Monday 23 February 2009

San Francisco to Vegas

Booked up hotels for everything up to and including Vegas. I think after that once were properly on the open road we can just wing it, as long as I get to see the Grand Canyon and Monument vally I don't mind where we end up.

Since we've got a full day at South Lake Tahoe I though it would be cool to have a days skiing, our hotel provides a free bus to the nearby ski resorts, and its about $40-60 for a days pass, equipment hire and a 2 hour lesson.

I've also booked the car, its a Pontiac G6 (or similar).

Thursday 5 February 2009

San Francisco

Yo guys, booked a hotel for the first three nights in San Francisco, were staying at 1707 Market Street right downtown.

££ has strengthened a bit against the $, were almost getting $1.4 (tourist rate) for our precious pound...sigh...hopefully well get some bad financial news in American that will boost it a bit more. I think you can probably hold of getting any $ till we get there, plus you'll get a better inter bank rate anyway. about $1.46 atm. Gonna need it to get better for Vegas boys!

Currently looking around for a good car rental deal. I reckon with all the drop of charges it'll be about £100 each.

Tuesday 3 February 2009

Average Temperatures

For no apparent reason these are the sort of weather conditions we shall be facing (averages in April since thats when the vast ammount of the trip will be)!

San Francisco: 13°C - 73% chance of sun
South Lake Tahoe: 3°C - 42 cm of snow
Area 51: 13°C - 1°C average low temperature
Las Vegas: 18°C - 87% chance of sun
Grand Canyon: 7°C - 20°C average for the Inner Canyon
Flagstaff: 6°C - 83% chance of sun
Winslow: 12°C - 2°C average low temperature
Phoenix: 21°C - 89% chance of sun
El Paso: 17°C - 88% chance of sun
Mescalero: 9°C - 1.6 cm precipitation
Roswell: 16°C - 77% chance of sun
Amarillo: 13°C - 74% chance of sun
Dallas: 18°C - 62% chance of sun

Sunday 1 February 2009

Route

Driving directions to Dallas, TX
2,917 mi – about 2 days 12 hours

San Francisco, CA

1. Head northeast on Market St toward 11th St 203 ft
2. Turn right at 11th St 0.6 mi
3. Turn left at Bryant St 0.3 mi
4. Turn left to merge onto I-80 E toward Oakland
Partial toll road 80.8 mi
5. Continue on Capital City Fwy E/US-50 E (signs for I 80 Bus/US-50/CAPITAL CITY Fwy/Sacramento/S Lake Tahoe)
Continue to follow US-50 E 49.9 mi
6. Continue on CA-50 2.7 mi
7. Continue on US-50 E 8.2 mi
8. Continue on CA-50 31.5 mi
9. Continue on US-50 11.1 mi
10. Turn right at Lake Tahoe Blvd/US-50 2.4 mi

188 mi – about 3 hours 16 mins
South Lake Tahoe, CA


11. Head north on Harrison Ave/Lake Tahoe Blvd/US-50 toward Modesto Ave
Continue to follow Lake Tahoe Blvd
Entering Nevada 3.2 mi
12. Slight right at Kingsbury Grade/NV-207 3.1 mi
13. Turn right at Tramway Dr 0.4 mi
14. Sharp left at Jack Dr 0.4 mi
15. Turn left toward Kingsbury Grade/NV-207 1.4 mi
16. Turn right at Kingsbury Grade/NV-207
Continue to follow NV-207 6.8 mi
17. Turn left at NV-88 1.9 mi
18. Slight right toward Main St/US-395 0.1 mi
19. Slight right at Main St/US-395
Continue to follow US-395 20.5 mi
20. Turn left at Highland Way 49 ft
21. Continue on NV-208 24.1 mi
22. Continue on NV-339 11.4 mi
23. Turn right at W Goldfield Ave/US-95/US-95A 1.0 mi
24. Turn left at McGowan Ln/US-95/US-95A
Continue to follow US-95 23.3 mi
25. Turn right to stay on US-95 33.4 mi
26. Turn left at 5th St/US-95
Continue to follow US-95 104 mi
27. Turn left at US-6 49.2 mi
28. Turn right at NV-375 52.1 mi
29. Turn right toward Valley Rd 6.1 mi
30. Turn left at Valley Rd 0.5 mi
31. Turn right at Desert Dog Rd 9.2 mi
32. Turn left 5.6 mi
33. Turn right 0.4 mi
34. Turn right 2.4 mi
35. Turn right 10.6 mi
36. Turn right 1.7 mi
37. Slight left toward Groom Lake Rd 2.4 mi
38. Sharp left at Groom Lake Rd 0.6 mi
39. Slight left to stay on Groom Lake Rd 2.6 mi

