leap.

i sometimes, as much as i love being out here and driving and looking around and..., get overwhelmed by the maps and the distances to my 'next' stop...so i don't look at maps a lot - only when i need to. i generally start out knowing what interstates i wanna connect to and directions i wanna go and it all works out. but, when i stop sometimes and really look at the map. holy cow. (and this comes from a guy who has driven to every state in the union but one or maybe two) i have bitten off a huge chunk this time out. it has been two and a half days of heavy driving - something i know a few of you know about having done these long hauls yourself. but. holy cow.
i made my way through kentucky, tennessee and arkansas and am now just outside austin, texas - which is my next port of call. i have passed by here a few times on other trips but have never gone to austin. so today it will be coffee, bbq, walking around, more coffee, more bbq and then my real trek west begins with my sights set on tucson, az., and the congress hotel, cafe poca cosa and a margarita at the cup cafe.

have fun today...

g. xo

a few pics from the road.