Elko, NV to San Francisco, Day 12, July 17 July 18th 2008 What's hot: Completing the coast-to-coast drive, 3900 miles.
What's also hot: Nevada Desert: 96 degrees
What's not: Elko, NV
The road: Paul gets stopped by Nevada cop for failure to use turn signals.
Travel lesson of the day:Get a trip mascot.
from Kathy:
Arrived at my fr ... read more
North America » United States » California » San Francisco Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more
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We are a mom (Kathy) and a dad (Paul), and a reluctant 18-year-old son (JJ), and a 15-year-old son in pursuit of Ultimate Scrabble (Scott) who traveled from Connecticut to the West Coast of the US and Alaska and the Yukon in the summer of 2008. For each of us a certain type of quest took place. Paul wanted his hands on the steering wheel all the way across country and back again. For Kathy, this trip was all about getting the kids out of (what she... full info