# Say I'm travelling west......\>\> **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 15, 2020, 9:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448 "2020-01-15T09:31:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/41 "2020-01-16T22:22:18Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Start at the indoor Muffler Man at Ledwell Machinery in Texarkana. > Next, drive to the Muffler Man at Bud & Ben’s in Dallas. > From there, proceed to the Muffler Man in front of Fox Cave in Glencoe, New Mexico. > Next Stop: the Muffler Man in front of the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff AZ. > Proceed to the Muffler Man in Mentone, CA. > Onward to the Muffler Man at the Ag Museum in Merced CA > Finally, drive to Babe’s Muffler Service on the Alameda in San Jose and park next to the Muffler Man. > Give me a call, and I’ll be there in a couple of minutes. Ho-ly crap! Mentone is big enough to have a Muffler Man? (Truthfully, I haven’t been to Mentone in a couple hundred years. If it has grown that much, just let me have my memories!) ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/42 "2020-01-16T22:27:42Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > Ho-ly crap! Mentone is big enough to have a Muffler Man? The _real question_ is, is **The Muffler Man** big enough to remain in Mentone? ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/43 "2020-01-16T22:31:48Z")
> [@WildaBeast](#): > > Lots of historic Route 66 places from Texas on, since I-40 pretty much follows the old Route 66 routing much of the way. [Stand on _the_ corner in Winslow, Arizona.](https://www.google.com/maps/@35.0233912,-110.697929,3a,30.9y,342.24h,87.14t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1sAF1QipMM4eJkWArZGMOFFoMqtRV9Ar_2flU6Wo3uYT-l!2e10!3e11!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipMM4eJkWArZGMOFFoMqtRV9Ar_2flU6Wo3uYT-l%3Dw203-h100-k-no-pi0-ya260.01785-ro-0-fo100!7i8704!8i4352) [Visit a bed & breakfast that used to be a brothel in Williams, Arizona.](https://www.google.com/maps/place/137+W+Railroad+Ave,+Williams,+AZ+86046/@35.2511372,-112.1882888,3a,75y,148.54h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDcBRGzsLx9NldOmQOYakOg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x87329ee256b49b17:0x7f2dddfa81bd04ef!8m2!3d35.2509492!4d-112.188174) See wild [burros](https://www.humanesociety.org/animals/burros) in [Oatman, Arizona](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7jfbxEya_4). ---
**Author:** ![markn\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@markn\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/markn_1)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/44 "2020-01-16T22:40:33Z")
You sure that’s the right corner in Winslow? I don’t see a girl in a flatbed Ford. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/45 "2020-01-16T22:41:50Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > Ho-ly crap! Mentone is big enough to have a Muffler Man? > > (Truthfully, I haven’t been to Mentone in a couple hundred years. If it has grown that much, just let me have my memories!) > ~VOW [1947 Garnet St, Mentone CA](https://goo.gl/maps/RFFg5WX6Qv5HsmrS8) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/46 "2020-01-16T22:49:31Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > You sure that’s the right corner in Winslow? I don’t see a girl in a flatbed Ford. They could only get a stake-bed Ford. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/47 "2020-01-16T22:55:42Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > You sure that’s the right corner in Winslow? I don’t see a girl in a flatbed Ford. Nice☺️ ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2020, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/48 "2020-01-16T23:05:13Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > It ain’t me, Babe. If you say so. I’m just sitting here twiddling my thumbs, watching the not-babes go by and maintaining my glowing complexion. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/49 "2020-01-17T00:13:18Z")
I’m **boldly** going were no **beck** has gone before ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/50 "2020-01-17T01:19:29Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I’m **boldly** going were no **beck** has gone before Live long…and be entertained! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/51 "2020-01-17T02:05:28Z")
> [@markn\_1](#): > > You sure that’s the right corner in Winslow? I don’t see a girl in a flatbed Ford. Well, he _said_ they’d never be there again. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/52 "2020-01-17T02:39:02Z")
