Roadtrip California - Florida

In about 12 hours I'm on the plane leaving Norway and freezing temperatures and heading to San Francisco to start this year's roadtrip. My girlfriend and I will drive from SF, via LA and Las Vegas (SEMA!) and head east towards Miami.

Here's the route as of today. It's subject to change at any time, but atleast we know losely where we're going.

Hopefully we'll get some nice shots along the way. It's very likely that I will be posting stuff on POTN during thet trip.

And yes, for those who wonder, I DO know how far that drive is. In 2006 two pals and I drove more or less the other way, from Miami to LA (also SF). It won't be an Alex Roy time crossing America, we'll take our time and look at stuff along the way. Well be using about two weeks on the drive with a couple of days in SF before starting and a short week in Miami after arriving.

If you have any hints of what we should go see along the route feel free to post. It would be highly appreciated.

I guess this is a sight I need to get used to:

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very cool man...be sure to stop in Sedona, AZ...Fantastical picture oppurtunities and it very unique to the desert southwest, USA....

I lived in Phoenix for five years and really miss the area... Another great place to stop before you get to AZ would be Las Vegas of course!!!

Good Luck!

Big +1 for Sedona!

If it fits your schedule, drive 89A from Sedona and spend part of a day in Jerome, AZ...

Very funky old town! Head down to Prescott from Jerome and then back to I-17S toward Phoenix. One of my favorite drives...

Keep us up to date on your itinerary and maybe some of the Phoenix folks can come out and play for a day as well!

Sounds like you're gonna have a great trip!

ah SEMA .. awesome show ! can't believe how vegas stops everything for that show ..

and dont forget to stop by Louisiana for some Gator tail .. yummy

New Orleans...if possible. No Mardi Gras, but, it'll help their community, to have some tourist $$'s.

Enjoy the trip.

Wow, that's one hell of a drive, but it sounds like a lot of fun. I took a look at your map and there's one part of the drive from San Francisco down to LA that I would suggest changing. Rather than taking the 101 South through all the open farm land, head through Monterey (which is also a cool place to stop - home of the Laguna Seca race track, if you're into that kind of thing) and down Highway 1 through Big Sur. It may be the difference of an hour or two (if you don't stop) but it's well worth it if you have to be stuck in a car the whole time. Along the way, you can stop at Hearst Castle - it's a cool historical site that you have to pay to tour, but it's a really cool old castle way up on the hill. I tried revising your map and linkng it back to you, but the link just kept giving me your original map.

you have to hit up new orleans. such a fun place.

I see you'll be pasing thru Tucson, if you have the time for a little hiking, stop by Sabino Canyon. It's not Sedona, but it's well worth seeing.

Lou

FlyingPhotog wrote in post #6579072
Big +1 for Sedona!

If it fits your schedule, drive 89A from Sedona and spend part of a day in Jerome, AZ...

Very funky old town! Head down to Prescott from Jerome and then back to I-17S toward Phoenix. One of my favorite drives...

Keep us up to date on your itinerary and maybe some of the Phoenix folks can come out and play for a day as well!

Sounds like you're gonna have a great trip!

Woot most definitely!!!! I love AZ!

Are you passing by Texas? There's a zoo you can take your car in and take pictures of the animals.

Here's the website
http://www.fossilrim.c​om/

WOW! Lots of response! Thank you all!

Las Vegas - Check.

We'll be attending SEMA there, aswell as some shows like Kevin James standup and Criss Angel+Cirque Soleil - Believe.

Phoenix AZ is on the route. We'll be going to the Checker Autoparts 500 Nascar Sprint Cup race on the 9th. Some may say it's redneckish but I just have to experience it!

Hoping to get to see abit of the south rim of Grand Canyon aswell before that, but between Vegas and Phoenix the schedule is pretty tight.

Fossil Rim would be interesting. I wish I knew about that earlier. I went to Plano/Dallas in april this year for a week and that's right there. This time we're passing thru further south (Houston) so I'll have to check the timetable when we get to Texas to see if we can do the detour. Maybe we'll drop Houston all together. I'll make a decission as we go.

Yes, New Orleans is one of the places we'll drive thru and make a stop.

As mentioned, we have a couple of days in SF before leaving, so I'll definitely take a look at all your suggestions.

Thank you very much for all your input guys. I'll keep you all posted for sure. Yes, I'm very into car stuff so Laguna Seca was a good idea. Can't understand why it didn't hit me before. I've raced there lots of times... eeeh, in Forza2 on the xbox360 of course

I'm so exited right now. And since I've done such a 3500+ miles trip before I'm not really that worried about the length we have to drive. Unlimited milage, cruise control and gas that is under half the price of what is is here in Norway, and I'm all set

If you're going to head to Sedona from California, you might consider taking Hwy 10 east to Hwy 60 (?) to Prescott, then take Hwy 89A through the mountains and Jerome down to Sedona. It's a great route with some beautiful vistas along the way. Jerome is a wonderful old mining town built on the side of the mountain overlooking Sedona.

P.S. I didn't see FlyingPhotog's post before I replied. I agree 100%! It's all very beautiful through this part of Arizona.

If you're heading down through Tucson, be sure to take a little detour down to Tombstone and Bisbee.

jejeje wrote in post #6578985
I guess this is a sight I need to get used to:

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(from the roadtrip in 2006)

I can tell you one thing. You better multiply the traffic by about 100 times to come close to what you will see in miami . Sounds like a great time though, I've often wanted to do something like that.

^^So have I. The furthest I've driven is from NYC to New Orleans in 21 hours, straight. Ah...the times of being unemployed. I even took pictures back then...with FILM! haha..Ok, it wasn't ALL that long ago...but in 2003 digital SLR's were just coming out. Rebel XT days. Wow, that was only 5 years ago? man...*shakes head*