Geek Road Trip - Philadelphia to Seattle - June 23 to July 30

Day 34: Portland, OR

July 29, 2010 23:28 by SteveAndrews

Yesterday I left San Francisco, California and headed north. It was awesome as I finally started seeing the pine forests and snow capped peaks of the Cascades along with lower temperatures. I took some pictures, but my Nikon D70 stopped working right before entering Oregon. I shudder to think what it will cost to get it fixed.

Among the highlights of this leg; I stopped at a rest stop and found a half dozen teenagers milling around, some in sleeping bags on the concrete sidewalk. A couple were holding signs asking for gas money. Yup, I’m in the Pacific Northwest!

Tonight I spoke at the Portland Area .NET User Group on testing ASP.NET MVC applications with Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate to an audience of about 30 people. Great group, and I look forward to speaking there again sometime soon.

Tomorrow, yes tomorrow, is the final leg into the Seattle area and my End-of-the-Road Nerd Dinner.

Trip Log:

Miles: 614 Total Miles: 7,138
Time: 10:02 h Total Time: 131:50 h
Avg Speed: 61 mph Total Avg Speed: 54 mph
Avg Fuel Efficiency: 30.7 mpg Total Avg Fuel Efficiency: 29.8 mpg

States Driven (22):
PA, MD, WV, VA, TN, NC, SC, GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, AR, TX, OK, KS, CO, NM, AZ, NV, CA, OR


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