The Trip Back To VT

A while ago I made my trek back to Vermont from California. I had finished up my job and it was time to head back home, relax a bit, and figure out the next steps. I had my friend Shawn fly out to California to make the drive back with me this time. Didn't really feel like doing it alone. It was nice to have some company and someone to share the driving with. The drive took 4 days this time, instead of the 3 it took on the way out. We made a pit stop at my Dad's house in Breckenridge, CO but besides that we pretty much trucked right along, sleeping at rest areas. No video this time, just pictures with my Canon G9.

Vegas...


Some of the views in Utah are nuts. It was probably my favorite state to drive though.





Pointing out the obvious





Yeah, I was scared too when I turned to the side and saw this out my window.


Shawn woke me up and told me to take a picture of the truck coming up on the right.


It was driving around Denver promoting The Office.... amazing.


Stretching out the legs a bit

VT to CA Roadtrip

I just got back to Vermont from working at Quiksilver/Roxy for a little over 3 months in Southern California. If I wanted to have a car while I was out there I had to drive out. Sure this might sound fun, but when you have to do the drive in three days by yourself... it can be a bit crazy. On average I drove about 15 hours a day. To keep myself occupied I filmed my entire drive out there. I took the middle route so that I could hit Colorado and see some family. I finally got the chance to put together the footage of my trip.... here it is. Everything was filmed on my Canon G9. Let it load for a bit.

VT to CA Roadtrip from Laura Austin on Vimeo.

Road Trip- found photo

So I forgot about some photos I took with my 5D during my roadtrip. The whole time I shot with my little Canon G9 but there was one spot where I decided to take out my nicer camera. These canyons in Utah were amazing. I'm working on the video of my trip. Should be done soon.

Road Trip- Day 3

The last day of the road trip. Denver, CO to Newport Beach, CA= 1,027 miles. I left my grandmother's house in Denver around 7:30 and made it to Newport around 11.

These were in the room I had to sleep in. Freaky.


Family.





There was literately a town called, "No Name"


This part of the drive was much for interesting than driving through the flat Mid West.


I've never seen ATVs stacked on the back of a truck like this. How the hell do they get them up there?




Yes there was also a town called, "Beaver".




The last place I would want to live.

Road Trip- Day 2

The first night I pulled into a rest stop, slept in my car for 2 hours, and started driving again around 3 in the morning. My destination was my grandmother's house in Denver, CO.... 1,080 miles away. Most of my day was spent driving through Iowa and Nebraska, incredibly boring and flat states to drive through. I would drive for hours and it looked like I hadn't gone anywhere. I made it into Denver around 7:30 PM. Here are some shot from day two.

A lot of the towns through Iowa had these towers.


Harley





The coolest part about Iowa.. these Danish windmills. They were HUGE


There were fields full of them as far back as you could see.