Cross-Country: December 19, 2008 - January 4, 2009

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Week 2 Map:


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Note: Due to a bug in Google Maps, the above is not my exact route, just an approximation. See individual days for more accurate and detailed maps

DATE PLACES DESCRIPTION
December 19
San Jose, CA
Barstow, CA
I-40 Rest Area, AZ
Start of cross-country trip in new car!
December 20
I-40 Rest Area, AZ
Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
Holbrook, AZ
Driving through a winter wonderland...
December 21
Holbrook, AZ
Petrified Forest National Park, AZ
Albuquerque, NM
Truth Or Consequences, NM
The journey countinues into the "Land Of Enchantment"
December 22
Truth Or Consequences, NM
White Sands National Monument, NM
Roswell, NM
Another place I hadn't been to since January 1994
December 23
Roswell, NM
UFO Science And Research Museum, NM
Pecos, TX
Went looking for aliens, didn't find any
December 24
Pecos, TX
Big Bend National Park, TX
Fort Stockton, TX
Continuing the tradition of going to places visited only once before
December 25
Fort Stockton, TX
San Antonio, TX
Alamo
Riverwalk
Into the heart of The Lone Star State
December 26
San Antonio, TX
Slidell, LA
An all-driving day, finally!
December 27
Slidell, LA
Biloxi, MS
Mobile, AL
Pensacola, FL
Pensacola Beach, FL
Destin, FL
Along the Gulf Coast
December 28
Destin, FL
Panama City, FL
Bonita Springs, FL
Along the Gulf Coast some more, then down to Southern Florida
December 29
Bonita Springs, FL
Big Cypress National Preserve, FL
Florida City, FL
Cudjoe Key, FL
Crocodile Lake Wildlife Refuge, FL
Florida City, FL
Drive into the Florida Keys, but not up to Key West...
December 30
Florida City, FL
Jensen Beach, FL
Kissimmee, FL
Ishaan... First-mate on a boat
December 31
Kissimmee, FL
EPCOT Center, FL
Kissimmee, FL
A day at Disney's EPCOT Center, the highlight of which were the three New Years Eve laser and fireworks shows
January 1
Kissimmee, FL
Cocoa, FL
Savanna, GA
Bremen, GA
A driving day ... this IS a roadtrip after all!
January 2
Bremen, GA
Kimberly, AL
Memphis, TN
Little Rock, AR
Weatherford, TX
Another driving day
January 3
Weatherford, TX
Tucson, AZ
The remainder of I-20 through Texas and then into New Mexico and Arizona
January 4
Tucson, AZ
Yuma, AZ
Blythe, CA
Palm Springs, CA
Kramer Junction, CA
Bakersfield, CA
San Jose, CA
I couldn't figure out how to get back home, so I took a wandering route


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