Roadtrip Archives
In the summer of 2003, Charlotte and I decided to take a trip across the country by rental car (why a rental? Don't ask--it's complicated, dull, and annoying.), stopping at various friends along the way, seeing the sights, and culminating in our annual visit to the Burningman festival in Nevada. This is the diary we kept along the way.
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| Rough Itinerary |
| July |
| 14-20 |
Jamestown NY |
| 20-21 |
Cleveland OH |
| 21-24 |
Louisville KY |
| 24-25 |
Memphis TN |
| 25-26 |
Hot Springs AR |
| ? |
Oklahoma City OK |
| ? |
Albuquerque NM |
| 30 |
Taos NM |
| 31 |
Mesa Verde CO |
| August |
| ? |
Grand Canyon AZ |
| 6-8 |
Tucson |
| 8-10 |
Phoenix AZ |
| 10-11 |
Indio CA |
| 11-13 |
Los Angeles CA |
| 13-16 |
Yosemite CA |
| 16-24 |
San Francisco CA |
| 24 |
Tahoe CA |
| Reno NV |
| 24-Sept 1 |
Black Rock City NV |
| September |
| 2 |
Salt Lake City UT |
| 3-11 |
????? |
| 12 |
Louisville KY |
Tue, Jul 15, 2003
Sebastian writes:
- Canon Powershot A70 digital camera
- Pros: the cheapest camera Charlotte was willing to consider;
reasonably compact; feature rich; high resolution
- Cons: seems to be fussy about light conditions; too many damn
features
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- compact flash reader
- We probably won't need it on the road, but it's small and it can't
hurt.
- Hiptop phone/pda/net device
-
- Pros: small for a PDA--phone/email/web in one device;
reasonable monthly fees; extremely stylish
- Cons: big for a cellphone; coverage appears to be spotty; no
third-party applications (SSH, for example, would be very nice--if
something goes wrong with this site, I dunno when I'll be able to fiddle
with it.)
- Hiptop recharger
- Hiptop car recharger
- Cheap Maganvox MP3 CD player
- Just when we'd decided to forego an MP3 player and make do with my
elderly Discman, we found a $40 player at Target. I've spent much of
today buring four CDs with several days worth of music.
- Radio Tranceiver
-
- A nifty little device that transmits a radio signal from the MP3
player to the car radio. Eats AA batteries like popcorn.
- car power cord for MP3 player
- Sony CD boombox
- what we were supposed to be buying at Target. For dance
classes and other outdoor use
- Car Battery Recharger
- Big ugly other battery recharger
- for the D cells that Charlotte's boombox takes
- Two FRS radios
Whew. I feel exhausted already.
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