DESERTS & MOUNTAINS
TRIP
June 23-July 2, 2003
This trip took me through the deserts and mountains of the western United States. I had three missions for this trip; 1) To drive the western half of Interstate 40; 2) To drive the western half of Interstate 70 (which would clinch that interstate); and 3) To spend time with relatives in the Kansas City area. All three were accomplished during the trip's ten days. I also had the opportunity to attend a doubleheader between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals on Monday, June 30, in which the Royals were swept 10-5 and 8-5. The trip was the longest one in OKRoads.com history, but it was a great experience.
The trip route:
Monday, June 23 - Interstate 44
East --> Interstate 40 West --> Albuquerque, NM Motel 6
Tuesday, June 24 - Interstate 40 West --> Kingman, AZ Motel 6
Wednesday, June 25 - Interstate 40 West --> Interstate 15
South --> CA 18 West --> CA 138 West --> CA 14 South
--> Interstate 5 North --> CA 126 West --> U.S. 101
North --> San Luis Obispo, CA Motel 6
Thursday, June 26 - U.S. 101 North --> CA 58 East -->
Interstate 15 North --> Cedar City, UT Motel 6
Friday, June 27 - Interstate 15 North --> Interstate 70 East
--> Grand Junction, CO Motel 6
Saturday, June 28 - Interstate 70 East --> Colby, KS Holiday
Inn Express
Sunday, June 29 - Interstate 70 East --> U.S. 71 South -->
MO 2 West
Monday, June 30 - Sidetrip to St. Joseph, MO
Tuesday, July 1 - Sidetrip to Topeka, KS
Wednesday, July 2 - MO 2 West --> KS 68 West --> U.S. 69
North --> Interstate 435 West --> Interstate 35 South
--> Home
Trip distance - 4,429 miles
Monday, June 23 (Oklahoma City, OK
- Albuquerque, NM) - 558 miles, 558 total miles | Picture Index
Tuesday, June 24 (Albuquerque, NM - Kingman, AZ) - 504 miles,
1,064 total miles | Picture
Index
Wednesday, June 25 (Kingman, AZ - San Luis Obispo, CA) - 522
miles, 1,587 total miles | Picture Index
Thursday, June 26 (San Luis Obispo, CA - Cedar City, UT) - 599
miles; 2,210 total miles | Picture Index
Friday, June 27 (Cedar City, UT - Grand Junction, CO) - 357
miles; 2,467 total miles | Picture Index
Saturday, June 28 (Grand Junction, CO - Colby, KS) - 504 miles;
3,084 total miles | Picture
Index
Sunday, June 29 (Colby, KS - Freeman, MO) - 431 miles; 3,516
total miles | Picture
Index
Monday, June 30 (Sidetrip to St. Joseph, MO) - 277 miles; 3,793
total miles | Picture
Index
Tuesday, July 1 (Sidetrip to Topeka, KS) - 247 miles; 4,040 total
miles | Picture Index
Wednesday, July 2 (Freeman, MO - Oklahoma City, OK) - 389 miles;
4,429 total miles | Picture
Index
Roadtrip pages:
Day One:
Oklahoma: Interstate
44 | Interstate 40
Texas: Interstate 40
New Mexico: Interstate 40
Day Two:
New Mexico: Interstate
40
Arizona: Interstate
40
Day Three:
Arizona: Interstate 40
California: Interstate 40 | Interstate 15 | CA 18 | CA 138 | CA 14 | Interstate
5 | CA 126 | U.S. 101
Day Four:
California: U.S. 101 | CA 58 |
Interstate 15
Nevada: Interstate 15
Arizona: Interstate 15
Utah: Interstate
15
Day Five:
Utah: Interstate
15 | Interstate 70
Colorado: Interstate 70
Day Six:
Colorado: Interstate
70
Kansas: Interstate
70
Day Seven:
Kansas: Interstate
70
Missouri: Interstate
70 | U.S. 71 | MO 2
Sidetrip Pages:
Kansas: Interstate 35 | Interstate 70 | Interstate 435 | Interstate 470 | U.S. 40
| U.S. 59 | U.S.
69 | U.S.
75 | U.S.
169 | K-10 | K-68
Missouri: Interstate 29 | Interstate 35 | Interstate 70 | Interstate 229 | MO 2 | MO
371 | U.S.
36 | U.S.
71
Day Ten:
Missouri: MO 2
Kansas: K-68 | U.S. 69 | Interstate
435 | Interstate 35
Oklahoma: Interstate 35
Trip Summaries:
Page 1 (Oklahoma
City-San Luis Obispo; Days 1-3)
Page 2 (San
Luis Obispo-Kansas City; Days 4-7)
Page 3
(Sidetrips & Kansas City-Oklahoma City; Days 8-10)
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