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Road Trip!
In May I posted to the "What Did You Do With Your Boxster Today" thread a couple of posts from the road trip I was taking with my 26-yo daughter. Rather than filling that thread with multiple posts about a single trip, I decided to gather photos and maps and post them in my own, separate thread about it.
So here goes: This was a 17-day trip from Milwaukee to Seattle and back. We left Thursday, May 23. Trunk efficiently packed: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372391116.jpg Frunk has room to spare. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372391171.jpg Day 1: Milwaukee to Bismarck, ND. 780 miles. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372391534.jpg Nothing of interest to record with photos along the way, but my daughter did take this shot somewhere in ND that is rather "artistic". http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372392074.jpg Day 2: Bismarck, ND to Virginia City, MT. 620 Miles. You can see the Boxster ahead of the SUV. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372391760.jpg Day 3: Virginia City, MT to Seattle. 650 miles. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372392760.jpg More to come! DBear |
Wow. Very cool. Love these road trips in the Boxster. Looks like a lot of empty road on your route. Tempted to floor it yet? With all that open road I know I would be.
I've been on two trips totaling about 3k miles round trip for each trip and was a lot of fun. Both were Porsche group drives. Keep us posted. |
That is some voyage. Thanks for the pictures. I like your packing job.
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I am a sucker for a road trip story! Anything funny or weird happen on the road?
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We spent several days in the Seattle area visiting friends I had not seen in over 20 years.
Wednesday 5/29 we left Seattle and drove to Boise, ID. 610 miles. Including a visit with friends in Vancouver, WA and stopping for Multnomah Falls, we were on the road for over 13 hours. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372481993.jpg The best part was our detour along US 30. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372482078.jpg What is this restaurant doing in the Pacific NW? http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372482975.jpg Heading toward Crown Point: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372482161.jpg Multnomah Falls: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372482201.jpg On the way to Boise: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372482723.jpg Next post will be for Boise to Yellowstone. DBear |
Very nice and beautiful scenery.
You sure are putting some miles there. I'm getting ready for a little weekend getaway myself this morning. Il post some pics later today. |
Great pics! Love it!
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Very cool. The fact that you have a relationship with your daughter that allows you to take a trip like this with her speaks volumes of your character. And the memories will last you both a life time.
I did a road trip when I took one of my daughters to college. We drove from Los Angeles to South Bend Indiana. Great trip & memories.... and we were in a U-Haul pulling her VW! |
Did you drive Going to the Sun road in Montana? That Is breathtaking in any car...
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I am looking forward to mine tomorrow! I am taking the 01' from Tampa, Florida to Anderson, South Carolina. About 8 hours, ok maybe 7 :) and approx. 550 miles. I hope not to meet any police officers, and please no flat tires. :cheers:
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Day 8 of our trip, 5/30/13. With sight-seeing and stops off the highway for gas, it was 502 miles.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372657388.jpg We visited Craters Of The Moon park in ID. On the road to Craters: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372657583.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372657601.jpg Scenes in Craters Of The Moon Park. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372657656.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372657671.jpg After Craters, we went to Arco, ID for lunch. Arco is the first nuclear-powered community in the world, in 1955. Other than that, it's almost like ID's version of Mayberry. As we drove down mainstreet, we saw the sheriff escorting a prisoner. Prisoner was front-cuffed and wearing the stereotype black-and-white stripe uniform! http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372657870.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372657893.jpg DBear |
It was raining when we got to Teton National Park, but we waited until the rain passed and got to see (briefly) their beauty.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372658653.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372658665.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372658676.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372658687.jpg Then we were on the final leg to Yellowstone: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372659093.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372659162.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372659179.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372659209.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372659236.jpg Stay tuned for Yellowstone sights and maps. DBear |
Quite a marvelous trip, thanks for sharing.