378 mi – about 8 hours 57 mins
Area 51
Nevada Test Site



40. Head northwest 1.5 mi
41. Continue straight onto Groom Lake Rd 5.5 mi
42. Turn right to stay on Groom Lake Rd 10.3 mi
43. Continue on Mercury Hwy 4.4 mi
44. Slight left to stay on Mercury Hwy 18.4 mi
45. Turn left 3.7 mi
46. Slight left toward Short Pole Line Rd 2.1 mi
47. Slight right at Short Pole Line Rd 2.4 mi
48. Continue straight onto Mercury Hwy 2.2 mi
49. Slight left to stay on Mercury Hwy 5.1 mi
50. Take the ramp onto US-95 52.6 mi
51. Take exit 85 for Craig Rd 0.4 mi
52. Turn left at W Craig Rd 0.3 mi
53. Turn right at N Rainbow Blvd 0.5 mi

110 mi – about 3 hours 18 mins
Las Vegas, NV


54. Head south on N Rainbow Blvd toward Riverdale Way 1.0 mi
55. Turn right at W Cheyenne Ave 0.3 mi
56. Turn left to merge onto US-95 S 7.6 mi
57. Continue on I-515 S 20.7 mi
58. Continue on US-93 S 5.6 mi
59. Turn left at NV-93 1.4 mi
60. Continue on US-93
Destination will be on the left 6.6 mi

43.4 mi – about 55 mins
Hoover Dam


61. Head northwest on US-93 6.6 mi
62. Continue on NV-93 1.4 mi
63. Turn right at US-93 25.8 mi
64. Take exit 76B to merge onto I-15 N/US-93 N
Continue to follow I-15 N
Entering Arizona 108 mi
65. Take exit 27-278 for Black Rock Rd 0.2 mi
66. Turn right at Black Rock Rd 0.1 mi
67. Turn left 0.6 mi
68. Turn right 0.4 mi
69. Turn right 4.0 mi
70. Turn left 7.9 mi
71. Turn left 0.9 mi
72. Slight left 5.3 mi
73. Turn right 0.3 mi
74. Turn left 4.0 mi
75. Turn right toward Highway 101 2.2 mi
76. Turn left at Highway 101 2.0 mi
77. Slight right 0.3 mi
78. Turn right 1.9 mi
79. Turn left 5.8 mi
80. Turn left 0.4 mi
81. Turn right 1.1 mi
82. Turn left 2.3 mi
83. Turn left 1.9 mi
84. Turn right 0.1 mi
85. Turn left 2.3 mi
86. Turn right 121 ft
87. Turn left 1.0 mi
88. Turn left 2.0 mi
89. Turn right toward Highway 103 0.1 mi
90. Turn left toward Highway 103 0.3 mi
91. Slight left at Highway 103 0.8 mi
92. Turn right 1.4 mi
93. Turn right 0.2 mi
94. Turn left 4.6 mi
95. Turn left 1.2 mi
96. Turn left 1.8 mi
97. Turn left 1.3 mi
98. Turn right 1.9 mi
99. Turn left 1.6 mi
100. Turn left toward Highway 257 0.5 mi
101. Slight right at Highway 257 1.0 mi
102. Slight left at Grand Canyon National Park 3.8 mi
103. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 3.8 mi
104. Slight right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.5 mi
105. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 2.9 mi
106. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.9 mi
107. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.7 mi
108. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 1.1 mi
109. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.9 mi
110. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 4.3 mi

