Road Trip USA Aug 2009

A month ago I took the road trip of all road trips! My parents and I drove from Glendora California all the way to Arlington Virginia! With my move to Washington DC I needed a car, so we drove cross country and made it a trip of a life time. There were a few things to accomplish while on this trip but first and foremost was to see as many baseball games and stadiums as we could along the way! I feel as if we were very successful. We saw 3 major league baseball games and some of the prettiest country out there. It was unbelievable driving down through the Rockies and into the flat plains of Kansas. Crossing over the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers and many other ones as well. All the corn fields...why do we have so much corn out there? Living out of a suitcase for a week and having the car packed to a science each and every time we hit the road again. We mastered that system pretty quickly. The best part of the entire trip (surprising to most who are going to hear me say this), was not the baseball games, it was spending the week with my best friends, my parents! As you all know I love my camera...sometimes a little too much! There are a lot of pictures....WARNING...A LOT! You really can't blame me for not warning you!



And we're off!!!

First food stop at the Pizza Factory in St. George


Stopping in to see Corinne before heading out of Utah

Love my "Mimi"

The boys showing me their new bunk beds and backpacks for their first day of school.

Love my little nephews...I'm totally their favorite Aunt!

I got to see my brother Kevin too! :)

Welcome to Vernal Utah...Check out that pink dinosaur!

Getting ready to hike and look for Dinosaur fossils

Found me some fossils

And I found me a cave!

Meet my new friend :)

Some really cool carvings


Crossing into Colorado


Driving through the Rockies



Driving down into Denver

We're almost to Kansas

Welcome to Kansas (state count #6)

My first time in Kansas

Beautiful sunflower at a rest stop


Yes he travels with me everywhere :)

Bored in the backstreet...still driving through Kansas

Driving over the Missouri River

Welcome to Missouri (state count #7)

Chiefs Stadium

Me and my free shirt at the KC Royals game!

Indians vs. Royals...Game #1


Greinke had 15 strikeouts in this game...a franchise record


Game #1 in the books...The Royals win!

Me sporting my free shirt

I love me a team trashcan

I spent a lot of time in the backseat getting into my map! Next stop...St. Louis

Our ticket brokers :)

Beautiful....awww!!!

I was obsessed with the Arch, oh and this fire hydren.

Daddy and Mommy inside of Busch

The Clydesdale Horses made a special appearance. This made mom's night!

Game #2 Astros vs. Cardinals

Pujols is a class act!

We're just loving this game!

Game #2 in the books. The Cards win!!


Busch Stadium...it was just unreal!

The Arch and Capital after the game


Like I said...I was obsessed with the Arch!

It feels cold :)



Dad's favorite part of the whole trip...The Cokes in the vending machine!

The door to the tram up to the top

This is what carried us up to the top of the Arch

We could see batting practice

City Hall

Just putting the stats in the books :)

Group shot


Touching the Mississippi River

Dad waiting for us to come back up from the river

My first time ever seeing the "Mighty Mississippi!"

The three of us in front of the Arch

Home of the St. Louis Rams...I kind of miss them in LA!

The All-Star Game Archs for all the baseball teams.

Welcome to Illinois (state count #8)

I just had to go pick some corn...pretty sure it wasn't going to be missed! :)

Welcome to Indiana (state count #9)

Welcome to Kentucky (state count #10)

Gotta love those bats!

Beautiful sunset in Cincinnati. We changed our minds and extended the trip for another game!

The Bengals were playing as we drove into town

This is my sad face because I missed the "Welcome to Ohio" sign. (state count #11)

We had a great system while traveling

I'll pretend this is my "Welcome to Ohio" sign!

The Cincinnati Reds stadium

So excited!! We've got our tickets!

Game #3 Dodgers vs. Reds

Posing with the Old School Reds

Just waiting for the game to start...taking in the stadium


Manny striking out LOOKING with bases loaded in the top of the 9th, what a chump!! Game #3 in the books...The Reds Win!!

Waiting for the fireworks to start

After the fireworks show

Just leaving the Great American Ball Park!

Heading out for our final day of driving

Just keeping myself entertained in the backseat!

Welcome to West Virginia (state count #12)

Welcome to Pennsylvania (state count #13)

Welcome to Maryland (state count #14)

Welcome to Virginia, my new home!!! (state count #15)


The trip took us a week. We saw 3 major league baseball games, every home team won. We stayed in 5 hotels and had continetal breakfast every morning. Drove through 15 states, none of which I actually did any of the driving through. I successfully sat in the backseat the entire trip. The digital camera took 670 pictures...most of which were of me in the backseat! We drove over 3000 miles through some of the prettiest country! This was the trip of a lifetime and everyone should drive cross country at some point!