Roadtrip 1

Jess and Sam Coast to Coast - October, 2007
01 October 2007 - Los Angeles, CA - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ
	01 October 2007 - After a final sweep through the apartment (thanks again to all of our helpers), we hit the road and were out of LA by 7:00AM. We quickly realized that even though we'd rid ourselves of nearly all our worldly belongings, we still had too much stuff. So we made a quick stop in Barstow to ship another box...Barstow is really boring.
	Just over the border in AZ...After five hours in the California desert, these rocks seemed really interesting.
	It started to rain about an hour before we got to the Grand Canyon. It was pretty exciting to see water, since we were both starting to get a little nutters in the desert, but we were still none too happy at the prospect of camping in the rain.
	When we finally arrived at our campsite, we found a furry new friend waiting for us....
02 October 2007 - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ - Socorro, NM
	After a wet night, we woke up to some big elk sniffing around our tent. Have you ever noticed that every time you try to take a picture of an elk, you get a picture of an elk's butt?
	The Grand Canyon,what a ... grand ... canyon.
	A slightly less, but still quite grand canyon on the Navajo Reservation.
	Cool rocks on the Navajo Reservation.
	We stopped for lunch at a little restaurant on the reservation and had Fry Bread Sandwiches, basically a funnel cake with a little bit of meat in it...I wouldn't recommend it.
	After lunch, we headed back out to the open road.
	...and drove, and drove, and drove.
	Have you ever wondered what it looks like if you take a picture though a pair of binoculars? Sam has.
	Woohoo!!!
03 October 2007 - Socorro, NM to Carlsbad Caverns, NM
	Funky lava rocks on the side of the road...
	Three days on the road and it's starting to show...
	Despite my sister's warnings, we stopped for lunch in Roswell, NM. It's amazing how disappointing something can be even when you know it's going to be disappointing.
	This is the only form of alien life (or intelligent life) we came across in Roswell.
	A cool old building in Carlsbad.
	Carlsbad Caverns, NM
	The men's bathroom 750 ft below ground.
	If you look very closely at the center of this picture, you'll see a (very big) rattlesnake. Carlsbad Caverns was the land of unappealing critters...Our campground had a family of skunks that were really interested in our dinner. We got as far away from them as we could and eventually they lost interest. They came back when were in our tent. I think I'd rather camp in bear country than skunk country. Finally at 5 in the morning a big wild boar walked right past out tent. Unfortunately, no photos of these wildlife encounters.
	Oh yeah...lots and lots of bats.
04 October 2007 - Carlsbad Caverns, NM - Beaumont, TX
	Breakfast in Ozona, TX....really, really good.
	And really, really hot.
	Really hot.
	Sam ate a Chorizo breakfast burrito in a barn...happy boy.
	Texas Haiku: This state really sucks. Get me out of Texas, now. It's a damn long drive.
05 October 2007 - Beamont, TX - New Orleans, LA
	Avery Island, LA (The Tabasco Factory)
	Entering New Orleans
	Bourbon Street
	Bourbon Street
	Rain!
06 October 2007 - New Orleans, LA
	Lunch at the Napoleon Cafe (he slept upstairs) I had red beans and rice, Sammy had the Jambalaya.
	Banana's Foster at the Court of the Two Sisters
07 October 2007 - New Orleans, LA - Ft. Payne, AL
	On the road out of New Orleans
	We saw lots of dead alligators on the side of the road, but no living ones...Road Kill Alligator still counts right? If you aren't bored stiff yet, click here to see more!!