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Saturday, July 19, 2008

The Road

The drive was easier than I expected. I am not sure why I was expecting more traffic. It might have been easier because I was coming down with Kate. The trip went very quickly. I just hope the drive back will be that easy.

Labels: road trip, travel, vacation

- Rich, 11:11 PM

Friday, July 18, 2008

Before the trip

It is the night before Kate and I end off to San Diego. We went to Target to buy snacks for the trip. I have taken this trip a lot in the past, but I cannot describe what it will be like. I do not not take this trip often enough that is in the front of my mind. I think that it will be great to drive down with Kate. it is just a time for the two of us to be alone.

Labels: road trip, travel, vacation

- Rich, 2:39 PM

Thursday, December 06, 2007

Open Road

July 16: Open Road
Originally uploaded by earthdog.

I am going on a vacation soon, but it will not be a roadtrip. I will have to wait a while until I get to take a roadtrip. The road has been calling my name lately. I have really wanted to see other places lately. I have wanted to get away from here. It will have to wait a few more months. For now my next chance to get away from here will have to be enough.

Labels: flickrpost, road trip, self, vacation

- Rich, 7:06 PM

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Point Reyes

Point Reyes
Originally uploaded by earthdog.

I drove to Point Reyes on Saturday. The road has been calling my name for a while. I was suprised to find out how quickly winding roads reduce my desire to drive. Highway 1 North of the Golden Gate Bridge is even worst than the area around Big Sur. The older I get the less time I can stand driving. On a winding road like Highway 1 my endournce is only a third of what it is on the interstate.

I need to travel more in California. There is a lot in this state I have not seen yet. After seven years you would think I would have seen more. Now I am going to double my efforts to travel.

Labels: California, flickrpost, point reyes, road trip

- Rich, 5:06 PM

Sunday, July 06, 2003

Talking baseball

I have already taken my baseball roadtrip for this year. Back in May I saw games in San Diego and Phoenix. I got to see the Phillies in both cities. At least the Phillies won one of those games. It was one of the highlights of my trip.

Many people know that baseball is my favorite sport. I love taking these little trips every year. There is almost a pilgrimage factor to baseball. I cannot think of any other sport were people talk about how many stadiums they have been to. They do not talk about the stadiums they want to see. I think there is something about baseball parks.

I have to think about what parks I want to see next year. By then the new park in Philadelphia will be done. That would be a trip worth taking. I wonder if I will get a chance to get back home next season.

Baseball Stadiums

Veterans Stadium (Philadelphia)
Comiskey Park II (Chicago)
Skydome (Toronto)
Tiger Stadium (Detroit)
Fenway Park (Boston)
Camden Yards (Baltimore)
Kingdome (Seattle)
Oakland Coliseum
Pacific Bell Park (San Francisco)
Edison International (Anaheim)
Quacom Stadium (Old Jack Murphy San Diego)
Bank One Ballpark (Arizona)



Baseball Teams Seen

Phillies
Pirates
Cubs
Braves
Mets
Cardinals
Expos
Giants
Dodgers
Padres
Reds
Astros
Brewers
Rockies
Diamond Backs
White Sox
Tigers
Blue Jays
Yankees
Red Sox
A's
Mariners
Rangers
Indians
Angels
Twins

Labels: baseball, Phillies, road trip, stadium, tag overload, travel

- Rich, 4:26 PM

Sunday, February 10, 2002

Travel-Blogue - Day Tripping

I was thinking about taking a day trip this weekend, but it is not going to happen. I had a party to go to tonight and I am hanging out with a friend tomorrow. These are both events that I did not want to miss and I cannot move to another time. I am not sure now when I will get a chance to do a day trip. It might be a little while. Next weekend I am on call. I could do a roadtrip while on call, but I do not want to risk it. If I miss to many calls while on call, they might have us working weekends again. It might be two or four weeks before I get the change to hit the road for a day trip.

I am thinking I want to drive down to Hearst Castle. It is one of those things I want to see while I am living in California. I have been told it is four hour drive from San Jose. That is about the drive for a good day trip. My family used to day trip to Washington DC all the time. Four hours is enough time to really hit the road, but not so long you having to stay overnight.

I have not taken a day trip in a long time. The last real day trip I took was a trip too Mount St. Helen's with my sister Kathy. That was when I lived in Portland. We left at breakfast and got back for a late dinner. It makes me wish there was someone I could take with me to Hearst Castle.

Labels: day trip, Hearst Castle, kathy, Mt. St. Helen, road trip, San Jose, self, travel, travelogue

- Rich, 1:41 AM

Sunday, February 03, 2002

Travel-Blogue - Traveling Companion

I have been keeping something away from my web log. I have seriously considering driving cross country this summer. I currently have three weeks of vacation saved up. By the time the summer rolls around, I will have four weeks of vacation. I have been saving my vacation as a kind of extra severance. If I was going to get laid off, it would really help to have a couple extra weeks pay. I cannot sit on this time forever. I feel like I need a vacation. I also want to take a lot of vacation at once. I think it will straighten out my head.

