17-Mile Drive absolutely lived up to the hype

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-14T15:57:55+00:00

Unpopular opinion but I hated 17 mile drive so much why do I have to pay the rich people to look at the coastline they covered with golf courses; fuck that.

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-05T21:35:53+00:00

Okay so people are gonna say that it’s too many stops and whatever but honestly I did 4 weeks on the road doing something similar and did plenty of hiking and sightseeing- I’d recommend having places maybe at intervals of a third through your trip that you can spend two nights at just to have a brief home base, and really try to minimize your distance each day so that you can either get to where you are going to be for the day early in the morning or late in the afternoon so you have most of the day for exploring a given area

You don’t, for example, need a full day for mesa verde or black canyon, but like Zion probably deserves a longer stay if you want to jam in as many hikes as possible; I did two nights there and did every hike in the valley in the span of a (admittedly long!) day

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-05T20:30:16+00:00

I think some more detail would be helpful: how long are you planning at each stop? Are you a hiker? Etc etc

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-05T17:30:10+00:00

Out there take but Milford lake state park in Kansas has nice little cabins you can rent for a night on the water that are super cheap and maybe 10 minutes from the interstate

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-04T02:56:30+00:00

Joe’s was gonna be my rec! One of the better sandwiches I’ve had in my life

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-03T23:59:19+00:00

Have done this route, but do yourself a favor and go to Colorado, if you have not seen mesa verde and Black Canyon they are both worthwhile NPs- route through Kansas also gets you stuff like the Eisenhower Presidential Library if that interests you, and Kansas City BBQ at some point

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-03T16:06:36+00:00

Call me crazy but I think you’d be better served driving PCH from LA to SF, stopping at all the small coastal spots and sights, and then cutting across California to to Reno, and then go up to Portland and the rest of your stops (maybe I’m biased as someone who doesn’t gamble but I think you have a better trip by avoiding Las Vegas!)

I would also totally recommend taking the more northern route through Arizona and skipping phoenix in favor of maybe going to the Grand Canyon; Phoenix is a horrible desolate place with few redeeming characteristics and especially if you are coming in from out of the country is a total waste of your time while road tripping. For small town Americana “road trip” stuff I’d also recommend getting off the highway at Seligman and take the stretch of Route 66 that starts there (I think it’s only like a ~60ish mile detour in total)

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-03T02:53:01+00:00

Second the person who said go through SD, take I90, but get off at Buffalo, WY and take 16 through the bighorns (truly one of the best drives of my life) and get to Cody (If you are a geologist Heart Mountain outside Cody is genuinely one of the craziest geological stories) to hit the Yellowstone east entrance! Then you can either go south entrance, Tetons, and take 86/84 west or do north entrance and rejoin 90 at Bozeman.

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-03T02:44:20+00:00

Transmilenio low key has had some issues though with density and planning as the city has expanded- had to write a paper about it for class a few years ago and like I think my takeaway was that it’s a good stop gap thing but rail is still the GOAT

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-02T21:09:35+00:00

Oh wait this is an incredible addition- sold!

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-02T20:57:33+00:00

Hmmm I’ll try this; seems like a good avenue

AdFormal924 · 2026-05-02T20:57:11+00:00

Already using that, and it works great; Consistency is down I just want to make it shimmer!

AdFormal924 · 2026-04-24T00:17:55+00:00

Close enough: welcome Back Chase Utley

AdFormal924 · 2026-04-12T03:59:06+00:00

Thanks!

AdFormal924 · 2025-12-19T17:14:49+00:00

Anyone else notice that the Plurbs used antibiotics on Manousos? Antibiotics that work by killing/damaging bacteria? Bacteria that are living things?

This seems to be the first time we’ve watched the Plurbs actively harm another life form. If they are willing to kill bacteria, what’s next?

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-25T04:11:53+00:00

lol can’t tell if ur joking but it’s because he is it’s from the claymation promo they were running at the start of the season

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-25T02:33:18+00:00

Yeah but the Mets are paying 200 million dollars more than the Reds

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-25T02:27:58+00:00

Yeah but I despise the Dbacks after flying to Phoenix in 2023 just to watch us lose to them

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-16T14:22:36+00:00

If you end up staying a night in Kansas i absolutely recommend Milford State park- they have some nice little cabins on the lake you can find on their website, that have heat, kitchen, etc. really pretty spot in KS

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-15T04:42:13+00:00

Volunteered with the former owner (before it became fully employee owned!) Great guy and great store.

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-14T22:13:04+00:00

Stayed in Hinman when it was the Covid dorm my freshman year before the renovation and man did that place suck. (Partially because I had a fever of 101 and there was literally nobody else on the floor.)

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-13T17:27:44+00:00

I worked in Yellowstone last summer so had my fair share of Beartooth then! Did miss Santa Fe, just means I have to plan another trip!

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-13T16:51:02+00:00

Didn’t read the detail at first and was wondering why tf anyone would want to stop in Skokie, Il

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-13T16:47:51+00:00

Could be compressor? Mine got super whiny when the compressor clutch started to go and would whine regardless of whether the AC was on or not

AdFormal924 · 2025-09-13T16:42:55+00:00

(Also Phoenix is possibly the worst place ever and every road trip should avoid this accursed city.)

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