The image above is updated once an hour on the hour, wireless connectivity permitting, over a dial-up link through my cell phone. It shows a 'live' webcam capture of the view from my passenger's seat.
| Karin Friday 17:10 |
And if you really overshoot, you could end up here in Maine! | ||
| Alex Friday 15:58 |
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| Alex Friday 13:36 |
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| Alex Friday 10:23 |
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| Alex Friday 10:19 |
Day five: Home stretch! I'm somewhere in western (I think) Pennsylvania now. There hasn't been decent cell service since... well, since Utah, really. So the whole "live TripCam" concept has pretty much been a bust. Ah well! On the upshot, I'm almost back to NYC and CT. Pennsylvania in the fall is really, really beautiful. The trees are all changing and the rolling hills in the morning light are gorgeous. Mind you, that might be because it's morning light, period, and I tend to avoid morning light like the plague. This might be worth investigating. ...nah. Yeah, Carmen--I saw a bit about the solar storms on the news last night. Saw the northern lights again last night too, even brighter than before--white sheets and red light. Very cool. Hello, lurkers. :) | ||
| Meredith Friday 9:53 |
Urk. Urk. Urk. | ||
| Myfanwy Friday 9:15 |
And let me know if you happen to overshoot by 200 miles! | ||
| Dad Thursday 21:42 |
So, where are you and when can we expect you home? | ||
| ethan Thursday 16:57 |
lurk lurk lurk lurk | ||
| Katja Thursday 16:39 |
Hi Alex, Hi all! Just a quick note to say hi. Miss you all! Many greetings from Germany and HAPPY HALLOWEEN! | ||
| Carmen Thursday 16:25 |
The Northern Lights you saw this far South was probably due to some major solar storms that's hitting earth lately. | ||
| Alex Thursday 14:16 |
There you go, Eric. It's not small! (I'd apologise, but come on--I wrote this in a truck stop.) | ||
| Alex Thursday 14:11 |
Sorry there've been no updates for a day and a half!
There's no GPRS service anywhere in Nebraska or Iowa. Illinois proved
intransigent too. Anyhow, I'm past Chicago now. The auto-post from the camera may not be working but the camera itself has been snapping away, so I've got lots of boring near-identical pictures piling up. I spent the night next to the Mississippi, which was big as ever; got a *lot* of driving done yesterday, almost 800 miles! The highlight of the trip yesterday was definitely the Northern Lights. On the road between Omaha and Davenport, the sky north of my was lit up with glowing white mist that seemed to hang in the air beyond the road. It was vague at times, clearer at others, but definitely beautiful; I'd never seen the northern lights before. Hadn't realised they'd show this far south, either. (And there were these two kids, with a subtle spoon. They looked confused.) Lastly, I'd like to thank all the members of the Illinois Law Enforcement Agency who've chosen to join us in the Palace Hotel Ballroom this evening! | ||
| Sam Thursday 1:26 |
Deeth Starr? I bet they named it after the Lucas creation. By the way, my brother-in-law honeymooned in Tatooine. It's a city in the African desert, where the filmed some of it. | ||
| Eric Wednesday 18:16 |
Where's the image archive, man? I want to see what I've missed. | ||
| Vanesa Wednesday 11:46 |
pronto deberias hacer un viaje "across" Leon!!! que ya sabes que estas invitado! | ||
| Alex Wednesday 11:27 |
Day 3 - Still not king yet,
dammit.%D %D Heading out from Laramie now. Aiming for Des Moines tonight if at all possible. No fear of insufficient music--I've got stuff here I didn't know I had! Evita meets Village People... | ||
| Steph Wednesday 9:18 |
Just saw the comment about running out of things to sing...if Diane and I were in the car, you'd be praying for silence, wouldn't you :-) | ||
| Alex Wednesday 1:27 |
Zzzzz.... I've made it to Laramie, Wyoming, and here I pause for the night. Wyoming has been entirely in the dark so far--the sun set in Utah. I've passed some amazing rock outcroppings though. | ||
| Alex Tuesday 23:26 |
I don't believe it. Truck stops (The 'FlyingJ' line at least) have WiFi service now. | ||
| Alex Tuesday 19:28 |
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| Jesse Tuesday 10:56 |
If you run out of things to sing on the drive check out Berklee music's list of driving songs! http://www.berklee.edu/news/2003/05/drive50.html | ||
| Myfanwy Tuesday 9:26 |
What was your last port of call? Wish I were there in your passenger seat! | ||
| Dad Tuesday 9:17 |
So, how fast are you goig? Not over the speed limit I hope. Both hands on the wheel? Impressionable Young men and lonely webcams...... | ||
| Bud Tuesday 3:53 |
I can't believe that you didn't hook up a GPS so that we would know *where* the picture was taken. *sigh* How low-tech can you get? ;) | ||
| Alex Monday 19:32 |
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| Carolyn Monday 18:13 |
Glad you're avoiding AZ this trip! Let me know if your route takes you through Chicago. Or Boston, obviously. :-) | ||
| Alex Monday 17:49 |
traffic on 880 | ||
| Diane Monday 17:22 |
Enjoy the sun while you can - NY is dark and rainy right now! | ||
| Sam Monday 17:17 |
Good to see Alex' reliable Audi finally on the road! | ||
| Lee Monday 17:07 |
Nice to see you escaped the raging inferno. :) | ||
| Alex Monday 16:55 |
Here we go! | ||
| Alex Monday 6:17 |
This's just a placeholder image until I hit the road... |