Ohio to California road trip

[blue02formula]

I will post pic's of the trip cross country. This is the Formula ready to go.

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[Chief Pontiac]

Well where are you now?

[ZeusJr]

Looks good, have fun and be safe... :cool:

[Chief Pontiac]

Well?

[killer01ws6]

I hope you have a good trip, and she looks just as good when you return. :)

[Chief Pontiac]

But with a few extra miles on the Bird.:)

[blue02formula]

2600 miles later we are in Huntington Beach, CA. We did every mile with the t-tops out, even leaving Las Vegas with the temp at 105 degeees. The gas prices are staggering out here $2.73 gal. for 91 octane in Irvine.

[Soul TKR]

Originally posted by blue02formula
2600 miles later we are in Huntington Beach, CA. We did every mile with the t-tops out, even leaving Las Vegas with the temp at 105 degeees. The gas prices are staggering out here $2.73 gal. for 91 octane in Irvine.

:yup: The gas prices around here suck!

:eyepop:

Hey! Your right near me right now! :D

[Chief Pontiac]

:cool: Blue02 .:) You are only 2000 miles fron California?:eek:


Ya but look what you get to see Soul everytime you will up.

Well its either smog,the ocean or mountains.:D

[blue02formula]

I've seen five Bently's since I've been here, and the gas price depends on the hood your in it seems, Laguna $2.87 for 91 oct. The bird is missing it's 93-94 octane it gets at home. We head back early Wednesday first stop the Grand Canyon. The car is doing well, lowest gas mileage has been 23 mpg best has been just under 29 mpg not bad for 4:11's, and most of the time going 80+ mph. We have had the tops out all the way only had to drive thru a few rain drops.:D

[ZeusJr]

:cool: Glad you having a good time...

[Bright Red02 WS6]

We're looking forward to pics of your car on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, by the Pacific Ocean and the Grand Canyon.

Joel

[LS1girlntex]

i wanna go to cali :(

[Chief Pontiac]

blue I am glad you are having a good time nad post pics when you get back.:)

[blue02formula]

5,500 miles and 9 states later, we made it home.

Route 66 somewhere in Arizona, this was a very interesting stop.
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Grand Canyon, Arizona. Canyon was a bit smokey due to fires on the northern rim. We stayed just outside the national park and since there was only one gas station for miles, 91 octane was $3.19 a gal.
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Rocky Mountain National Park Colorado highest road in America second in the world 12,500 ft above sea level.
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Treasure Island Park Laguna Beach, California
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[blue02formula]

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[ZeusJr]

:cool: PICs...

[TheSilverSurfer]

Very nice---:cool:

[smiley]

:cool:

i did a road trip out west a couple years back... some beautiful country out there. i took the truck though so i could hit some "off the road" type spots ;) are you washing the bugs off the bumper every night??? ;)

[skytower31]

Glad you guys had a good trip. Sorry I never called you but I was super busy for the past weekends :(

Nice pics :)

[blue02formula]

QUOTE]Originally posted by skytower31
Glad you guys had a good trip. Sorry I never called you but I was super busy for the past weekends :(

Nice pics :) [/QUOTE]

We didn't stay as long as planned in SoCal, my Dad was being a complete asshole so we had all we could stand of him by Monday.
That was the only bad part of the trip, dealing with his mental issues. :mad:

[TheSilverSurfer]

Sorry to hear that--I was out west in 89'--it was fun:D

[skytower31]

Originally posted by TheSilverSurfer
Sorry to hear that--I was out west in 89'--it was fun:D

The best go West.

Wish they all could be California Girls :story:

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[TheSilverSurfer]

Jon--is that pic big enough!

[blue02formula]

Damn, that's a sharp Firehawk! Nothing better then a clean black car. I've had a couple black trucks and they're a bitch to keep clean, so I ordered a dark blue car that's a bitch to keep clean.:eyes:

I spent some time in Newport Beach when I was twenty-something, and I've seen some stunning California girls.:drool2:

At forty-one your just an old pervert.:D

[blue02formula]

Navajo Resevation, Arizona
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Trail Ridge Road Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
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Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
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[skytower31]

:drool: I love Colorado. :yup: Probably the only place I would live other than SoCal.

[TheSilverSurfer]

I liked the Grand Canyon. That place is so big!

[blue02formula]

Originally posted by skytower31
:drool: I love Colorado. :yup: Probably the only place I would live other than SoCal.

