July's adventure will take me (and the virtual you) throughout the western U.S. The schedule is shaping up like this:
- July 2-4 – Mendocino, California coast
- is this really the west? Looks like New England!
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos
- July 5-6 – Ferndale, California
- the Redwood Empire is worth exploring
- 5 minute city | Photos
- July 7 – drive to Eugene, Oregon
- July 8-11 – the Oregon Country Fair
- arts, crafts, music and the best pie in the lower 48
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos
- July 12-14 – Seattle, Washington
- Space Needles, Nordy's and a man called Junior
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos | Quiz
- July 15 – drive to Salt Lake City, Utah
- July 16 – Salt Lake City
- mountains, outdoor sports and a terrific genealogy library
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos | Quiz
- July 17-18 – Zion National Park, Utah
- one of America's great (and small) national parks
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- July 19 – Grand Canyon, Arizona
- need I say more? Okay, it's impressive
- 5 minute city | Photos | Quiz
- July 20 – drive to Santa Fe, New Mexico
- July 21-22 – Santa Fe
- adobe central in the great Southwest (ooh, dry heat!)
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos | Quiz
- July 23 – Taos, New Mexico
- spicy chiles in Kit Carson's old stomping ground
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos
- July 24 – drive to Phoenix, Arizona
- July 25-27 – Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tucson area
- spas and other recreation amid the cacti
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos | Quiz
- July 28 – drive to San Diego, California
- July 29 – San Diego
- it's a model American city, and its beaches and bike trails are fab
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos | Quiz
- July 30-31 – Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California
- stars and bicycle-friendly boardwalks
- Story | 5 minute city | Photos | Quiz
- August 1 – return home to San Francisco, California
I'll be posting dispatches from the road a couple of times a week. If you've got a question, comment or plea regarding any part of this journey, send me an email (simply click the link below). Remember, I'm your scout on the road -- and I'm WIRED while I'm traveling. We can either chat while I'm on the road or you can read the stories (and view the pix!) as they go online.