Crater Lake Century

[jobob]

It's all relative.

When I lived in Massachusetts it was a Very Big Deal to drive across the state from my hometown in western MA (Pittsfield) to Boston. A whopping 140 mile drive!!

Even driving to Springfield was considered a haul. And that's only 60 miles.

Now that I live in CA, those distances are nothing.

(Heck I can even bike them, or used to anyhow)

[GLC1968]

Exactly, Jobob!

I remember when I first got to school (in Maine) and I met people who's hometowns were 9 and 10 hours away...but still in Maine. That was a bit mind-boggling for a New England state. People (including me) just don't realize how big it is...

I think Oregon is the same way. It's surrounded by bigger states, so it looks smaller than it actually is.

And CC - my parents are in Florida - that's a 48 hour drive from me (if it were possible to drive it non-stop). We do know SIZE over here, we just don't often have to drive it!

[SadieKate]

We do know SIZE over here, we just don't often have to drive it!

We used to make a 16 hr drive to Idaho in one day every year -- until I put a stop to it. 16 hours at one stretch is too brutal for my brain. Now, we've shortened it to 12 hours max per day.

I still can't believe that as child every August we'd do a 6,000 mile road trip to see family. Here's to Route 66.

[GLC1968]

SK - moving to Oregon saved me from the 14 hour drive to visit my parents twice a year and we always did it in one trip. Ugh!

When we drove out here we didn't have a strict arrival deadline, so I planned 9 hour days alternating with 4-5 hour days so that we weren't in the car for too long (and if winter weather screwed with us, we'd have room for changes). It was a really nice trip that way!