ruger988
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For starters, I have ever been west of the Mississippi except for basic training in Oklahoma. A friend recently bought an old Ford truck in Portland and its actually cheaper for him to fly me out there and drive it back across the country than it is for him to ship it. So, I get a cross country road trip starting Jan 17th.
Starting in Portland, my favorite brewery in the country is hands down Hair of the Dog, so I'll be going there, Cascade, and Deschutes. I've more or less settled on my route from there, I'm going to take the 5 down through Cali (would love to do PCH but considering the truck and the time of year, I think that's best saved for another trip.) I'm going to make a detour on 29/101 to shoot over to Santa Rosa and hit Bear Republic/Russian River/Lagunitas. From there I'll keep south, re join the 5 after a quick stop at Toronado in San Fran and try to go to the Rare Barrel if they're open when I pass through. Then I'll take the 15 east and drive through Vegas/over the Hoover Dam. Whether or not I stop in Vegas will be a game time decision depending on how much money I've blown at breweries to this point, ha. I'll take the 40 east from there to ABQ, have a friend there who's gonna let me crash a night after seeing La Cumbre and Marble brewing.
Any beer related stops up until that point that I absolutely HAVE to hit that aren't too far out of the way? Trying to take my time and see the sites, but also get back in a decent amount of time, I know I could take a month plus to drive the route I just spelled out but that's not an option.
The drive from ABQ to Virginia will be a pretty direct shot on I40, gonna stop and get a big ass steak in Amarillo, see some friends in Nashville, but I'll more or less just truck it from there. Unless someone has somewhere for me to stop that I just CAN'T miss.
Starting in Portland, my favorite brewery in the country is hands down Hair of the Dog, so I'll be going there, Cascade, and Deschutes. I've more or less settled on my route from there, I'm going to take the 5 down through Cali (would love to do PCH but considering the truck and the time of year, I think that's best saved for another trip.) I'm going to make a detour on 29/101 to shoot over to Santa Rosa and hit Bear Republic/Russian River/Lagunitas. From there I'll keep south, re join the 5 after a quick stop at Toronado in San Fran and try to go to the Rare Barrel if they're open when I pass through. Then I'll take the 15 east and drive through Vegas/over the Hoover Dam. Whether or not I stop in Vegas will be a game time decision depending on how much money I've blown at breweries to this point, ha. I'll take the 40 east from there to ABQ, have a friend there who's gonna let me crash a night after seeing La Cumbre and Marble brewing.
Any beer related stops up until that point that I absolutely HAVE to hit that aren't too far out of the way? Trying to take my time and see the sites, but also get back in a decent amount of time, I know I could take a month plus to drive the route I just spelled out but that's not an option.
The drive from ABQ to Virginia will be a pretty direct shot on I40, gonna stop and get a big ass steak in Amarillo, see some friends in Nashville, but I'll more or less just truck it from there. Unless someone has somewhere for me to stop that I just CAN'T miss.