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#1 ·
Hey all,
Just graduated with an MBA from UC Irvine Monday and started the move to Long Island, NY. We're taking the SLK on a cross country road trip from Orange County to NY. The trip is planned to be 3600 miles over 10 days.

The SRS Malfunction light and message came on Sunday morning, so the trip was delayed one day to replace the passenger seat belt buckle at the dealer. Hopefully all will be well this morning and the trip can continue.

A couple photos from graduation:
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Congrats on the MBA, Dan. Looking forward to the pix from the trip. It was great having you as such an integral part of the SoCal SLK group for all these years.
 
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Report your route/dates ... one of our fondest memories is when Mark (GALO) and Gregg came out to meet us and go for lunch/dinner.

And congratulations...now you can start learning!
 
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Day 1-2 was in Nevada, with the usual stop in Las Vegas:
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Farther north, there was a very cool vintage Union Pacific rail station in Caliente, NV:
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We stopped at Lehman Caves in Great Basin National Park for a cave tour. Very cool formations inside the cave on a 2 hour tour through different 'rooms' up to 150 feet underground:
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Day 2-3 in Utah:
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The best hotel rooms for SLK trips have a view of the car from the window:
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Great views driving through northeast Utah:
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Day 3 in Wyoming:
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Following the route of the Oregon Trail. Some fun driving in this area on deserted roads:
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Mountains of the continental divide:
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Going through South Pass, in use since 1842:
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Names on Independence Rock, a landmark along the trail:
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All that's left of the original Oregon Trail:
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Day 3-4 in South Dakota:
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Bison next to the road:
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Antelope in the road:
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Carving corners through the Black Hills:
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View of Mount Rushmore from the road:
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Picked up tons of insects driving the side roads, frequent cleaning was required:
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Day 4-6, taking a break in Minnesota:
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Congratulations on earning your MBA, the road trip looks like great fun. When I got my Engineering Degree, waaaaaay back in 1976, I took a celebratory road trip from Edmonton (University of Alberta) down to San Diego, and then back up to Calgary for my first job. But that was in a 67 Beetle, not in a nice sporty SLK roadster.
 
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Congratulations! Great pics of America! What part of Long Island you headed? I was born and raised in Long Island City, across the river from Manhattan.

(and have some decent pizza for me when you get there!)
 
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We are temporarily with the in-laws in Oyster Bay while we house hunt. We will probably end up somewhere on the North Shore.
 
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Congratulations Dan !!!

Looks like a great and fun road trip.
One can tell a SLKWorld member by the characteristic asymmetry on how the vehicle is parked.
 
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Congratulations on the MBA Dan. Looks like a great road trip. Be safe and have loads of fun!
 
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Days 7-8 were a blur of different states.

Ready to start the second half of the trip with a new co-pilot:
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Rolling through Wisconsin:
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Entering Illinois:
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Driving past Chicago in heavy traffic:
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Entering Indiana:
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Entering Ohio:
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Entering Pennsylvania for a very short time and after some strong thunderstorms in Ohio. Thankfully no hail.
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Finally made it to NY:
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Driving under the George Washington Bridge on Hudson Parkway:
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Driving in NYC for the first time:
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Driving the Midtown Tunnel under the East River to LI:
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The car performed flawlessly over the 3600 miles of the road trip minus the airbag snafu before the trip started. It was great fun seeing new places and meeting up with old friends along the way.

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SLK stats:
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These are some great cars aren't they. Thank you for this thread, I enjoyed the hell out of it, it felt like I took that trip with you. I second the comment about the pizza!
 
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New license plates came today, it makes the move official.
 

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