225 mi – about 5 hours 46 mins
Grand Canyon


111. Head north on Grand Canyon National Park 4.3 mi
112. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.9 mi
113. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 1.1 mi
114. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.7 mi
115. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.9 mi
116. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 5.3 mi
117. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 2.2 mi
118. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.8 mi
119. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.7 mi
120. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.8 mi
121. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 2.3 mi
122. Turn right to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 1.9 mi
123. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 0.1 mi
124. Turn left to stay on Grand Canyon National Park 2.3 mi
125. Slight left at Highway 5 1.5 mi
126. Turn right at Craig Ranch Rd 3.8 mi
127. Turn right to stay on Craig Ranch Rd 1.4 mi
128. Turn left 4.0 mi
129. Turn left 2.5 mi
130. Turn left 5.4 mi
131. Turn right 3.6 mi
132. Turn left 5.2 mi
133. Turn right toward Highway 5 3.3 mi
134. Turn left at Highway 5 0.3 mi
135. Turn right 8.7 mi
136. Turn right 4.3 mi
137. Turn right 4.5 mi
138. Turn left 0.4 mi
139. Turn right toward AZ-389 4.4 mi
140. Turn right at AZ-389 14.7 mi
141. Turn left at S Main St/US-89
Continue to follow US-89
Entering Utah 6.8 mi
142. Turn right at E 300 S/US-89
Continue to follow E 300 S 5.0 mi
143. Continue on UT-89
Entering Arizona 58.9 mi
144. Continue on US-89 8.5 mi
145. Turn left at 89/N Lake Powell Blvd
Continue to follow N Lake Powell Blvd 1.9 mi
146. Turn left at Copper Mine Rd 1.4 mi
147. Turn left at AZ-98 64.3 mi
148. Turn left at US-160 31.9 mi
149. Turn left at Main St/US-163
Continue to follow US-163
Entering Utah 23.7 mi
150. Turn left at Monument Valley Rd 1.8 mi
151. Turn right at Oljeto Rd 6.4 mi
152. Turn right at Highway 427 6.3 mi
153. Turn right 1.3 mi

310 mi – about 8 hours 37 mins
Monument Valley


154. Head west 1.3 mi
155. Turn left at Highway 427 6.3 mi
156. Turn left at Oljeto Rd 6.4 mi
157. Turn left at Monument Valley Rd 1.8 mi
158. Turn right at US-163
Entering Arizona 23.7 mi
159. Turn right at US-160 82.0 mi
160. Turn left at Navajo Trail/US-89
Continue to follow US-89 66.6 mi

188 mi – about 3 hours 56 mins ]
Flagstaff, AZ


161. Head southeast on 40/W Route 66/W Santa Fe Ave/US-180/US-89 toward S Beaver St 1.4 mi
162. Turn right at Enterprise Rd 0.2 mi
163. Slight left at E Butler Ave 0.4 mi
164. Turn left to merge onto I-40 E 53.3 mi
165. Take exit 252 for State Hwy 87 S toward Payson/Winslow 0.3 mi
166. Turn right at AZ-99/Hipkoe Dr (signs for Payson/Winslow/I-40/AZ-87 S) 331 ft
167. Turn left at 40/AZ-99/Historic US Route 66/W Third St
Continue to follow 40/AZ-99/Historic US Route 66 1.1 mi

56.8 mi – about 53 mins
Winslow, AZ


168. Head northeast on N Berton Ave toward 40/AZ-99/Historic US Route 66/W Third St 344 ft
169. Turn left at 40/AZ-99/Historic US Route 66/W Third St 1.1 mi
170. Turn right at AZ-99/Hipkoe Dr 0.1 mi
171. Turn left to merge onto I-40 W toward Flagstaff 56.0 mi
172. Take exit 195 for State Hwy 89 S/I-17 S toward Phoenix 1.2 mi
173. Merge onto I-17 S 138 mi
174. Take exit 200A to merge onto I-10 E toward Tucson 2.6 mi
175. Take exit 145 for 7th St 0.3 mi
176. Turn right at N 7th St 0.9 mi
177. Turn right at E Washington St 0.5 mi

200 mi – about 3 hours 0 mins
Phoenix, AZ


178. Head north on N Central Ave toward E Adams St 0.2 mi
179. Turn right at E Van Buren St 0.5 mi
180. Turn left at N 7th St 0.6 mi
181. Merge onto I-10 E via the ramp to Tucson
Passing through New Mexico
Entering Texas 430 mi
182. Take exit 19 toward State Hwy 20 0.2 mi
183. Merge onto W Wyoming Ave (signs for Mesa St) 0.2 mi
184. Turn left at N Mesa St/TX-20 338 ft

