My little road trip (long and tons of pics)

slacker370z · 09-02-2010, 01:23 PM

At the beginning of August I went on a little road trip. I drove to Fayetteville Arkansas to visit my brother. After staying a few days I drove to Colorado and Utah before heading north then back east to Ohio. Here is a link to the route I took Willoughby, OH to Willoughby, OH - Google Maps

All told it was almost 5500 miles.

I of course drove my 370z for this fun little adventure

I bought the car about a month before the trip with only 2500 miles. At the start of the trip this is what it had.

Day 1-6
No pics from this part it was just a normal boring drive. Drove normal freeways from Ohio to Arkansas as fast as possible. Didn't do much in AR because it was to damn hot.

Day 7 (Oklahoma)
Now the fun starts. When I decided to do this trip I decided I would be taking as many two lane interstates as possible. I had no idea how this would work out. The first day went great drove through both small abandoned towns and large cities. The majority of the time I had the road all to myself with nothing for miles. I should have taken more pics but I didn't.

This is my view for most of the day. Cruising at 80+ for long distances between towns became the norm.

Oklahoma had a bunch of these pick nick areas along the way so I ate lunch at one.

Day 8 (Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado)
Oklahoma got old in the morning but luckily I was only in it for an hour or two. Once I got into New Mexico the landscape started to change and I got to play in my first set of mountains. I was not in Colorado very long before it started to rain heavily so I didn't get to see much yet.

This is how I started my day

Water spots etched into the paint on my hood. I think it was from the sprinklers but not sure.

Then I went the wrong way and made a detour into Texas for a few minutes

Old mostly abandoned town on the border of Ok and Tx

After turning around I found I95 long straight with some hills. One can easily break 100mph with no fear of a cop or other traffic (not that I would do that)

I95 had two turns in 20 or so miles. Both 45 degree with a nice bank to them. Cant see it that well in this pic but I would imagine somebody driving a Z could take these at 80+ no problem (once again not that I did this)

Old gas station with tons of stuff still inside

New Mexico finally

Found an inactive volcano. Paid $5 to drive up it and took tons of pics.

Started to get into the mountains. Lots of turns and way to much fun. It was hard t get a good pic because I had nowhere to stop at.

Canyon I drove over

After a little rain in Colorado

Day 9 Million dollar highway in Colorado and drive to Moab Utah
The million dollar highway is amazing. I will let the pics to all the talking.

Day10 Moab Utah
Went and spent a day at arches national park. Walked a trail that was about 5 miles. This is one place I will be coming back to at some point in my life.

Day 11 Moab Utah to Ashley national park Utah
This is where I started to take less pics. Got a little worn out or stopping all the time. It was a nice little drive through some small mountains and then into the national park. Camped out for the night.

Day 12 Wyoming
By now I have lost the battle against the bugs. A new clear bra will have to be bought

Double Rainbow

Drive into my Camp site was a 2 mile dirt road. Got some funny looks driving down it.

Day 13 South Dakota and North Dakota
Boring part of the trip. The trip was getting long at this point and I needed to get back home in a few days so I hoped on a freeway and drove straight across ND.

Day 14 North Dakota to Minnesota.
Tried to get my oil changed at a Nissan dealer but they didnt know what ester oil was (not kidding) so I had to drive towards Minneapolis and get the oil change the next day.

Day 15 Minnesota to Wisconsin
Got my oil changed and drove onto Wisconsin. Camped out in Chequamegon nation park.

Day 16 Wisconsin to Michigan.
Decided to take an easy day and only drove a few hours. Camped out in the Hiawatha national park.
Another long dirt road drive to my camp site

This is where I spent the last evening of my trip. Had a nice bottle of Southern Comfort and just hung out till it was dark.

Day 17 Michigan to Ohio (home)
By this point I was ready to be home. Lake Michigan is amazing felt like I was on an Island and not a lake.

m4a1mustang · 09-02-2010, 01:29 PM

Fantastic!

Wicked_G · 09-02-2010, 03:49 PM

Absolutely stunning photos! Wow. What a sick road trip. The pic after the rain is straight out of a magazine!

CBRich · 09-02-2010, 06:20 PM

That looks like a great trip.

Gaiiden · 09-02-2010, 09:26 PM

love the one shot of that curvy road - woulda just gone back and forth on that thing for a while!!

Hahaha dirt road. Nice. I took mine on one of the same looking quality to get to a trailhead in the Adirondacks earlier last month. 4 miles both ways. One ranger stopped his truck from roaring past me at 30mph as I crept along at 10-15mph and asked if I was okay, LOL. Car took it like a pro

m4a1mustang · 09-02-2010, 09:29 PM

You have got me thinking about driving across the country and camping now.

