Give Me an Inch…

May 1st, 2007

And I’ll take 2876.6 miles. That’s right, my solo cross country drive is complete and I’m looking forward to never having to make that trip again. Not only is the trip incredibly long, it’s mostly ugly as sin too. I cranked out the entire trip in 49 hours, 9 of which was spent refueling, eating, and sleeping.

I’ve decided to rate the states I drove through based on their “from Interstate” appearance. For reference, I drove I-80 and I-84 the whole way. The states are being graded on an A to F scale. Let’s start at the beginning…

1. Pennslyvania: My home state I can’t say anything negative about it. It’s beautiful to me for personal reasons but also contains a nice blend of farm land, rolling hills and mountains. (B-)

2. Ohio: Please kill me. This state is boring and with ZERO character. (F)

3. Indiana: Sucks. I hope swarms of locusts rid the country of this wanna be New Jersey. (F)

4. Illinois: Disgusting. The area around Chicago is scraped bare of anything remotely decent. (F-)

5. Iowa: Snooze. Dumb-ass Bush voters. Die. (F)

6. Nebraska: Is it possible for a state to get any wider? At least the people match. And by the way, football isn’t that great…try and get some exercise (F)

7. Wyoming: Mountainous topography is very evident. Wide open spaces, clean air, still kinda boring. (C-)

8. Utah: Disclaimer…Utah rocks, just not around this stretch of highway. There were still some cool areas and snow capped terrain. (B-)

9. Idaho: Famous Potatoes? I guess so, however the terrain was very cool. I’d like to spent more time in this state. (B)

10. Oregon: Water, mountains, TREES! You can’t imagine how few trees you see between Pennslyvania and Oregon. If Oregon was a vagina, I’d have sex with it. (A++)

My total mileage. Ouch.

My truck right where it belongs! After sitting still for 8 months my baby didn’t shutter a wheel at the distance. She’s one great machine!

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