The snow continued throughout the night and morning in Flagstaff. All roads for 100 miles in every direction were closed. Luckily we were stuck in the hotel and not in our car somewhere. Bogey loved jumping, running, digging and playing in the snow, we think he was hoping we were stuck in Flagstaff for a little longer. There was nothing that we could do besides camp out in our hotel room and delay housekeeping from kicking us out. The interstate finally re-opened at 2:30 pm, so we dug the car out and packed it up. Since we had such a late start we decided to make a reservation in the greater LA area, rather than drive all the way to San Luis Obispo.
As expected the first 100 miles of the drive were extremely snowy and slippery, in our opinion it was questionable whether the interstate should have been open. As we made our way to lower elevations the driving conditions dramatically improved. Within 2.5 hours we went from the snow-pocalypse of Arizona to the dry and sun-filled Mojave Desert, it was the most radical change of scenery we had ever witnessed in a single car ride. As the desert ended so did I-40. We were hoping for some sort of sign signifying the end of the interstate that we had successfully driven 2400+ miles of over the past 5 days, instead all lanes anti-climatically merged into I-15 (boring). Soon after, Jodi was introduced to the traffic and driving along Southern California Freeways.
We made it to our Hotel around 8:00. Bogey was less than pleased that his snowy paradise was replaced by the cement jungle of Southern California. But seriously, it was not easy to find a place where he was comfortable to do his business. Tomorrow will be the last leg of our trip to Berkeley. For obvious reasons we plan to drive up the coast for most of the day. Although we cancelled our reservation in San Luis Obispo we still have to stop by the hotel as our landlord shipped the keys to our apartment there.
We apologize that you all will have to wait a day or so before we are able to post any more pictures. For some reason our hotel doesn't have free wireless, but what can you expect from a hourly-rate room in Compton.
(Same Post - Just with Pictures added, we will post the events of 12/31/10 tomorrow morning)
Your trip from the high snow country sounds amazing.
ReplyDeleteIf you're still passing through San Luis Obispo, I would like to give you a recommendation. Stop at the Madonna Hotel, and Tim should use the bathroom (Jodi can too, but the real spectacle is the men's room). You'll be glad you did. And, after Tim's done, wait until all the other men are out and take Jodi in for a view. It's one of the most unique bathrooms in the world.
The Madonna Inn is right off US 1/101, just south of SLO. It's on the left. The address is 100 Madonna Rd, San Luis Obispo, California, but that might not help you much.
The stop will only take 5 minutes, but it's worth it, if you're going to be driving right by anyway. If you have to go out of your way, save it for another trip.
When you get into the hotel, if I remember correctly, you go down a flight of stairs to the bathroom. People from all around the world stop here to use the bathroom, so no one should stop or bother you.
Enjoy your first full day in your new state!
I heard parts of rt. 1 were/are closed - I hope you have a smooth trip.
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