My cross country trip is now underway. Today I loaded up my car with all of my possessions and said goodbye to my roommates at 3542 Corte Bella Dr. It was especially hard to leave my good friend Winston, the coolest 2-and-a-half-year-old I know. We played with his new airplane and took some pictures together before high-fiving and then waving goodbye to each other (our customary practice) one last time. I’ll for sure miss him.
I left the house late because I put off packing until the last minute (I was having too much fun going out with friends all week!), so I only got in about 6 hours of driving time today. My first stop on the trip was at Yosemite. I was very amazed at how big the park was; seemed like it took a couple hours to drive all the way through it. And of course the scenery was spectacular. It was really dangerous though how on the way there the roads are so winding—and on cliffs. Drivers better be paying 100% attention there for sure. Speaking of concerns for drivers, regular gas was $5.09 in Yosemite! What’s up with that??
After Yosemite, I drove to Nevada on Highway 6 in total darkness. It was kinda scary because it was hard to see the road–which had a lot of dips–and for the most part there were no other cars or signs of civilization at all. Finally I reached the town of Tonopah in Central Nevada (I think about 250 miles from Vegas) and decided to get a hotel room here, figuring there might not be another town for many miles. Finding a gas station was also a welcome sight.
Tomorrow the plan is to reach Denver in time for the Rockies-Padres game. I’m also looking forward to Wednesday when my brother Josh will meet me in St. Louis to see another baseball stadium on this trip!
