Graham Hancock

Four states, twelve hours, two time zones, and 860 miles.

That was today’s trip.

The longest leg of our trip is finally behind us. We’re currently in Flagstaff, Arizona, ready to get some much needed sleep after today’s marathon driving session. We drove through Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona today. That is hands-down the longest distance I’ve ever driven in a single session.

Driving through Arizona

I saw lots of stuff on the road that I’ve never seen in person before: A huge wind farm in Oklahoma, the ‘Largest Cross in the Western Hemisphere’ in Texas, and an RV fully engulfed in flames in New Mexico. (Everyone was okay.)

Turning up the heat in New Mexico.
Everyone looked alright, and the NMFD was already on the scene.

All of those things were a welcome reprieve from what was basically a mind-numbing drag across America’s heartland and into the desert. There were a few touristy things like the Arizona ‘Meteor Crater’ that I wish we would have had time to stop and look at, but I’ll jot those down and remember to check them out on the way back.

Tomorrow’s trip is only about 5-6 hours. We’re taking the opportunity tomorrow morning to sleep in a bit. We’re staying one more night in a hotel in Pasadena, CA (Which is basically Los Angeles), but I’m keeping in mind that if we wait too long, we’ll arrive in Pasadena around rush hour and that’s no good. So we’ll probably leave at around 10:30-11:00 a.m. in the morning and try to be in Pasadena before 5:00.

Thanks again for following our travels! Keep checking out my twitter for updates as we finish our trip tomorrow. California here we come!