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Great pics thanks. Look forward to getting back to the mountains.:)
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We arrived in Yellowstone Park Wednesday evening.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/OF31372825705.jpg Overnight low temperature was 28F. Thursday morning, frost on the Boxster. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1372826071.jpg Old Faithful http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/OF41372826682.jpg Grand Geyser and Castle Geyser http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/OF51372827499.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/OF61372827515.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/OF71372827702.jpg Spiteful Geyser http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/OF81372827966.jpg More Yellowstone in the next post/ DBear |
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I was on a trip from Toronto to Socal with a U-Haul a few years back, in late November and hit a turkey in Nebraska. A few minutes earlier I had driven through a huge blood slick that sounded like we were driving in the rain, from a deer road kill presumably. The Turkey was in the grass median and suddenly took flight and turned directly in front of the U-haul while I was doing about 65mph. I ducked and it cleared the cab and hit the Box just above the cab. It sounded and felt like a cannon shot. Left a huge dent in the UHaul the size of a basketball. I looked in the rear view and saw a big puff of feathers, but did not see the bird. I looked in the passenger side mirror and saw a car that was way behind us pulling over, I think they were collecting their Turkey for Thanksgiving dinner that weekend. ;) BTW, those are awesome pictures of the road trip, sounds like you made some great memories. |
Yellowstone is an amazing place. So cool to go through it in a Boxster.
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Hope everybody had a great 4th of July!
More from my road trip. Still day 1 in Yellowstone. Bison along roadside: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373256833.jpg Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373255939.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373255977.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373256008.jpg DBear |
Yellowstone Day 2 Drive and Steamboat Geyser in Norris Basin:
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257075.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257094.jpg Norris Basin: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257122.jpg Mammoth Hot Springs Upper Terrace: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257157.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257190.jpg White Elephant Back Terrace: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257289.jpg Elk around Mammoth Hot Springs. Whenever elk appeared close to roads, trails or any place where there were people, Rangers and/or Park Security quickly arrived to cordon off the area or get and keep people away. I was to experience this first hand the following morning. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257952.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373257968.jpg DBear |
Amazing pictures... :cheers:
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This is Yellowstone Day 3. We're going up to Dunraven Pass from the South and doubling back because the north end the route was under construction. There was no way I was going to drive 12 miles on a gravel/dirt road with the Boxster.
The total drive for the day was only 160 miles, but we spent the afternoon in Cody, WY. I won't post much from Cody, but we did go to the "Old Trail Town", Buffalo Bill Center and the Cody Rodeo. Drive: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373260056.jpg Driving South from Mammoth Springs, we come to a traffic jam. Cars are stopped, then inch forward, then stop again. After creeping for a quarter mile in 15 minutes, we find out the cause: a small herd of Bison had been strolling down the middle of the road, and finally decided to move off to the field. Note the calf amongst them. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373260592.jpg This is at the Canyon Village. After 11 years in California and a Summer only in WI, this was the closest Boxster had ever been to snow. I thought, "This is parking lot snowbanks left due to a late spring thaw. What a novel picture this would make." On this trip, it would get even closer. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373260225.jpg In the Canyon grocery store, we find the gourmet cheese display. If the Boxster had a third trunk, I would have brought a few cases from Wisconsin and turned a profit. Then we proceeded up the road to Dunraven Pass. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373261106.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373261133.jpg On the drive North, I have to come to a sudden stop. Bison vs. Boxster was a tense couple of minutes. This creature was taller than the Boxster, and probably weighed almost as much. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373261319.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373261339.jpg View from Dunraven Pass road: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373261450.jpg Before leaving Yellowstone, we drove along Lake Yellowstone to capture this view of the mountains to the East: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373261945.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373261963.jpg My next post will be the remainder of the drive leaving Yellowstone and going to Cody. DBear |
These pictures are from the Yellowstone East Entrance road/ USH 14-16-20 to Cody, WY. My daughter took these, mostly from inside the car. I think it's neat that she got some part of the car into almost every shot.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373342918.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373342933.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373342958.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373342972.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373343038.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373343065.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373343247.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373343312.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373343331.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373343352.jpg DBear |
First night in Cody, we stayed at the Skyline Motor Inn. You can see the brake dust is building up on the front wheels. Almost 3,500 miles logged, and the most challenging roads await us.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373600382.jpg Monday June 3. I planned this day specifically for these two highways. AWESOME!!!! If you ever have a chance to get in this part of the country, a day driving this cannot be missed. I would, however, recommend you do this between late June and late September. You'll see why our timing made the drive rather harrowing. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373600719.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373600784.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373600807.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373600876.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373601055.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373601078.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373601106.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373601185.jpg |
This continues from the first part of Monday, June 3 drive on Chief Joseph Highway. We are now going on the Beartooth highway, which is even more AWESOME than Chief Joseph.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373949332.jpg This is what it looks like from above: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373949414.jpg It's getting cold, probably in the low 50's or high 40's here. But we're determined to complete the drive. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373949658.jpg Okay, temps are dropping, we're seeing more snow, and the anticipation for what lies ahead is colder and possibly snowfall. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373949799.jpg As we get closer to Beartooth pass, we're reminded of how high we are: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373949979.jpg This is "Top of the World" store and motel. They tell us the road just opened for the season the previous weekend, but snow is still possible. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373950553.jpg You can see Boxster in the "harsh" conditions: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373950382.jpg We enter into freezing and snowing conditions. We are in the clouds and snow. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373950930.jpg And still more snow and colder temps ahead: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1373951129.jpg Getting through the worst and back to "normal" will be in the next post. DBear |
It makes me dream of a road trip across the USA!