Red__Zed · 09-02-2010, 09:37 PM

great pics!!!

Boost_lee · 09-02-2010, 09:38 PM

Man that looks great!

Minus the bug splatter

Sunsational04 · 09-02-2010, 10:04 PM

A-MAZ-ING! your pics look awsomeeeeeeeee and that looks like SO much fun! id loveee to go on a roadtrip!

m4a1mustang · 09-02-2010, 10:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sunsational04

A-MAZ-ING! your pics look awsomeeeeeeeee and that looks like SO much fun! id loveee to go on a roadtrip!

Maybe we'd finally see some pics of the beema

PapoZalsa · 09-02-2010, 11:25 PM

Great pics! So many people taking trips... I wish I had the time and money!

slacker370z · 09-02-2010, 11:45 PM

The whole trip was a blast. I had a general idea of where I wanted to go but I only planned exact locations a day or two ahead and on a few days had no idea where I was going. Only downside of that is that I did not get to camp out as much as I wanted but I will be taking the Z for some camp trips next summer.

I dont know how people keep their cars clean in the mid-west. The Bugs are huge and everywhere!

Zaggeron · 09-03-2010, 12:02 AM

Amazing pictures. Sounds like a great road trip.

Attaboy · 09-03-2010, 07:25 PM

awesome trip! great pictures too.

dad · 09-03-2010, 08:25 PM

Thanks for sharing, very good photography!

09-02-2010, 01:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
slacker370z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: oh Posts: 9 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 15	My little road trip (long and tons of pics) At the beginning of August I went on a little road trip. I drove to Fayetteville Arkansas to visit my brother. After staying a few days I drove to Colorado and Utah before heading north then back east to Ohio. Here is a link to the route I took Willoughby, OH to Willoughby, OH - Google Maps All told it was almost 5500 miles. I of course drove my 370z for this fun little adventure I bought the car about a month before the trip with only 2500 miles. At the start of the trip this is what it had. Day 1-6 No pics from this part it was just a normal boring drive. Drove normal freeways from Ohio to Arkansas as fast as possible. Didn't do much in AR because it was to damn hot. Day 7 (Oklahoma) Now the fun starts. When I decided to do this trip I decided I would be taking as many two lane interstates as possible. I had no idea how this would work out. The first day went great drove through both small abandoned towns and large cities. The majority of the time I had the road all to myself with nothing for miles. I should have taken more pics but I didn't. This is my view for most of the day. Cruising at 80+ for long distances between towns became the norm. Oklahoma had a bunch of these pick nick areas along the way so I ate lunch at one. Day 8 (Oklahoma, New Mexico, Colorado) Oklahoma got old in the morning but luckily I was only in it for an hour or two. Once I got into New Mexico the landscape started to change and I got to play in my first set of mountains. I was not in Colorado very long before it started to rain heavily so I didn't get to see much yet. This is how I started my day Water spots etched into the paint on my hood. I think it was from the sprinklers but not sure. Then I went the wrong way and made a detour into Texas for a few minutes Old mostly abandoned town on the border of Ok and Tx After turning around I found I95 long straight with some hills. One can easily break 100mph with no fear of a cop or other traffic (not that I would do that) I95 had two turns in 20 or so miles. Both 45 degree with a nice bank to them. Cant see it that well in this pic but I would imagine somebody driving a Z could take these at 80+ no problem (once again not that I did this) Old gas station with tons of stuff still inside New Mexico finally Found an inactive volcano. Paid $5 to drive up it and took tons of pics. Started to get into the mountains. Lots of turns and way to much fun. It was hard t get a good pic because I had nowhere to stop at. Canyon I drove over After a little rain in Colorado Day 9 Million dollar highway in Colorado and drive to Moab Utah The million dollar highway is amazing. I will let the pics to all the talking. Day10 Moab Utah Went and spent a day at arches national park. Walked a trail that was about 5 miles. This is one place I will be coming back to at some point in my life. Day 11 Moab Utah to Ashley national park Utah This is where I started to take less pics. Got a little worn out or stopping all the time. It was a nice little drive through some small mountains and then into the national park. Camped out for the night. Day 12 Wyoming By now I have lost the battle against the bugs. A new clear bra will have to be bought Double Rainbow Drive into my Camp site was a 2 mile dirt road. Got some funny looks driving down it. Day 13 South Dakota and North Dakota Boring part of the trip. The trip was getting long at this point and I needed to get back home in a few days so I hoped on a freeway and drove straight across ND. Day 14 North Dakota to Minnesota. Tried to get my oil changed at a Nissan dealer but they didnt know what ester oil was (not kidding) so I had to drive towards Minneapolis and get the oil change the next day. Day 15 Minnesota to Wisconsin Got my oil changed and drove onto Wisconsin. Camped out in Chequamegon nation park. Day 16 Wisconsin to Michigan. Decided to take an easy day and only drove a few hours. Camped out in the Hiawatha national park. Another long dirt road drive to my camp site This is where I spent the last evening of my trip. Had a nice bottle of Southern Comfort and just hung out till it was dark. Day 17 Michigan to Ohio (home) By this point I was ready to be home. Lake Michigan is amazing felt like I was on an Island and not a lake. rAiN and DEpointfive0 like this.