I always thought I would like to live in Colorado, North Carolina is a favorite also, California is too congested and exspensive for me, but you can't beat the weather.

[skytower31]

Originally posted by blue02formula
I always thought I would like to live in Colorado, North Carolina is a favorite also, California is too congested and exspensive for me, but you can't beat the weather.

There are many parts of SoCal that are not as congested. We live 10 mintues from downtown LA in a small town of 35k people. Everything shuts down at 9pm...but we have a large city right next to us, etc. But yes, it is very expensive :(

[Chief Pontiac]

Beautiful pics blue02.:)

[blue02formula]

Thanks, it was an awesome trip. We can't seem to find one of our memory cards, it has the better pic's of Rocky MT NP. We took a one lane unpaved road (Old Fall River Road) from Estes Park to the Alpine Visitors Center, which is what you see in some of the pictures I posted that is above the timber line. When I find that card I'll post some of those, as soon as I get my album on photobucket sorted out I'll post a link for those of you who want to see more.

[skytower31]

Originally posted by blue02formula
Thanks, it was an awesome trip. We can't seem to find one of our memory cards, it has the better pic's of Rocky MT NP. We took a one lane unpaved road (Old Fall River Road) from Estes Park to the Alpine Visitors Center, which is what you see in some of the pictures I posted that is above the timber line. When I find that card I'll post some of those, as soon as I get my album on photobucket sorted out I'll post a link for those of you who want to see more.

:woot:

[Chief Pontiac]

Originally posted by skytower31
:woot: :stupid2: :)

[blue02formula]

We still haven't turned up the 128mb card. Why keep it in the camera bag?
These are from a disposable camera.
Rocky Mt. National Park,CO. The first picture shows the snow poles and take a look at that curve sign coming up.
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These are from Western Colorado.

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[blue02formula]

Utah I-70
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Navada I-15

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Album isn't finish but a feel free to check it out.
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[Chief Pontiac]

Damn you took alot of :cool: pics blue02.:)

[skytower31]

:worship:

[blue02formula]

Originally posted by Chief Pontiac
Damn you took alot of :cool: pics blue02.:)

Thanks, the 128mb card has some of the best pic's, but it hasn't turned up yet. It has some wild life pic's (moose, elk) and the one lane dirt road to the Alpine Visitors center, so I have probably a couple hundred more.

[smiley]

nice :cool:

colorado was by far my favorite state when i did my road trip. BEAUTIFUL landscapes out there.... i would be tempted to pack up and move there...

[blue02formula]

Originally posted by smiley
nice :cool:

colorado was by far my favorite state when i did my road trip. BEAUTIFUL landscapes out there.... i would be tempted to pack up and move there...

I always thought I could live there or North Carolina. Florida would be nice also I could go without seeing anymore snow.

[blue02formula]

I made some home made post cards.

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I'm ready for another road trip.:D

[blue02formula]

I don't know if this will work or not but it's a slide show put to music of the trip.

http://www.streamload.com/Deliver/Deliver.asp?cxInstID=95948687&nodeID=978998370&returnPage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Estreamload%2Ecom%2FNodes%2FNod e%2Easp%3FcxInstID%3D95948687%26nodeID%3D869304386%26already CurrentTab%3Dtrue

[skytower31]

Originally posted by blue02formula
I don't know if this will work or not but it's a slide show put to music of the trip.

http://www.streamload.com/Deliver/Deliver.asp?cxInstID=95948687&nodeID=978998370&returnPage=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Estreamload%2Ecom%2FNodes%2FNod e%2Easp%3FcxInstID%3D95948687%26nodeID%3D869304386%26already CurrentTab%3Dtrue

:cool: and nice shots of :cali:

[blue02formula]

Thanks Jon. You didn't have any problems viewing it then?:cool:

[skytower31]

Originally posted by blue02formula
Thanks Jon. You didn't have any problems viewing it then?:cool:

Nope...just click the link and hit pause to let it load for about 2 minutes. Then it plays fine :D

[blue02formula]

cool

[Chief Pontiac]

Very:cool:

[blue02formula]

Denise found the missing memory card. The new pic's are the first eight pages in Photobucket. The pictures are of Rocky Mountain National Park and western Colorado and a few in Utah. We took alot of the pic's on Fall River road, a one way dirt road from just outside Estes Park to The Alpine Visitors Center about 12,000 feet above sea level.
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