It’s wintertime here in New Zealand which is fine if you like skiing. But I’m not a winter person – I usually spend the whole season plotting and scheming my way to a warmer location. This year it’s three weeks in California at the end of next month.

In the meantime, I’ll be doing a little armchair road tripping, following the adventures of not one but two separate road trips that are currently taking place in the U.S.A.

Want to come along the ride?

Join Alice’s Drive across the northern United States,  following the same route taken in 1909 by Alice Ramsey, the first woman drive across the country.  But not only does the Alice’s Drive road trip follow the same route, driver Emily Anderson is driving the same type car (a 1909 Maxwell, restored by Emily’s dad) that Alice drove. This bicentennial drive departed New York on June 9th and is half way, currently in Grand Island, Nebraska. If all goes to schedule, Emily (and Alice) will be arriving in San Francisco on July 9th. 

Alice’s Drive from Bengt Anderson on Vimeo.

Alice Ramsey was only 22 years old in 1909 when she undertook her road trip. Accompanied by three passengers, it took two months to travel the 3,800 miles from coast to coast. Hard to imagine now, but back then the only form of communication would have been the post and the telephone.  Today, of course, the whole trip is being blogged.

From Alice’s Drive it’s just a short jump over to the Recession Road Trip Blog, otherwise known as Where’s Christina?

As pointed out by World Hum, this blog, hosted by the Altantic, is one to watch. Starting off 11 days ago from Washington DC, Christina is planning, for the next four months, to “…travel the back roads and State highways through the 48 contiguous United States, uncovering stories of economic survival and endurance. In diners, bars, bingo halls and coffee shops, I seek those Americans who have lost everything–except hope.”

Anyone interested in the state of the nation, and it’s economic and social condition will want to tag along by following Christina’s blog posts and @RecessionRoadie tweets.

Happy Travels!

Related posts:

1. Road Trip: 36 Hours in Tucson, Arizona.
2. Alone on the open road…
3. A New Zealand Road Trip.
4. At the whim of mountains: driving Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, Montana

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