We had two options when we woke up this morning: 1) go back to sleep, eventually drive 5 hours to Bishop area, stay the night and drive the remaining 5 hours home on Tuesday; or 2) get up early and drive the 10-11 hours straight home in one day. Mike woke up, packed up and kicked Bree out of bed for option #2. We packed the car and grabbed some free continental breakfast. We were on the road by 7:56am local time. Mike set the cruise control, Bree knit and we didn't stop for five hours. We finally stopped in Barstow, east of LA, for lunch and gas. We got back on the road and headed north through Bakersfield to I-5 and all the way home. We made it home by 6pm, PST, which made the whole drive 11 hours, 10.5 hours driving.
We were happy to be home, unpack and get our puppy dog back. Bree still has loads and loads of laundry to do. Mike has to get the car cleaned, change the oil and do his best to let it recover from the long trip. We decided there were a few ways to summarize the trip:
Pictures taken:
Total for 2 digital SLRs and 2 digital point and shoots: 2244 (includes some triplicates for HDR)
Best of: 135
Injuries:
Bree: Crescent shaped sunburn on each shoulder, sprained ankle, two bug bites, one sunburned thigh from off-roading
Mike: 4 bug bites, sunburned top of feet, neck and driver's arm, singed eyelashes, eyebrows, hair and hair on fingers.
Miles Driven:
Total on car for trip: 2911 miles
Total "main road" driving: 2266 miles
Total off roading miles: 119 miles
Weather encountered:
Thunderstorms: 2 days
Rain: 2 days
Dust storm: 1 day
100+ degrees: 1 day
Freezing temperature: 1 day
Sleeping arrangements:
5 nights in a hotel
5 nights in a tent
Desert Adventure Tour 2009: Priceless
Videos still to come on www.youtube.com/MBDreyfuss
Pictures still to come at Picasa
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