431 mi – about 6 hours 9 mins
El Paso, TX


185. Head southeast on N Mesa St/TX-20 toward E Wyoming Ave 338 ft
186. Turn left at E Wyoming Ave 0.1 mi
187. Take the ramp onto I-10 E 2.3 mi
188. Take exit 22B for US-54/Patriot Frwy toward Alamogordo 0.5 mi
189. Keep left at the fork to continue toward US-54 E 0.6 mi
190. Keep left at the fork to continue toward US-54 E 0.9 mi
191. Keep left at the fork to continue toward US-54 E 0.1 mi
192. Keep left at the fork, follow signs for US-54 E/Alamogordo and merge onto US-54 E
Entering New Mexico 69.8 mi
193. Continue on NM-54 12.0 mi
194. Turn right at Alamogordo Relief Rd/US-54/US-70 5.4 mi
195. Turn left at US-54/US-70/N White Sands Blvd
Continue to follow US-70 23.2 mi
196. Continue on NM-70 1.6 mi
197. Turn right at Aspen Dr 0.3 mi
198. Slight left at Mescalero Central Ave 0.2 mi
199. Continue on Flats Rd 0.3 mi
200. Turn right at Gallerito Flats Rd 0.3 mi

118 mi – about 2 hours 20 mins
Mescalero, NM


201. Head northeast on Gallerito Flats Rd toward Cedar Rd 0.3 mi
202. Turn right at Flats Rd 0.4 mi
203. Turn left at Broken Arrow Dr 0.2 mi
204. Turn right at NM-70 31.2 mi
205. Continue on US-70 56.1 mi
206. Turn right at N Washington Ave 1.6 mi

89.8 mi – about 1 hour 50 mins
Roswell, NM


207. Head north on S Washington Ave toward W Hobbs St 0.6 mi
208. Turn right at W McGaffey St 0.5 mi
209. Turn left at S Main St/US-285 6.3 mi
210. Take the ramp to US-70 0.3 mi
211. Turn right at US-70 104 mi
212. Turn right at E 1st St/US-60/US-70/US-84
Continue to follow US-60/US-70/US-84 8.7 mi
213. Turn left at US-60
Entering Texas 76.1 mi
214. Continue on TX-60 2.2 mi
215. Take the ramp on the left onto US-60 E/US-87 N 2.0 mi
216. Take the exit onto I-27 N 13.6 mi
217. Continue on US-60 E/US-87 N 0.8 mi
218. Take the US-87 N/Fillmore St exit toward Dalhart 0.2 mi

215 mi – about 4 hours 21 mins
Amarillo, TX


219. Head east on SE 11th Ave toward S Pierce St/US-60/US-87 371 ft
220. Turn right to merge onto US-287 S/US-60 W/US-87 S 0.4 mi
221. Take the exit onto I-40 E/US-287 S toward Fort Worth 8.4 mi
222. Take exit 78 for US-287 S toward Fort Worth 0.4 mi
223. Merge onto US-287 211 mi
224. Take the exit onto I-44 W toward FT. Worth/Wichita Falls 3.0 mi
225. Continue on US-281 S/US-287 S 1.8 mi
226. Take the exit onto US-287 S 67.6 mi
227. Continue on TX-287/US-81
Continue to follow US-81 34.9 mi
228. Take the exit onto I-35W S 3.5 mi
229. Take exit 57A on the left toward I-820 E 0.3 mi
230. Merge onto I-820 E 5.3 mi
231. Take exit 22B for State Hwy 121 N/State Hwy 183 E toward Dallas 1.4 mi
232. Merge onto TX-183 E 20.0 mi
233. Merge onto I-35E S 4.6 mi
234. Take exit 428E to merge onto Commerce St toward Reunion Blvd 0.3 mi
235. Slight right at Main St 0.8 mi

364 mi – about 6 hours 38 mins
Dallas, TX

Extra protection


Following the recent map theft, I have decided to step up the security for future planning meetings...