Road Tripping in the USA!

CaptainRAVE · 8 Jan 2011 at 22:27

Can't beat road tripping in the USA. My most recent road trip was a round trip from Memphis down to Orlando, about 2500 miles. The smokey mountains were great fun to drive through (just wish I had my own car there!)

Glaucus · 8 Jan 2011 at 22:30

A great write up and looks like an awesome trip.

Vita · 8 Jan 2011 at 22:32

Nice write-up Fox! Liking the pics man, seems like you really enjoyed yourself.

6thElement · 8 Jan 2011 at 22:57

[TW]Fox;18179167 said:
Dropped the car off at Hertz and they bus you to the airport. It's only about 5 minutes away.

That's generally the case at most US airports, companies run shuttle buses too and from the terminals to their off site area.

Felix · 8 Jan 2011 at 23:04

Great write up. I have never really been interested in going to the States but after my wife did the same trip as you (apart from a stop in San Fran to do the marathon!) and seeing her photos and her driving a gas guzzler I actually want to go now!

Sonea Fifer · 8 Jan 2011 at 23:09

Good read Fox, and fantastic pictures - thanks for posting

Housey · 8 Jan 2011 at 23:21

I did that in 1991!

[TW]Fox · 8 Jan 2011 at 23:29

Housey said:
I did that in 1991!

I was going to do it in 1991 but I think I had to go to my first day at Junior School instead.

Housey · 8 Jan 2011 at 23:36

[TW]Fox;18179742 said:
I was going to do it in 1991 but I think I had to go to my first day at Junior School instead.

And I bet you wished you could do it in a Geo Prism too!

Blinkz · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:13

Good write up and great pics from Fox and Nick. I was lucky enough to live in Phoenix AZ for 6 months whilst doing my pilot training and pretty much every weekend we would rent Mustangs and road-trip to San Diego, LA, Vegas, Grand Canyon etc.

Totally recommend the experience to anyone, some of my best memories

Westyfield2 · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:16

Great write up Fox!

I can't remember where was hottest when we did CA, but I remember seeing over 100F on the cars thermometer.

Axeboy said:
I assume the mustang is ideal? Would be 4 of us so the choice is 2 mustangs or some big SUV

Stick all the luggage in an SUV and have everyone else in convertibles would be the ideal choice

!

We did it as a family so just hired one SUV and it was fine, but convertibles would have been nicer!

Fr0dders · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:22

6thElement said:
That's generally the case at most US airports, companies run shuttle buses too and from the terminals to their off site area.

when mike said he was driven i thought he'd blagged a courtesy drop off or something

as opposed to hopping on the shuttle bus that goes every 5 / 10 minutes i mean.

Simon · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:27

Awesome read and great photos

cymatty · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:45

Which part of the canyon did you visit and what where you thoughts?

I have visited the west (fake rim) and the south rim, the difference is night and day.

[TW]Fox · 9 Jan 2011 at 00:54

cymatty said:
Which part of the canyon did you visit and what where you thoughts?

I have visited the west (fake rim) and the south rim, the difference is night and day.

I visited the South Rim and thought 'wow, this is like, totally awesome'.

10 minutes later I realised that once youve seen the Grand Canyon, you've kinda seen the Grand Canyon. I'm pleased I went and wouldnt have missed it but Death Valley was more enjoyable and contained more variety.

hurfdurf · 9 Jan 2011 at 01:11

[TW]Fox;18178589 said:
You need to be 25 for something like a Corvette or a Mustang.

I was 22 when I did a similar thing on the east coast and did it in a Mustang non convertible from Avis.

[TW]Fox · 9 Jan 2011 at 01:21

hurfdurf said:
I was 22 when I did a similar thing on the east coast and did it in a Mustang non convertible from Avis.

You'll have paid a significant young drivers fee for that privilage

G-MAN2004 · 9 Jan 2011 at 01:37

Interesting read and great pics, thanks.

Missed Vegas pics out?!

Rich_L · 9 Jan 2011 at 01:47

Nice one, love the pics and entertaining write-up as ever

It's alreet round these parts that's for sure

hurfdurf · 9 Jan 2011 at 01:59

[TW]Fox;18180431 said:
You'll have paid a significant young drivers fee for that privilage

My employer at the time paid for it so I didn't care!

$800 or so including insurance and a sat nav for 21 days iirc, around that kind of time anyway.