Route 66: Day Fourteen - Eastbound & Down

"Eastbound and down, load it up and truckin',
we're gonna do what they say can't be done.
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there,
I'm eastbound just watch the Bandit run."

Today has been a long day. It essentially started when we got on the road from the Holiday Inn in Santa Maria, CA at 4:40am, Pacific Time. It was still dark as we started to head eastward towards home. But once the sun started coming up, we were entering the desert and it was very picturesque. Before long, we were encountering Joshua trees, which look really cool. And speaking of cool, it was that in the desert at that time of the day.


In one respect, we came full circle when we reached Barstow today as we came across Historic Route 66. But sadly, we did not get on this route and instead took I-15 towards Las Vegas. We entered back into Arizona, but only briefly until Utah. And Utah was a really scenic state... lots of rock formations and badlands (pictured left is Beth in Utah). In Utah, we got on I-70 and headed on into Grand Junction, CO where we are hold up for the night at... you guessed it... Holiday Inn Express. We stayed at Holiday Inn so much that I've already signed up for their Priority Club.

By now, it seems like its been so long ago when we were in California. But it was just about 17 - 18 hours ago.. or something like that. The voyage home hasn't been that bad as we've had lots to look at while we travel. That will probably change in east Colorado or Kansas. Oh well.


Stats:
Miles Travelled, today: 913
Miles Travelled, total: 3,644
Today's travel time: 14.58 hours
Today's avg speed: 62.6 mph
Today's fuel mileage: 30.1 mpg
Today's low temperature: 50 degrees F
Today's high temperature: 104 degrees F