The Passage Across America Road Trip Series

Since returning from our circumnavigation, we’ve started several threads we’ve never finished. Christi’s new year resolution for 2012 is to finish up all the loose threads on the blog. Last month, we finished up a series on our recent trip to San Francisco in Kosmos. The next thread she is tackling is our Passage Across America on One Load of Fuel.

To give a quick refresher course: upon returning home from our circumnavigation in May 2009, we bought a diesel Jetta. Eric soon realized that we could carry enough fuel in the car to make it all the way across the country (San Diego to Maine, about 3,000 nautical miles — oddly enough, the same range as Kosmos!) without ever stopping at a gas station. So to celebrate the one year anniversary of the circumnavigation, in Spring 2010 we drove across the USA and back (with a small jaunt into Canada).

We put up several posts on the trip. Since we Continue reading

Globe to Albuquerque

April 26, 2010: Day 3, Globe, Arizona to Albuquerque, New Mexico
Via: 60 to 117 to I40
Miles: 374

Fuel added, 1 container:

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Historic Downtown Globe, Arizona:

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Besh-Ba-Gowah Native American Archeological Park (Globe, Arizona):

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Scenic drive from Globe to Show Low, Arizona on 60: Continue reading

Gila Bend to Globe

April 25, 2010 – Day 2, Gila Bend, Arizona to Globe, Arizona
Via: I8 to 60 (Apache Trail)
Miles: 242

Yesterday’s miles per gallon (statue miles per US gallon) was 42.5. Today’s was a rather low 34 due to the numerous hills and a dirt road. We have made it 553 miles so far.

Here is Eric adding one container of fuel to the tank before leaving the Space Age motel:

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Painted Rocks Ancient Indian Site (just outside Gila Bend, Arizona):

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Dog Run Saloon — note the no firearms allowed sign on Eric’s left! (Apache Junction, Arizona):

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We are bug killers: Continue reading

San Diego to Gila Bend

It is going to be tough doing detailed postings while we are on the road. Those postings will have to wait until we get back home. While we are on the road, we’ll only give you a quick taste of what we did and saw, but don’t worry, detailed posts with lots of pictures will come in a few weeks.

April 24, 2006: Day 1, San Diego, California to Gila Bend, Arizona
Via: Interstate 8
Miles: 293

Desert View Tower (at border of San Diego and Imperial Counties, California)

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Dateland, Arizona (can you guess what they grow here?)

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Space Age Lodge and Restaurant (Gila Bend, Arizona)

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This is Part 2 of the Passage Across America series. Read Part 1 here and Part 3 here.