The Phoenix One Journals Stories from the dawn of RoadTrip America
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These are the Weekly Reports of the Phoenix One Expedition
from April to December, 1996.
ROADTRIP AMERICA® first went live on the World Wide Web on February 14, 1996. From April to December, we posted a new feature daily from somewhere in the continent. Our weekly journals are listed below, and they're full of links that will take you from California to New York and back again.
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April 8 -14, 1996: Pasadena, California
Altadena Angels and Sierra Madre Treasures
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April 15 - 21: Desert Hot Springs, Oak Glen & Temecula, California
Hot Springs, Apple Blossoms & the World's Best Stromboli
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April 22 - 28: Mojave National Preserve, California
Singing Dunes & Cars of Destruction
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April 29 - May 5: Edwards Air Force Base & Joshua Tree, California
Classic Cars in the Desert, and Tortoises, Too
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May 6 - 12: Jacumba, California
Hot Springs and a Visit with an Indian Chief
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May 13 - 19: Himalaya Mine, Boulevard, California
Prospecting in San Diego County
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May 20 - 26: Yuma & Gila Bend, Arizona
A Visit to an Ostrich Ranch & a Ride on a Combine
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May 27 -June 2: The Kinetic Sculpture Race, Humboldt County, California
"For the Glory!" Mobile Art in Redwood Country
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June 3 - June 9: Scotia, California
The World's Biggest Redwood Mill
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June 10 - June 16: Oregon to Washington
Water Alchemy, Handmade Bread, and Wheat Grass
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June 17 - 23: Seattle, Washington
Gospel Music, Juggling Toys, and the Boeing Suplus Store
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June 24 - 30: Olympic Peninsula, Washington
Port Angeles and Dungeness Beach
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July 1 - 7: Bellevue & Fall City, Washington
A Dream, an Angel and the Herbfarm
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July 8 - 14: Calgary, Alberta
Stampede!
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July 15 - 21: Calgary, Alberta
More Stampede and More Alberta
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July 22 - 28: The Canadian Rockies
Banff & Beyond
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July 29 - August 4: Sand Point, Idaho
Summer on Lake Pend Oreille
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August 5 - 11: Wallace, Idaho
The Summer of "Dante's Peak"
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August 12 - 18: Salt Lake City, Utah, to Denver, Colorado
In the Footsteps of Kerouac
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August 19 - 25: Nevada
Steam Trains in the Great Basin
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August 26 - September 1: Utah to Missouri
From Zion to the Gateway Arch
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September 2 - 8: Illinois
Mother Jones, Vintage Aircraft & A Town of Two Tales
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September 9 -15: Indianapolis, Indiana
Two Museums & a Tour of Circle City
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September 16 - 22: Ohio
Great Ice Cream & A Hotel in a Grain Silo
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September 23 - 29: Pennsylvania
Autumn in the Forest & a Tour of Pittsburgh
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September 30 - October 6: Washington, D.C.
A Four-Alarm Car Wash & Some Capital Views
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October 7 - 13: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The USS Sequoia & Cheese Steaks in Philly
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October 14 - 17: Westchester County, New York
Violins, Living History & A New World Wonder
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October 18 - 24: Massachusetts
A Day with a Trucker & A Chinese Feast
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October 25 - 31: Massachusetts to New York
The Phoenix Takes Manhattan!
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November 1 - 7: New York
The South Bronx & Staten Island
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November 8 - 14: Long Island, New York
Comedy, Music & A Really Big Tree
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November 15 - 21: New York City
Big Apple Discoveries
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November 22 - 28: South Carolina to Texas
From "South of the Border" to Dallas
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November 29 - December 5: Texas
Crossing the Lone Star State
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December 6 - 12: Nevada to California
From Las Vegas to Eureka
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December 13 - 19: California
Run for the Roses
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December 20 - 26: The Rose Bowl
Behind the Scenes at the 108th Rose Parade
