We started our road trip back to California, from DC, on the day after Easter. Mark suggested leaving the day before - but I felt funny traveling on a holy day…besides Steph had a lovely Easter dinner planned for us.
This is what we tried to do on the road trip….
Day 1 - Monday, March 28
Washington DC - Pittsburgh - Columbus
Stop in Indianapolis - 10 Hours
Day 2
Indianapolis - St. Louis: 4 hours
St. Louis - Salina, Kansas: 6 hours
Stop in Salina
Day 3
Salina - Denver: 7 hours
Denver - Glenwood Springs, CO: 3 hours
Stop in Glenwood Springs
Day 4 - Thursday, March 31
Glenwood Springs, CO - Grand Junction - Richfield, Utah
Catch the 15 in Utah…no man’s land.
Las Vegas - 10 Hours
Day 5 - Friday, April 1
Cali!
That didn’t work out because we ran in to some heavy rain on day 1. The rain was so bad - we could barely see out our windows and the raod in front of us.
We stopped in Cumberland, Maryland - for lunch. The town’s inside the Appalachian Mountains…somewhere.
We found a lot that offered two hours of parking - free.
The menu had a “local” specialty, Maryland crabcake sandwich. So, I did the South Beach thing…and ate only the crabcakes. Yum!
Evidence of rain…It seemed like a sleepy town and the folks were nice…not exactly overjoyed to see tourists in town…But nice.
We finally made out of Maryland, through Ohio and into Indiana.
Plus the rain went away….so we were able to get back up to a nice cruising speed of 70 mph.
Yeah, that’s to keep us legal.
We stopped in Richmond, Indiana for the night. We used Super 8 Motels - for the trip. Cheap, clean and free continetal breakfast.
We stopped at Frisch’s Big Boy. In Diamond Bar, I’m used to calling it Bob’s Big Boy….I had a tasty patty melt and the server recomended a butterfinger cheesecake.
“Let me put it this way,” she told us, “When I hear these things come in, I order a slice, straight away.”