Tag Archives: rt1

Feb
21
2007

The Original Greatest Road On Earth.

There’s so much to say about this road, but I’ll let Spammer post some shots first. I do remember the sign “If you can read this, you are within [shooting] range.”

By zoobroker | Posted in arizona, great roads | Comments (2)
Feb
21
2007

Get Your Kicks, at the Roadkill Cafe!

Apparently, Seligman is the birthplace of Route 66, and the Roadkill Cafe is where you can bring your very own roadkill to be cooked up as a meal. Delicious!

We awoke late this day… it was a long night in Vegas. We drove over the Hoover Dam and to Route 40. Lunchtime found us in Seligman, [...]

By Matt | Posted in arizona | Also tagged , | Comments (0)
Feb
20
2007

What Happens In Vegas…

…is sometimes hard to remember. I remember the indescribably delicious steak dinner at nine, complete with beautiful being carnivores, like well-dressed velociraptors.
I believe there was other stuff after that, in fact I am sure, but I decided to combat by hangover with hair of the dog, so it remains fuzzy memories rounded at the edges.

By Matt | Posted in nevada | Also tagged | Comments (0)
Feb
20
2007

Day 3 Road Stories – Mojave, java and hangovering

Woke up with hell ringing red, cracked bells in my ears, furry monsters using my tonsils for trampolines and foreshadowing deserts of thought, flat and hot in my mind, waving in the distance like unreachable oasis. Also, our mirror was satanic. I swear. Fogged after showers, it made one’s own eyes look like pitiless halcyonic [...]

By Matt | Posted in california, nevada | Also tagged , | Comments (0)
Feb
20
2007

I’m so glad Zoo was driving

First off, it rained a lot on our journey:

And there was traffic. We fought through an 11-mile backup because of an accident by the NV border and flew into Nevada. Why do they have casinos so far away from Vegas? Is it for the elderly? They are so silly, standing alone out there ont he highway…

And [...]

By Matt | Posted in california, nevada | Also tagged , | Comments (0)
Feb
19
2007

Somewhere near Zzyzx Road. For Reals.

The man in action:

Spammer says: Someone should have told me the back of my head looked like a careworn teddy bear.
Storm in the distance:

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By zoobroker | Posted in california | Comments (0)
Feb
18
2007

RT1, Day 1-2, New Beginnings

I flew in from the East Coast the previous day to LA to experience something new and happy on the heels of a long, drawn-out confusing unhappy situation. I had made it over the hump and this was my first day to relax, start to feel human again and just plain let off some damn [...]

By Matt | Posted in california, on the road | Also tagged | Comments (0)