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Here's the last part of the drive that day. We were in the clouds, it was snowing, and people were skiing.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463332.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463353.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463384.jpg Finally out of the worst, on the way down. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463406.jpg More twisties ahead. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463484.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463552.jpg Civilization is not far away, but I don't think it's here: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463575.jpg We stayed at the Irma Hotel in Cody that night. Very cool. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374463694.jpg |
Great pictures! You are a brave man with a coffee in the cup holder!
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Tuesday June 2, another travel day. 500 miles: Cody, WY to Lead, SD with detours to Little Bighorn and Devils Tower.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983053.jpg This is the Western end of Bighorn Nat'l Park in WY. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983646.jpg And this is on the Eastern side. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983144.jpg Bighorn Battlefield http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983181.jpg Somewhere in Southern Montana: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983295.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983308.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983321.jpg Devils Tower: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983359.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983377.jpg Just before the WY-SD border, we encounter the smallest town on the trip. And the important thing is, they have a tavern! http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374983510.jpg DBear |
We spent Wednesday June 3 in the Lead/Deadwood area. Thursday was a day spent in the Black Hills.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374985653.jpg Crazy Horse. When I was there in 1966, it was just a mountain with a flat ridge where the arm is now. My daughter had a typical, Gen-Y, "I want it now," reaction: "Almost 50 years, and this is all they have to show for it?" :) http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374985907.jpg Wildlife Drive from Wind Cave going North: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374986121.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374986151.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374986182.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1374986206.jpg Next up is the drive to Mt. Rushmore. DBear |
Very nice. I literally just got back from Yellowstone ... Amazing place! Next time I go to WY I really want to take the P-Car. I only saw a Cayenne out there, and a 993 in Jackson. I did see a 997 and Lotus Evora out by Sinks Canyon east a ways... looks like you had a blast, would be a great trip!
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Okay, for anybody still paying attention, here come the final posts. First up is Mt. Rushmore, approaching from the Southeast.
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This was the drive to Mt. Rushmore:
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/BH+11375499470.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/BH+21375499478.jpg A close-up of the above route: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01/BH+31375499486.jpg DBear |
Of course we are still paying attention! Thanks for the post!
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We stayed for the night show at Mt. Rushmore:
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501338.jpg We happened to be there on D-Day, June 6. The Park Ranger asked all active and retired US Military service people and Coast Guard to join him on stage. Each person announced their name, branch of service and status. Then came the ceremony to lower and fold the flag. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501496.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501511.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501532.jpg The audience gave them a standing ovation. After Mt. Rushmore, we drove to Hill City to spend the night. DBear |
Second to last day, we will be going from Hill City, SD to Sioux Falls, SD. Only 400 miles, but we stopped at Mt. Rushmore again, and detoured through The Badlands.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501843.jpg No drive through SD is complete without stopping at Wall Drug. http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501887.jpg The drive through The Badlands: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501969.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375501986.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375502006.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375502053.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375502090.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375502102.jpg At the Pioneer Auto Museum in Murdo, SD: http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375502748.jpg http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375502766.jpg That vehicle isn't Porsche Rainforest Green, it's John Deere Farm Implement Green. DBear |
Final day of our trip, day 17. Sioux Falls, SD to Milwaukee, WI. After everything we'd seen in the previous 16 days, there was absolutely nothing worth photographing in this final leg.
http://986forum.com/forums/uploads01...1375503131.jpg Total distance was 5,213 miles. Fuel consumption varied from a low of 24 MPG to a high of 28.5 MPG with an average of 26.5 MPG. Thanks for following! Hope you get inspired to visit these areas, too. The driving is great, and the scenery/history is even better! DBear |
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