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Twenty years further on up the road
A journal of my journey across the USA in November 1994
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Final Post: Reflections on the trip
Final Post: Reflections on the trip
Here are some reflections on the trip written two days after the road-trip finished at Santa Monica Pier, Los Angeles.
M Thomas
Nov 22, 2014
Day 15: The City of the Angels
Day 15: The City of the Angels
The last day of the trip — at least the travelling part!
M Thomas
Nov 21, 2014
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Day 14: The Grand Canyon in the snow
Day 14: The Grand Canyon in the snow
One of the great natural wonders of the world — and in deep snow too…
M Thomas
Nov 20, 2014
Day 13: “I was standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona”
Day 13: “I was standing on a corner in Winslow Arizona”
The day began as a cold but brilliantly sunny day in Albuquerque, New Mexico.and finished in an Arizona snowstorm
M Thomas
Nov 19, 2014
Day 12: Is this the way to Amarillo?
Day 12: Is this the way to Amarillo?
Leaving the Texas plains behind us — we reach the mountains.
M Thomas
Nov 18, 2014
Day 11: JFK & DRJ — meeting up in Dallas
Day 11: JFK & DRJ — meeting up in Dallas
Great company at last — brother-in-law David joins me for the trip to LA, his home since 1983
M Thomas
Nov 17, 2014
Day 10: An Arkansas State Trooper; the Hotel Grim and on into Texas
Day 10: An Arkansas State Trooper; the Hotel Grim and on into Texas
On the road through Arkansas and into Texas.
M Thomas
Nov 16, 2014
Day 9: I’m going to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee
Day 9: I’m going to Graceland, Graceland, Memphis Tennessee
Memphis Blues, Elvis, crossing the Mississippi and finding Little Rock closed!
M Thomas
Nov 15, 2014
Day 8: Country and Blues — all in one day
Day 8: Country and Blues — all in one day
This trip is turning out to be one of good days and bad days.
M Thomas
Nov 14, 2014
Day 7: Greetings from the Volunteer State
Day 7: Greetings from the Volunteer State
… if only Knoxville Tn. had an international airport
M Thomas
Nov 13, 2014
Day 6: A day out with friends in the North Carolina mountains
Day 6: A day out with friends in the North Carolina mountains
A fall day with Don and Barbara.
M Thomas
Nov 12, 2014
Day 5: In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia , on the trail of the lonesome pine..
Day 5: In the blue ridge mountains of Virginia , on the trail of the lonesome pine..
“It’s so good to have a conversation… “ meeting up with Sewells in Charlotte NC
M Thomas
Nov 11, 2014
Day 4: Washington DC and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Day 4: Washington DC and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall
Vietnam Veterans Memorial; 100 yards of black marble; 50,000 names with no ranks, just names
M Thomas
Nov 10, 2014
Day 3 (9th November 1994):”On the whole I’d rather be in Philadelphia”
Day 3 (9th November 1994):”On the whole I’d rather be in Philadelphia”
Day 3 of the big trip but I’m starting to feel homesick
M Thomas
Nov 9, 2014
Day 2 New York, New York 8 November 1994
Day 2 New York, New York 8 November 1994
Day 2 of the trip but first day of sightseeing. I have done the same basic sights 3 times now but its always exciting. That’s New York
M Thomas
Nov 8, 2014
Day 1: 7th November 1994
I’m starting to write this journal in a small pizza café in a side street of Broad St. and Wall St. in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday 8th…
M Thomas
Nov 7, 2014
In the beginning…
In the beginning…
Twenty years ago I set out to fulfill a long held ambition — to drive across the USA. I kept a daily journal and would like to share it.
M Thomas
Nov 6, 2014
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