United States Southbound
This portion of the route was being prepared by Ron Lussier. Please contact him if you have any suggestions for the United States.
The members of Caravana Pan Americana will gather from across the United States and Canada. The following shows Ron and Jeanne's route across the country. From Miami, we'll ship to Venezuela.
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Mammoth Lakes, CA |
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The trip starts in San Francisco early this morning. After a few cups of coffee, Ron will head west towards Yosemite National Park. Crossing through the park on Highway 120 across Tioga Pass, we'll descend into the Mono valley and head south on Highway 395 to Mammoth Lakes. |
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30 Aug |
Mammoth Lakes, CA | Ron joins Syncro
Safari . |
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Black Rock City, NV | 243 | A long day's drive north on Highway 395 north brings us to Reno, Nevada, 'the biggest little city in America'. Passing through Reno, Ron will continue north to Black Rock City on highway 447. |
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2 Sep |
Black Rock City, NV | Ron attends Burning
Man 2000. |
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Reno, NV | 120 | Late today, Ron will leave Black Rock City and head south to Reno, where he will take a much-needed shower and give his van a much-needed washing. Jeanne Maly is expected to show join up today. |
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Lake Mead, AZ | 491 | We'll head south to Las Vegas, taking Highway 515 southwest to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead, where we'll stop for the night. We'll also jump ahead to Mountain Time today. |
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Gallup, NM | 489 | Driving across Arizona and entering New Mexico on highway 40, we'll soon hit Gallup, a dusty town on old Highway 66. |
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Amarillo, TX | 408 | A long (7 hour) days drive across New Mexico brings us to west Texas. We'll cross into Central time at the Texas border. |
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Houston, TX | 566 | Our longest day driving (10 hours) southeast across Texas brings us to Houston, on the Gulf of Mexico. We'll crash at Shay's place or in a nearby motel. |
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Houma, LA | 354 | Today we'll drive to Jeanne's home town of Houma,
LA. We'll stay at the Capri
Court Campground ,
'Where the bayous come alive'. |
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Houma, LA | Hang around Houma, eating cajun food and dodging 'gators. | |
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Marianna, FL | 370 | Leave Houma, driving across Louisiana, Alabama, and entering Florida. We'll cross into Eastern time today. We'll stop for the night at a campground in Marianna, adjacent to Florida Caverns State Park. |
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Miami, FL | 527 | A long drive down to the tip of Florida brings us to Miami. We'll find a hotel and hang out. Ron will check out the Art Deco south beach area. |
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Miami, FL | Bring the vans to the docks to be shipped. The vans must arrive today, or they miss the boat! | |
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Caracas, Venezuela | The day after dropping off our vehicles is a good day to fly off to Venezuela. While waiting for our cars to arrive, we can get a feel for the local culture, polish our Spanish, and figure out where the Venezuelan Auto Club office is located. | |
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Miami, FL | Vans ship out. | |
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Puerto Cabello | Vans arrive in Puerto Cabello. | |
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Total Mileage: |
3820 |
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