I have been seriously thinking about taking a trip cross country this year. I want to take a month off and travel from San Jose to Philadelphia and back again. I drove across country once when I moved out west. I drove out here in eight days. It did not give me much time to see the country. I want to take a trip from one side of America to another. I want to chance to leave everything behind me and to hit the road. I want to drive for days on end. I want to see the land as I pass thought it. I want to take that cross country trip that everyone always talks about.

I have been thinking about this for three weeks or so and I have not written about it yet. My friend Cathy and I had talked about taking a vacation together this year. We have never been able to do this before. We had not made any plans for what we would be doing yet. I did not want here to just read on a web site that I decided to drive cross country. I felt that would be like blind siding her. I had to wait until I talked to her before I started writing about the trip.

I told her that I have been thinking about this trip. I told her my ideas and invited her to accompany on part of the trip. I knew that she would not be able to take a month off. She excepted my invitation. She had a couple of ideas about the trip. She knows that there are places I want to go and there are places I am flexible on. She wants to be on the first leg of the trip. Her plan is to fly out to San Jose and drive with me back to Philadelphia.

I think this is a really good situation. On a long trip like this, it will be nice to have someone with me part of the time. There will still be a chance for me to travel alone, but there will be a large part of the trip I will be able to share with someone. That is a very important thing. I was worried about this trip because I would not be able to share it with anyone. Now that I will be able to share much of it with Cathy, I am not worried about rushing through the trip. I know that I will be more likely to take my time. It will help me in the long run.

I have to say this trip is not 100% right now. There are a lot of details that have to be worked out. There are milestones that have to be met before we decide to take the trip. There are things that could put an end to these plans. I think it will April before we are 100% go on the trip. Right now we are 25% go. There are things that Cathy and I have to talk about and figure out. I am excited about the idea of the trip. It is something that I can really look forward to.

Labels: Cathy Heard, never happened, plans, road trip, single, travel

- Rich, 2:02 AM

Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Travelogue - Portland

My plan is to drive to Portland taking US 101 North all the way to Seaside. I would like to spend my night in Seaside. I will drive US 26 from Seaside to Portland. I have wanted to drive 101 north for a long time. It is a much more scenic drive then taking I-5 North. I will be able to see the ocean for much of this drive.

I have been longing to visit Portland for a while. It has been since June 2000 since I was in Portland last. It is a city that still holds some part of my heart. I miss a lot of little things about the city. I miss the parks, clear air, Powell's Books, coffee shops, and brew pubs. It was a city that I did not understand when I left. I think I could take better advantage of it now. I was only there for a short time, but that city still clouds my minds.

I still have a couple of friends in Portland. I am not sure if I am going to stay with them or stay in a hotel. Part of me wants to live the big time and stay in a nice downtown hotel. I have never blown a lot of money on a hotel before. I think there would be something cool in just dropping cash on the hotel. I could be Mr. Big Time for a couple of days.

I am looking forward to seeing my friends. I have been able to stay friends with them. It is hard to keep in contact with people when you do not see them very often. If I moved back to Portland the people will not be the draw. I would be moving back just like I moved there the first time. With no real support in the city.

I still think about moving back to Portland. I tell people if I could have my current job and live in Portland, it would be a great combination. I think I could be a lot happier. I do not know if I will ever move back there. It is something I have to think about for the future.

Labels: Portland, road trip, travel, travelogue, US 101

- Rich, 3:05 PM

Tuesday, January 29, 2002

Travelogue - Tires

I went out and bought new front tires this weekend. My front tires were starting to look worn. Four of the last Five times I bought new tires, it was because one of my tires went flat. The last two times I had to change a tire on a highway. There are few things I hate more then changing a tire on the highway. My mind was full of all the stories of people getting hurt doing that.

The tires are a very important step. I need to make sure my car is in roadtrip shape. I would hate to be riding on a spare time when the next exit is 50 miles away. I am going to take a test trip this spring. I am going to take a road trip so I can see if my car can handle a long trip. I am going to drive up to Portland over Easter Weekend. I have a three day weekend. I can take a couple of days and just stretch that weekend. This will be the trip that will decide it my are is up to a further trip.

I know that waiting until April to decide if I want to take a trip in July might be a little late. This worries me a little bit. I wonder if it will be a problem for any of the people that I want to see. I feel that I have to take a trip to Portland. If I am driving, I really do not want to drive any sooner. I at least want to wait until March. I might as well wait for my three day weekend. I will have to see how this unfolds.

Labels: cars, Portland, road trip, tire, travel, travelogue

- Rich, 10:42 PM

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