 17 hours the Dallas/Fort Worth skyline was a welcome site.  We were lu…

Yesterday was a LONG day with much activity.  Today was ALL driving.  We left the Asheville area early morning while the air was …

Drove through 1 state...1 more to go!  Still on the 40, we headed west.    We then merged onto Interstate 440 W towards Tex…

First on the list of outdoor adventures was visiting Hickory Nut Falls at Chimney Rock Park.  Chimney Rock Park was the backdrop for the 1992 …

Since outdoor adventure #2 was a bust, I quickly came up with plan B...well it was more like I'll bump up outdoor adventure #3.  Next stop…

After hiking back to the car and resting in its air-conditioned confines, Mar and I headed onto our next outdoorsy adventure.  Since it wa…

After driving and viewing the Newfound Gap area, we headed back southeast toward Cherokee, NC.  Between Oconaluftee Visitor Center (the southe…

The Days Inn Biltmore East is easily accessible from the Interstate 40 and US 70 in western North Carolina. The hotel has all the standard ameniti…

After a good breakfast and picture taking with our aunt and uncle, we headed northeast into Atlanta, to visit our cousin Michael, Aunti…

Our destination...Western North Carolina.  You are all probably wonder why we headed back into North Carolina...right?  Well my cousi…

From Jacksonville, we drove south on I-95.  After about 30 miles, we exited at exit 318 to connect with SR-16 …

The Saint Augustine Lighthouse is just over 2 miles away from the Castillo de San Marcos...so we thought...why not?  From Castillo de San Ma…

From Saint Augustine, Florida, we headed back northwest into Georgia so that we can visit our Auntie Mary and her family.  It was definite…

We had planned to wake up early and see Savannah in the morning sunlight.  Unfortunately, we slept in so we had to jam out of the Savan…

We continued on south toward the Florida border.  Just before crossing the state line, we exited from the interstate on St. Marys Ro…

The drive from St. Marys, Georgia to Jacksonville, Florida was about 40 miles along I-95.  We get to our cousin's apartment, ditch our gear,…

We leave Charleston via US 17 S (Savannah Hwy) towards Georgia.  Since there was plenty of daylight left, we decided to take a detour (Trask P…

From Santee we took the Interstate 95 southbound then the Interstate 26 eastbound to Charleston.  Our first stop...Fort Sumter National …

We headed out of Beaufort by way of Hwy 170 (Robert Smalls Parkway/Okatie Hwy) which took us over the Broad River.  We then took Hwy 2…

To get to Fort Sumter, we booked our boat ride from Liberty Square with Spiritline Cruises.  As the boat zipped across Charleston H…

Kill Devil Hills is home to the site where the Wright Brothers demonstrated the first successful airplane flight on December 17, 1903.  Si…

After our trek from the beach, we sought for refuge from the hot and sticky Southern weather in my air conditioned car.  As we drove north on …

The Best Western Santee Inn was a decent place to stay. The amenities available...cable TV, free high-speed internet, microwave, refrigerator, and…

Our original plan was to drive down Hwy 12 to Hatteras, take the ferry to Ocracoke Island, then take another ferry to North Carolina's mainland…

Our accomodations in Santee was th Best Western Santee Inn.  The decor was not an homage to the interior design gods, but what you d…

We woke up early to make the 2 hour drive from Kill Devil Hills to Buxton.  We drove south on NC12, the narrow paved road connecting t…

As soon as I picked up my cousin Mar from the Raleigh/Durham airport, we set off on our cross country journey.  Equipped with the 20…

The Days Inn and Suites Kill Devil Hills-Mariner was a very nice place. The ocean view was amazing in the morning...its a sight not to be missed…

We got into the Outer Banks area in the early evening.  We stayed at the Days Inn at Kill Devil Hills.  The decor of the room was not fa…