The Trip Down
The trip down was really fun. Six of us crammed in a van made for some interesting times. The van itself was a piece of crap, with basically everything broken, so that made it even more fun. We all took turns driving, except Ferrell, who doesn't have his license. When we weren't driving we were either sleeping or eating junk food and drinking our preferred carbonated beverages. We fought over the best in the car but we rotated pretty nicely. To make sure the driver didn't fall asleep he always got to choose the music for his stretch and the passenger in shotgun always had to stay awake too to talk to the driver and help figure out road signs or whatnot. Anyway, pictures...

	Packing the Cooler Garrett does a fine job packing the cooler, with the exception of putting the sub sandwich at the bottom where it ends up getting soggily drenched.
	Nick takes the wheel Here's Nick during his "test drive" of the van. Garrett wanted to make sure we knew where the gas pedals were before we set out.
	The dork poses Here's Nick posing beside the van.
	Onward! Me leaning out pointing onward. I'm ready to go. Hurry up people!
	Inside the Van Nick, me, and Mike in the van.
	Front Seat Garrett and Mike in the front seat, almost ready to take off.
	Dork and I Nick (looking exceptionally mature, as usual) and me in the middle bench.
	One last shot Here… we got one last picture of all of us before we took off.
	Ferrell Mark Ferrell posing for a picture (which, as usual, includes the accidental closing of his eyes)
	Sheley and his Rootbeer Mike Sheley riding shotgun with his rootbeer
	Hofer Ryan Hofer smiles from the back seat.
	Nick and I I was sleeping in Mr. Green Fuzzy Blanket but I woke up to make this stupid face for the picture.
	Mike Mike's looking at something… dunno what though.
	Nick out cold Nick's sleeping. It was hard to fall asleep in the van but on a 16 hour drive you find ways to do it.
	Nick the Girl Nick, posing like a girl beside the car. Oh Nick, how sexy you are.
	Mike the dork Here's Mike stretching out and acting weird at the rest area before he has to get back in the van.
	Garrett washing up Here's Garrett washing his face at the rest area
	The Group Here's all of us posing for the camera which is sitting on a trash can.
	More Oil We had to give the van new oil at like, every stop. It was annoying. And the car put off some really funky exhaust.
	Hofe and Nick piss Hofer and Nick enjoy a nice piss at a rest area.
	Nick wants to go Nick wants to go, as seen by his stupid expression on his face.
	Mike (not) Drunk We saw a bunch of beer cans on the ground and Mike laid down to act drunk by them. Gross.
	The Back I got to ride shotgun now while Nick drove and I got this shot of the back.
	Mt. Shasta How purty. <grin> How could I help but take a picture?
	Mike Shaves I remembered I brought my battery powered shaver so I passed it around the car and we all shaved our stubble.
	The back sleeps After everyone shaved, they all went to sleep. Nick's still driving.
	More sleeping Here, now you can see Garrett sleeping too. Hofer had the hardest spot to sleep here yet he still managed. Good job, Hofe.
	Playing with Self-Timer I set the camera on the dash and took this retarded picture of myself
	Nick driving I don't know why, but this picture is really funny. How does Nick make such retarded faces? <grin>
	McDonalds Nick makes some gesture at his food. The people at this McDonalds were exceptionally dumb.
	More McDonalds Hofer, Ferrell, and Garrett eating. That's Mike's hand in there. He didn't want to be left out.
	Me driving My first driving shift. Woo-hoo! You might note my wonderful $3 sunglasses I got in the Caribbean.
	Mike squirts me Mike is squirting me with some water or something. It was really hot at this gas station.
	Mike and I Mike and I pose for the self-timer. Hurry up... take the picture! It's hot out there!
	Texaco Man I like this shot… Garrett's like, "TEXACO MAN!" or something.
	I take the back I had to move to the back now. It was actually pretty nice… it was easiest to sleep in the back-right.
	Garrrett reads a map Garrett examines a map, although I don't know why. All we had to do was go south for 16 hours.
	Pumping Gas Nick pumps gas for his first time ever. In Oregon we don't pump our own gas so it was kinda new to us.
	Hofer the Stud Hofer puts on his cool bandana when it's his turn to drive.
	Getting Close We're almost there…
	Los Angeles Oooh! Even closer… the signs are starting to mention what lane we need to be in to go to LA.
	Home Sweet Home This is the apartment we stayed at. It was really nice.