Going on a Road Trip, Need Input

medusaoblongata

medusaoblongata

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(Only got one response in the Community Center (thank you Shawn) so I'll try this here)

I'm going on a road trip, so I'll describe my route and then ask a few questions for those who are familiar with the places I'll be going.

We (my wonderful girlfiend Angelia and I) will leave Santa Maria, California on July 1 and take the 15, clipping Arizona, and driving through Nevada and Utah. Then we'll take the 70 through Colorado, the Rocky Mountain National Park, and the 25 through Cheyenne, Wyoming. Then the 80 through Nebraska and Iowa. Then the 61 to Madison, Wisconsin. Then we'll take the 90 back to the 61, through Minneapolis, Minnesota, and the 35 to the 90, through South Dakota (Black Hills/Badlands), and Wyoming (Yellowstone). And then the 15 through Idaho and Utah, and the 80 through Nevada and back toSan Francisco sometime around July 20.

1.) What should we definitely see on this route, knife shops included of course?

2.) What should we avoid?

3.) It would be nearly impossible to check the laws for each state and city we will travel through, so we (yes, I'm lucky Angelia's a knife knut as well, though not as bad as me
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) will be carrying one-hand folders, under 4". Would it be bad if some of those were concealed (or carried at all in some places)?

4.) Since we'll be camping part of the time, I would like to take a fixed blade or two, probably in the trunk with the camping supplies, would this be a terrible idea (for legal reasons)?

5.) I'm 23 years old with long hair and black clothes, traveling with my girlfriend who doesn't always look like Suzie-homemaker, and we have California license plates. Will this cause us undue harrassment from LEO's or locals in any specific areas? If so, where exactly, and what is the proper response in your jurisdiction?

I know there are a lot of questions here, but you're a great group of knife knuts and I don't think you'll let me down. Any advice/input will help.

Thank you all very much in advance,

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Jason aka medusaoblongata
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"I have often laughed at the weaklings who call themselves kind because they have no claws"

- Zarathustra
 
medusaoblongata- RFG Safe and Knife Store in Robbinsdale, a suburb of Mpls. MN. Ask for Jesse, great guy that loves to show and talk about knives. There's another knife shop in the Mall of America, but they are way overpriced.
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And, if you like the blues, there's some great shows in the Mpls. area in July.

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Well you've already got the Badlands on there, so that's a good start (from what I hear). I would imagine you'll want to at least cast a glance at Mt. Rushmore, which I think won't be too far off your route. Yellowstone you already mention. You might want try to drop Spyderco in Golden, Colorado, just for grins. I would definitely recommend driving through Death Valley, if it doesn't take you too far out of you way (I think it will, though). There's also Lake Tahoe (Nevada AND California), and you might want to drive across Tioga (I think) Pass through the Sierra Nevadas. Get on the road at Lee Vining, near Mono Lake (which is itself sorta neat to see). You could also skip down to Mammoth on the east side of the SN's and see the Devil's Postpile, kinda neat. Probably not worth a long drive out of your way, though. That's about all I can think of. Not THAT familiar with the areas that you're going through, other than the Sierra Nevada mountains.

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iktomi
 
Well, I'd suggest giving consideration to modifying your return just a bit. Idaho and Utah are fine states, but for an extra day or so's drive, you get over to the coast and drive back south down the coast. That's quite a drive.



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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
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I'm leaving tomorrow, does anyone else know anything about Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, or Idaho?

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Jason aka medusaoblongata
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"I have often laughed at the weaklings who call themselves kind because they have no claws"

- Zarathustra
 
I went to school at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa and worked for five years in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It's a great place to live, but not very exciting to visit. Watching the corn grow is a real summer pass-time in Iowa. It is very conservative. It's also going to be very hot and very humid in Iowa.

Minnesota, Iowa's neighbors to the North, are somewhat similar, especially outside of the twin cities.

Ditto Wisconsin outside of Madison.

Most of the Midwest is very conservative and may not take immediately to a 23 years old with long hair and black clothes, traveling with a girlfriend who doesn't always look like Suzie-homemaker, and traveling with California license plates. But, the Midwest is also very polite and very civil. If you will be polite and civil, you'll be fine.



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Chuck
Balisongs -- because it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing!
http://www.balisongcollector.com
 
Originally posted by Gollnick:
But, the Midwest is also very polite and very civil. If you will be polite and civil, you'll be fine.
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I would agree with that for the most part, but there is one Caveat: Small town cops.

This is not meant to disrespect LEOs, but I know that in small towns in my area, the cops are poorly educated, poorly mannered, and worst of all, BORED. Sometimes they will harass people who don't exactly fit in just because they have nothing better to do.

I was once ordered to leave my friends front yard because I was "trespassing". Except that my friend was standing right there with me.

It shouldn't be a problem really, because I have plenty of friends who have long hair and wear black.

 
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