Photos from the trip to Cali. Did this solo in 51 hours. 2951 miles. That averages out to about 58 miles per hour.

Chronology below:

Day 1 from DC to Radford ~ 250 miles

Day 2 from Radford to Conway AR ~ 792 miles

Day 3 from Conway AR to Las Vegas NM ~ 797 miles

Day 4 from Las Vegas NM to Barstow CA ~ 797 miles

Day 5 from Barstow CA to Foster City CA ~ 410 miles

66W to 81S. Trip to Radford started with heavy rain. I left at noon and arrived at 4:30. Nice to visit the parents and get some good Italian food at Sal’s.

81S to 40W. From Radford to Conway dry and hot in AR. Left at 430 am EST and arrived at 415 pm CST. Total: 12 hours 45 minutes. First sighting of armadillos. Nothing remarkable about TN. Construction around Nashville . Knoxville looks like a good town to drink in. Conway AR is not. The only dry Chili’s restaurant in the USA is there and I found it.

40W to 25N. Conway to Las Vegas NM dry and flat. Very cool sunrise over the Ozark Mountains in my rear view mirror. Oklahoma City rough roads and bad drivers – nobody willing to merge so lots of braking and accelerating to avoid morning rush hour accidents. Nice people in TX. Rain in NM on the way to Las Vegas . Warm welcome by Renee’s Father and Stepmother. Best food on the trip at El Rialto.

25S to 40W. Las Vegas to Barstow CA. 106 degrees across the Mojave desert at 6:00 pm. Good thing I didn’t leave early. Hot, dry, and boring. Now the trip is getting to be no fun and I just want to get there.

15N to 5N. endless desert and straight roads. Make good time at over 70 mph but man it’s a tedious trip. Traffic picks up after breakfast even on a Sunday morning. Tired of the CDs I leave the windows down. Gas at its highest 2.79 a gallon in some places. CA is gonna be great.

Throughout the trip, I had no trouble with the truck. Range was good and most times I had to stop before we needed gas. 30 gal tank is great. Just expensive at fill up time with the average cost being around $60 a tankfull. A little better planning, and each day could have been done with only one stop along the way.