Road Trip: Route Changes

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Check out first post if you haven't read that one.

I've made some changes to the route for my road trip.

• My friend who is going with me would like to make a stop in Los Angeles. Frankly, I don't care for LA after visiting a few times. The city seems to be the ultimate urban sprawl nightmare. But he wants to check out Hollywood and of course, see that famous sign. There certainly are nice areas to visit. The last time I was there, I spent a day layover on my way to Taiwan. You can check out pictures from my flickr set. The first few photos are in LA. There are some very nice beaches. I spent most of my time there exploring Hollywood and hanging out in Santa Monica. There was a nice shopping mall, beautiful beach and boardwalk, and beautiful people to watch.
• I added a stop in Sedona. Sedona was one of my favorite places to visit. It's famous for its stunning red sandstone formations. I was there back in 1994 with my parents and we stopped here before heading to the Grand Canyon. We did a Jeep tour on the trails, which was really fun! I would never do that with my SUV!
• My friend would like to make a stop in the four corners region. This isn't too far from Monument Valley. This is the only place in the United States where you can be in 4 states at the same time. :)

The total milage after these changes increase to 3,700 miles compared with 3,500 miles for the original route. I suspect I will end up driving well over 4,000 miles on this trip as we will log miles driving around each city.