Toured the USA in my Mk3 - this is my story

[Pf3il]

awesome. following this.

[DantheVWman]

[LG6R]

Quote, originally posted by JDub8 »

Another question: WHAT SEATS WHERE YOU USING?!!

They're leathers that were an option on, and came out of, a 1997 Jetta GT. Basically regular GL-style seats but with leather.

Quote, originally posted by autotragik b3attlewagen »

reminds me of this thread: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1559940

Awesome, thanks! Saved it to read later.

Quote, originally posted by jhouse81 »

awesome trip & write up in may i drove from nevada to new york alone (other than my cat & dog who were with me)

Sorry to hear- you should've gotten some disposable cameras along the way. Averaging over 1000 per day solo is nuts, I don't think I could do that. Best I did was 800 miles in a day.

Quote, originally posted by 2.slowduo »

I plan to do something similar in my 95 jetta! since I got laid off and ave no family,bills etc.

Well, there you go. If not now, when? Let me know if you need help planning where to go, what to bring, etc.

[Louie Bricants]

That is ****ing awesome man. I want to do this so bad.

[LG6R]

Day 7 May 5

Scenic Route 12, Utah

Thought you guys might like this
Germans on their own roadtrip around America
Nissan diesel camper

Trucker's tan

Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah

Campsite in Bryce

Day 8 May 6

Catching the sun rise at 6am

If I ever have a big rig, I would want these pipes

Zion National Park

En route to Vegas, baby!

I'll be driving this next year when I win the raffle

Stayed in Vegas for 2 nights. Had a suite for $26 per night including tax!!

[LG6R]

Day 10 May 8

Hoover Dam - (Happy to leave Vegas!)

Along Rt 66
They had signs with a few words on each sign, every hundred feet or so. So that when you drove by and read each sign, it formed a sentence and then had an advertisement at the end. I guess that's how people entertained themselves while driving back in the day.

Grand Canyon

I hiked into the Canyon along this trail.

Got to the 3 mile house. It's 3 miles of hiking to this spot, and another 3 miles to the bottom, then another 1.7 (or so) over to the Colorado River. Getting down is the easy part. Try going back up. Tired. Alone. At night. Fun!

The view from halfway down, looking up

Day 11 May 9

Bugs!

Painted Desert National Park, AZ

Part of old Route 66

LOTS of trains going through New Mexico

Entering Albuquerque

Sandia Peak Aerial Tramway, 2.7 miles above Albuquerque just in time to catch the sunset

[Russell@speedhappens]

Dude this is awsome!! Seeing your pics brings me back man to doing a lot of the same "must see" sports with my parents when I was a kid. We hit up alot of the same places, your the man. I know I couldn't have done that by myself.

[b X jAy 809]

i hope u had AC.

[theinfamous]

Such a cool trip man. Utah is Beautiful.

If you ever come out west again on a similar trip, consider hitting the black hills of western south dakota.

Highway 14a out of spearfish (the spearfish canyon drive) is gorgeous, and so much fun to drive.

Just totally avoid the area the first week in august. That's the Sturgis motorcycle rally, and its a pain to get around.

If any of you are planning road trips out to the black hills, I would be happy to help you out with information.

[e911]

wow.. im speechless.. some breath taking pictures of the great country we live in.. i am glad you had the chance to do this once in a lifetime journey.. glad to know that VW's hold up to alot of traveling, because that is one thing i love to do.

i hope that you get the chance to do it once more, and look forward to seeing more pictures. congrats

[Dub a rub rub]

really like threads like these. really makes me want to go out and drive.

[LG6R]

Quote, originally posted by theinfamous »

If you ever come out west again on a similar trip, consider hitting the black hills of western south dakota. Highway 14a out of spearfish (the spearfish canyon drive) is gorgeous, and so much fun to drive.

South Dakota is to come, it was on the way back home: Days 32-35
Lead, Deadwood, Rapid City, Mt. Rushmore, Bear Country, Custer SP, Murdo, Mitchell, Wall, you name it. Speaking of Spearfish, I went to the Wal-Mart off I-90 there. Very helpful photo department when my memory card went bad. The black hills are in my top 5 favorite places and highly recommended.

[tiexgrr]

Totally watching this! I want to do this, but across Canada!

[dumpedmk3]

Damn, didn't know you were still around. props.

[Captain Insaneo]

wait, did you go alone.. or did you have a partner for the trip?

[marnzow]

im fixed on this!! more more more!!!

[sin bar]

awesome, danny!

our family took a trip like this back when i was a highschool frosh,
your pictures are takin me back!

nice trip, dude!

[patrickgti]

neat for sure.

[sickgixxer69]

Cool makes me want to get out and drive.

[nosrednug]

Subscribed.

I went to school for a few years in Flagstaff, AZ., took the trip a few times in my Pathfinder. A trip like this is epic. I've always wanted to do it.

[98jettadub]

this is cool as hell. not everyone can say they drove across the USA. really, really neat. r u still one the trip?

[GTI2fast4u]

omg dude your mk3 is a champ i can't believe it props to you man i don't think i could ever done that by my self lol, i like your bed haha cool stuff man take care.

[black92jetta]

suscribed, awsome trip and BIG balls sir

[eurovw95]

Very awesome.. and in the mulberry no less.. love it..

[96BlKjEt]

dude that pure awesomeness, drive that mk3!!! They were built to be driven You coming over to the east coast? And I slept in my old Jetta a few times. They are pretty damn comfy!

[Toby16custom]

i wonder if my vr6 could make this trip....

This could be a fun thing to do next summer.....now i just need a girlfriend to do this with

[Jar717]

you've inspired me a great deal.. i now wish to do something like this but it will have to wait until after i graduate college

you're awesome for doing this and i'm looking forward to seeing/reading more about your trip. simply amazing

[FL 2.0L]

EPIC! I can't seem to find the motivation to visit a friend in KS. I thought I would take the Jeep out there, but maybe sleeping in the trunk of the Jetta is the way to go! 233K on it and I have no doubt it would get there and back...

[vwishndaetr]

Looks like a **** more than a typical drive.

Great fun!

[jwill187]

simply amazing

[bikerbill2021]

absolutely epic

i took a similar one way style trip like this earlier this year with my buddys greg (aka GREGGO!) and josh (aka Toney Danza). Me and greg volunteered to help josh move from rochester NY to phoenix AZ. Prior to this, the farthest west ive ever been was cleveland OH.

So we rented a penske truck, loaded everything up in it, and headed out. left sunday morning and arrived in phoenix at his new house wed at 9 o clock at night.

40 hours of driving, josh in the penske truck, greg in joshs wifes exterra, and me in joshs lifted durango. it was a hell of a trip! i highly recommend driving and checking out the nations backroads and highways, absolutely breathtaking

[mexdubber]

Wow, watching this

[youlostme21]

Im almost in tears cause of this.
It is everything ive ever wanted to do for well over 6yrs now. I had plans to go after college but found a great job that wanted me right out of school. Then i was losing my Lisence(9/01/09) in PA therefor losing that job and had plans to go then. (layed out plans, maps, places to go) and now with a baby on the way i fear i will never get to go. most depressing realization i have ever had..
Props to you sir.

[dumpedmk3]

Whys the hood popped?

[James Himself]

its not popped.

this is an awesome trip. ive always wanted to sleep in a car like that, but i never had the right opportunity