2400 miles road trip
Went on vacation with the family this last week, 2400 miles, one hell of a great drive. Left from the SF Bay area, up to Portland, Seattle, cabin in the WA mountains (just escaped the wildfires!) then back south via Yakima, Painted Hills in OR, Cedarville CA (awesome hot springs), Burney Falls, and Lassen Volcanic Park.
Managed to snag a pic at 8000 ft driving through Lassen. Car handled altitude, dirt roads, washed out mountain roads and everything else in between amazingly. Here's some pics: https://cimg9.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...79270024e6.jpg off-roading, Harts Pass, WA https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...a66c41564d.jpg 8000ft, Lassen, CA https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...77262dd3b9.jpg Burney Falls, CA https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...38adc681a4.jpg Mirror selfie |
<p>Looked like a blast! And nice wagon :) It looks so well suited for this sort of adventure.</p><p>Did this trip inspire any new trips in the foreseeable future?</p>
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Originally Posted by xtcnrice
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<p>Looked like a blast! And nice wagon :) It looks so well suited for this sort of adventure.</p><p>Did this trip inspire any new trips in the foreseeable future?</p>
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Awesome trip, Thanks for sharing.
In two weeks I am taking vacation and exploring Portland and Seattle as well, but flying in and getting a rental instead, once my 9 month old is older I might consider doing a road trip like this. |
Originally Posted by icu2tsx
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Awesome trip, Thanks for sharing.
In two weeks I am taking vacation and exploring Portland and Seattle as well, but flying in and getting a rental instead, once my 9 month old is older I might consider doing a road trip like this. |
wow, I could not have imagined to go on a trip in a TSX (your is a wagon :))
but anyways, more photos? haha |
Looks like a good time, though it continues to amaze me that people use their own cars for this kind of a trip (you can rent one w/ unlimited mileage for around $200 a week).
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Originally Posted by Simba91102
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Looks like a good time, though it continues to amaze me that people use their own cars for this kind of a trip (you can rent one w/ unlimited mileage for around $200 a week).
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https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...445ecc9f8d.jpg
It's no family truckster. But I guess it'll do. |
Originally Posted by Simba91102
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Looks like a good time, though it continues to amaze me that people use their own cars for this kind of a trip (you can rent one w/ unlimited mileage for around $200 a week).
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Love the picture of the falls. Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by briq456
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It amazes me someone would pay as much as they do for insurance and the actual cost of the car and not just use their own vehicle. Why do I want a rental that probably smells inside. I inevitably wind up with the rental car previously used by a chain smoker. Plus it's usually a crap shoot of what car you actually get. And driving a Chrystler for that many miles? No thanks. Rental cars are for people who don't drive or currently own a hooptie and it wouldn't actually make the trip. Otherwise rentals are for warranty work or accident repair. And at least with warranty work you usually wind up in another Acura.
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Originally Posted by briq456
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https://cimg7.ibsrv.net/gimg/acurazi...445ecc9f8d.jpg
It's no family truckster. But I guess it'll do. growing up my parents had a 1984 LTD Country Squire like the one on this site (except ours had some awesomely plush seats and alloy rims): The Making of the Griswold Family Truckster | Real Life Griswold Family Road Trips Across America | Griswold Family Vacations |
Originally Posted by Simba91102
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As with everything, to each their own. My experience with rentals has been quite different from what you describe (it's not 1982 anymore), and when I can use up 2500 miles of someone else's car in a week for around $200, it too good of a deal to pass up. Maybe I just car more about my vehicles.
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Excellent
I did 3500 miles in March from LA through Vegas, Utah, Idaho, YellowStone, Tetons, Glacier in Montana. It was fantastic. |
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