1,000 miles, 13-plus hours

That's what I did today.

Nothing says "home" like taking an all-day dump in your own shitter.

What's your longest trip where the only stops were for gas, leaks and a little food?

 

wow.

I thought I was drunk.

 

from jersey to auburn hills for a dead show in '94. we sat down just as the palace lights went dark and the stage lights blazed, then sparked up, and it was one of the memorable of the 25 or so dead shows i saw. the drive was about 11 hours.

 

18 1/2 hours. Done it at least four times now.

 

- Drove from L.A. to El Paso once. 800 miles, 11 hours.
- Drove from San Antonio to Phoenix once. 981 miles, says The Google. That was a bitch. I hate West Texas.

 

Drove from NYC to Richfield, Ohio for a Springsteen concert. Then when it was over drove back. Slept for a while in a rest area.

 

Atlanta to Texarkana and back in less than 28 hours.

 

Columbia, Mo., to Arlington, Va. ... Mapquest says it's 950 miles, seemingly following the route I took. Seems to me I left about 3 p.m. CT and got back home about 7 a.m. ET, so 15 hours.

I was sorely tempted to stop outside Indy for some sit-down grub but kept rolling.

 

Picking up some Coors Light for a friend?

 

Champaign, Ill. to Killingworth, Conn. in 18 hours.

Pennsylvania is the WORST, Jerry.

 

Columbia, Mo to Austin, Texas, on Friday then Austin, Texas to Columbia, Mo, on Sunday.

 

I did Columbia, Mo., to Daytona Beach nonstop a few times. The worst though was Daytona Beach to Kalamazoo, Mich., straight through. I got a few hours sleep, went to my cousin's wedding, then hit the road again. On the way back, my wife and I did take turns driving (I'd driven all the way up). By the time we got to Jacksonville, we were switching off every 20 minutes.

EDIT: I checked: 1113 miles each way, all in a Toyota Tercel. My back hurts just thinking about it.