A friend and I are planning a drive from Sherbrooke, Quebec to Vancouver, British Columbia. We’re going to pick up her boyfriend who’s working in Vancouver for the summer, then drive back. And I’ll visit my holy sites (All parts of the UBC capus that have been featured in U2 and Defect :D).
Anyone have any advice? We’re actually going to be going through the US mostly there and back… shortest route. We’re trying to aim for around 12 hours a day of driving…
Stop and smell the roses. Stop and drink the coffee. Stop and pee the coffee. Beer is okay from time to time, but never while driving, eh? Stop and check out some cheesy roadside attractions.
I’m assuming from your post you might try the I-94 to I-90 route in the US. If so, give these some consideration:
http://www.roadsideamerica.com/cheese/che5.html
And of course, what self-respecting unicyclist could resist this?
And this, since proper nutrition is so important:
Jolly Green Giant
Ho, ho, ho! The 55-foot-tall statue of everybody’s favorite Jolly Green Giant–at the midpoint of Minnesota along I-90, America’s longest interstate–has a smile that’s 48 inches wide and a shoe size that’s somewhere around 78. He was erected in the town of Blue Earth back in 1979 to celebrate the area’s longtime affiliation with canning–Green Giant was once the Blue Earth Canning Company. Intersection of I-90 and Hwy. 169, Blue Earth Area Chamber of Commerce, 507/526-2916.
North Dakota:
The Enchanted Highway
A 32-mile county road connecting Gladstone and Regent, the Enchanted Highway off I-94 is proof that if you build it, they will come. To boost tourism, local artist Gary Greff began erecting weird roadside structures, including a towering family made of tin, the world’s largest grasshopper, and a flock of oversize pheasants. His next project: a giant bass. Exit 72, 701/563-6400, enchantedhighway.net, free.
And if only you had left a little bit earlier, you could have seen this.
And this.
You get the picture…a search engine can get you days worth of this stuff.
TB