Hey, I'm back! Made the L.A.-Seattle run in less than 12 parsecs.

Aristus

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Sun Oct-01-06 02:58 PM
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Hey, I'm back! Made the L.A.-Seattle run in less than 12 parsecs.

Actually, less than 19 hours. That includes three pit-stops and a 45-minute meal break. Central California DU-ers: I'm sorry, but the Central Valley is booooooring! Ugh! I napped the whole way through and I was DRIVING! :boring:

Oregon is beautiful this time of year, but it was dark by the time we crossed the border. And if you don't believe in global warming, ask yourself: What happened to the glaciers on Mt. Shasta?

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CaliforniaPeggy

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Sun Oct-01-06 03:07 PM
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1. My dear Aristus...........

I'm glad to hear your trip went smoothly by......

And I'm sad you didn't even have time to call.......:cry:

Mt. Shasta's glaciers are going away?

Here's a pic I took of it back in 2003..........

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Aristus

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Sun Oct-01-06 03:09 PM
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2. Well, I wish I'd been able to take a pic, CalPeg.

Edited on Sun Oct-01-06 03:10 PM by Aristus

But it was almost completely brown with some white streaks. Even accounting for a warm summer in Northern Cali, it still looks bad.

On edit: here's a recent pic from Google Images:

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shanti

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Sun Oct-01-06 04:27 PM
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8. fabulous photo, peggy!

:thumbsup:

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Haole Girl

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Sun Oct-01-06 03:14 PM
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3. I've made that trek many times

You're lucky you didn't get a speeding ticket in Oregon! They used to get me, one direction or the other, at least once a year. If you think central California is a boring drive, you won't ever want to drive from Los Angeles to Dallas! I was happy to see a "Don't pick up hitchhikers" sign in New Mexico...it was the highlight of my day! :boring: I will never, ever, drive that drive between Texas and California again. When/if I am ever fortunate enough to move west, again, I will either sell my car or ship it!

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Aristus

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Sun Oct-01-06 03:17 PM
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4. Oh! Forgot to mention: The drive-time factors in driving WITH the speed

limit. We did 60mph all the way through Oregon. Plus, we by-passed the 40mph Portland speed limit by taking the 205 into Washington.

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Haole Girl

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Sun Oct-01-06 03:33 PM
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5. Wow, that is amazing!

You really did make good time!

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NewWaveChick1981

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Sun Oct-01-06 03:36 PM
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6. Excellent, Aristus!

:hi: Glad you made it back safely. :bounce: :loveya:

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Aristus

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Sun Oct-01-06 03:56 PM
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7. Thanks, NewWaveChick

Good to see you! :hi:

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