Miles: 720
Time Driven: 10 hours
States Crossed: Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado
No pictures again today. We mostly passed lots and lots of farmland. The weather was good once again, and the temperature cooled down significantly to the 80s. Two more days left probably, with a last stop in Idaho.
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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Return Trip-Day 2: Houston-Oklahoma City
Miles: 440
Time Driven: 7 hours
States Crossed: Texas, Oklahoma
The weather was significantly better today, with a lot of clouds, but little rain. The driving went by quickly, and we managed to have time to stop at the Oklahoma City Memorial for the 1995 bomb. Basically, an anti-government extremist blew up a federal building. It was kind of creepy at night, with each chair at the memorial representing one of the hundreds of victims. A good memorial though.
Dallas
Okc bombing memorial (The Empty Chairs)
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Time Driven: 7 hours
States Crossed: Texas, Oklahoma
The weather was significantly better today, with a lot of clouds, but little rain. The driving went by quickly, and we managed to have time to stop at the Oklahoma City Memorial for the 1995 bomb. Basically, an anti-government extremist blew up a federal building. It was kind of creepy at night, with each chair at the memorial representing one of the hundreds of victims. A good memorial though.
Dallas
Okc bombing memorial (The Empty Chairs)
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Monday, August 6, 2012
Return Trip-Day 1: New Orleans-Houston
Miles: 346
Time Driven: 5 hours 49 minutes
States Crossed: Louisiana, Texas
After a good time in New Orleans, it's time to head home. The total drive will take 5-6 days, as we will not do any sight seeing. Below are some pictures of New Orleans:
Jennifer with white coat
Nasty Weather in Texas
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Time Driven: 5 hours 49 minutes
States Crossed: Louisiana, Texas
After a good time in New Orleans, it's time to head home. The total drive will take 5-6 days, as we will not do any sight seeing. Below are some pictures of New Orleans:
Jennifer with white coat
Nasty Weather in Texas
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Day 15: New Orleans
Today was mostly an errand day for Groceries and other miscellaneous stuff. New Orleans is an interesting city. New Orleans is a bustling city, though not in the industrial sense, but in the cultural sense. Its economic presence is largely outweighed by nearby Houston and Atlanta, but few cities rival New Orleans' allure as a tourist destination. Tulane borders the famed French Quarter, a neighborhood that predates the foundation of the U.S. I enjoy being in New Orleans, despite the stifling heat (100 something degrees). The energy found among the people and in the streets is contagious.
French Quarter
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French Quarter
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Day 14: Houston-New Orleans
Miles: 348
Time Driven: 6 hours
States Crossed: Texas, Louisiana
Today was a relatively smooth drive, although we were stuck in traffic for an hour near New Orleans. The landscape turned from farmland into swamps and lakes. It was our last day of driving, and after two weeks we reached Nola. I spent the evening watching the Olympics, as I have been the past few days.
Bridge into New Orleans
Jennifer's new apartment
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Time Driven: 6 hours
States Crossed: Texas, Louisiana
Today was a relatively smooth drive, although we were stuck in traffic for an hour near New Orleans. The landscape turned from farmland into swamps and lakes. It was our last day of driving, and after two weeks we reached Nola. I spent the evening watching the Olympics, as I have been the past few days.
Bridge into New Orleans
Jennifer's new apartment
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Monday, July 30, 2012
Day 13: Austin-Houston, Day 14: Houston
Day 13: Austin-Houston
Miles: 165
Time Driven: 3 hours 13 minutes
Texas is big. We've been driving across Texas for a long time. Our total driving time in Texas will add up to almost 14 hours.
Day 14
Jennifer met another friend, while I visited Rice University. It's a surprisingly quiet and somewhat secluded campus, given its location in the middle of Houston. It's too hot here in the summer though. We walked around in heat Around the upper 90s. Bleh. Tomorrow, we'll reach New Orleans!
(I haven't found anything that worthwhile to take a picture of in Texas the past few days.)
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Miles: 165
Time Driven: 3 hours 13 minutes
Texas is big. We've been driving across Texas for a long time. Our total driving time in Texas will add up to almost 14 hours.
Day 14
Jennifer met another friend, while I visited Rice University. It's a surprisingly quiet and somewhat secluded campus, given its location in the middle of Houston. It's too hot here in the summer though. We walked around in heat Around the upper 90s. Bleh. Tomorrow, we'll reach New Orleans!
(I haven't found anything that worthwhile to take a picture of in Texas the past few days.)
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Saturday, July 28, 2012
Day 11: San Angelo-Austin, Day 12: Austin
Day 11
Miles: 205
Time driven: 3 hours 39 minutes
States: Still Texas..
No pictures today, since Texas is quite boring to drive through.
Day 12
While Jennifer visited her high school friend, we went to the natural history museum and saw lots of fossils. We also ate at an Indian restaurant, which had a wait time of around an hour. I don't really like Indian food, but it was good.
Sea Turtle Fossil
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Miles: 205
Time driven: 3 hours 39 minutes
States: Still Texas..
No pictures today, since Texas is quite boring to drive through.
Day 12
While Jennifer visited her high school friend, we went to the natural history museum and saw lots of fossils. We also ate at an Indian restaurant, which had a wait time of around an hour. I don't really like Indian food, but it was good.
Sea Turtle Fossil
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