09-02-2010, 01:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	Fantastic! __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

09-02-2010, 09:26 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gaiiden Base Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 227 Drives: 09 370Z Touring 6sp Rep Power: 16	love the one shot of that curvy road - woulda just gone back and forth on that thing for a while!! Hahaha dirt road. Nice. I took mine on one of the same looking quality to get to a trailhead in the Adirondacks earlier last month. 4 miles both ways. One ranger stopped his truck from roaring past me at 30mph as I crept along at 10-15mph and asked if I was okay, LOL. Car took it like a pro __________________ Drew Sikora Bullrun 2009 participant

09-02-2010, 09:29 PM	#6 (permalink)
m4a1mustang A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 55,385 Drives: on two wheels Rep Power: 6962	You have got me thinking about driving across the country and camping now. __________________ - Steve Zs & Coffee - Saturdays at 10AM in Fairfax, VA and Columbia, MD (Click the banner!) LIKE us on Facebook!

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PapoZalsa A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Not in Sunny Florida Posts: 6,358 Drives: 16 Nismo w/Tech Pack Rep Power: 4500	Great pics! So many people taking trips... I wish I had the time and money! __________________ 2009 370Z MB Base w/Sport Package 6MT Modshack's Custom Air Intakes /3M Clear Bra/ Illuminated Kick Plates / F. I CBE w/12" resonators / EVO-R Front Lip / Rear Hatch Wing / Tein S-Tech Springs /Ilegal Tint in the Rep. of VA/4x20mm Z1 Spacers/ Vinyl Roof/Liquid Carbon Designs

09-02-2010, 03:49 PM	#3 (permalink)
Wicked_G Base Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Irvine Posts: 93 Drives: G37s Rep Power: 15	Absolutely stunning photos! Wow. What a sick road trip. The pic after the rain is straight out of a magazine!

09-02-2010, 06:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
CBRich A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: SC Posts: 2,464 Drives: 370Z Rep Power: 544	That looks like a great trip.

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Red__Zed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: window seat Posts: 28,940 Drives: Mostly on two wheels Rep Power: 120	great pics!!!

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Boost_lee A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SATX Posts: 2,813 Drives: 09 370Z TT 6MT Rep Power: 29	Man that looks great! Minus the bug splatter

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Sunsational04 Administrative Assistant Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Galloway, NJ Posts: 1,937 Drives: 2019 430xi BMDUBBB Rep Power: 2684374	A-MAZ-ING! your pics look awsomeeeeeeeee and that looks like SO much fun! id loveee to go on a roadtrip!

09-02-2010, 11:45 PM	#12 (permalink)
slacker370z Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: oh Posts: 9 Drives: 09 370z Rep Power: 15	The whole trip was a blast. I had a general idea of where I wanted to go but I only planned exact locations a day or two ahead and on a few days had no idea where I was going. Only downside of that is that I did not get to camp out as much as I wanted but I will be taking the Z for some camp trips next summer. I dont know how people keep their cars clean in the mid-west. The Bugs are huge and everywhere!

09-03-2010, 12:02 AM	#13 (permalink)
Zaggeron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,951 Drives: '10 370ZR '13 BRZ Rep Power: 18	Amazing pictures. Sounds like a great road trip. __________________ 2010 Platinum Graphite 370z Roadster:Touring/Sport 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited

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Attaboy Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Olathe, KS Posts: 130 Drives: '09 370Z 6M Black Rep Power: 16	awesome trip! great pictures too. __________________ farts are funny on so many levels.

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dad Grand Prix of Endurance Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 3,476 Drives: Mulsanne Straight Rep Power: 26	Thanks for sharing, very good photography! __________________ We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but once obtained, it is not in human nature to surrender it voluntary.

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