> [@RioRico](#): > > Before the prison, stop at Broderick’s Roadhouse and order a Johnny Cash burger with scrambled eggs and bahn-mi fries. It deserves strong beer. Then head north on CA.49, the Gold Rush route, up to Grass Valley and CA.20 and turn west, across foothills and Central Valley and inner ranges, then over the redwood-laden Coast Range to Noyo Harbor. Eat superb BBQ seafood at The Q. Stroll the Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens. > > If you want to continue westward without drowning, take a boat. Then bring it back. THIS. And also this: If you make it all the way to California, and your heart’s desire is to simply go for very looooooong very scenic drives that could take a whole day or more, you have two good choices: (1) Route 49 as described above. Starts in the hills near Fresno, and continues way north well beyond Sacramento. Take CA-20 west, as suggested, all the way to the coast. ON YOUR WAY, pass through Williams, CA on I-5 north of Sacramento. You guessed it: There’s another [world-famous glider port there!](https://www.williamssoaring.com/rides.html)! Check it out! Continue west on CA-20 over the mountain. It passes by [Clear Lake](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Lake_(California)), which you might want to visit. From there, continue west through mountains and valleys and redwoods as suggested to the coast. OR: At Clear Lake, head south on CA-29 which takes you to [Calistoga](https://visitcalistoga.com) at the north end of world-famous [Napa Valley](https://www.visitnapavalley.com), at the foot of volcano Mt. St. Helena (not to be confused with Mt. St. Helens, that volcano in Oregon that blew up in 1980). Home of spa/resort places galore where you can get the full-body mud baths and massages, etc. If you’re into hiking, you can hike a trail all the way to the top of the mountain. And right on the main street of Calistoga you can even see a big empty field that used to be a glider port years ago! From there, there a lot of directions you can go! (2) Your other good choice for a looooooong scenic drive: Once you get to State Route 1, the coastal route, however you got there: Take that. This is a long road, much of it hard-by-the-water’s-edge that runs more-or-less continuously from far northern California all the way to Los Angeles, passing through all the coastal cities and lots of farmland, mountains, forests, and seascapes. ETA: I’d recommend those portions of SR-1 from the Russian River in Sonoma County (another famous wine-growing region) south as far as Santa Barbara. I think an optimal road-trip would consist of taking US-101 with lots of side-trips back-and-forth over to the coast and portions of SR-1. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/53 "2020-01-17T03:14:20Z")
When the kids were young, we made a trip to Oregon for Mr VOW’s mother’s funeral. On the way home, we tried to make it a vacation-type trip. We decided to take CA-1. Gorgeous, gorgeous scenery, no doubt. But the highway is a HARD drive. We had to stop more than once because of carsickness of one or more occupants. At one point, Mr VOW said HE was carsick. I swear, at least one or more curves was 270°! When we weren’t thinking about barfing, we all were in awe of the redwoods. It was like traveling back in time. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/54 "2020-01-17T03:42:08Z")
Easy peasy. From Texarkana: Take I-30 west to Dallas Fly from Dallas to Tokyo Fly from Tokyo to London Fly from London to New York Fly from New York to my home town. I’ll pick you up at the airport. Rules lawyering - you never said you had to drive all the way from Texarkana, only that you had to go west. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/55 "2020-01-17T03:58:49Z")
You’re right I never said. I like your trip. ---
**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/56 "2020-01-18T04:42:25Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > [Re: Driving on CA-1:] Gorgeous, gorgeous scenery, no doubt. But the highway is a HARD drive. **We had to stop more than once because of carsickness of one or more occupants.** At one point, Mr VOW said HE was carsick. I swear, at least one or more curves was 270°! Someone (was it you?) likewise made a similar remark a few years ago in a thread on the subject. Note that I did suggest taking CA-1 from the mouth of the Russian River and south of that. That’s why. Portions of CA-1 from the Russian River northward are wild crazy. South of that, not so much and only for some short-ish stretches. I’ve seen people driving motor homes there. Now THAT’S CRAZY! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/57 "2020-01-18T04:54:02Z")
> [@nelliebly](#): > > Pfft! You don’t need no stinkin’ directions to my place. Just keep heading toward the glow in the sky. 'Tis my beatific presence. Or possibly a nuclear reactor. Hard to tell the difference. Oh damn. I thought that was the Northern Lights! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/58 "2020-01-18T05:06:07Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > Oh damn. I thought that was the Northern Lights! > ~VOW IN the sense that I live in a northern state and generate a beatific glow, I guess you could say I _am_ the Northern Lights. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/59 "2020-01-18T06:12:00Z")
**Nellie** you are one _bright_ lady! I know this to be true. So much for fighting ignorance. We have **Nellie**. (;)) ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448/60 "2020-01-18T06:38:47Z")
To find my abode you should set your steps not westward, but to the north. Head north, and north again, 'til eternal the blizzard covers your footsteps, and continue, past where the ocean is held forever stilled in winter’s grip, onwards, 'till it seems as if time itself will freeze over. There you will see a great hall built of whale bones, with the entrance flanked by banners woven out of moonlight and rainbows. Push open the door, which is made of frozen souls and studded with stars, and we shall hold a feast that even the gods will sing of. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-im-travelling-west/846448.md?page=4)