25 Aug Depart Atlanta in morning, arrive in New Orleans, Louisianna. These are old stomping grounds for me and I reminace about Crash and the crazy times in 92.(485 miles)  
26 Aug Depart New Orleans in morning, arrive in Austin ,Texas. We eat at one of the thousands of Mexican restuarants there. We end up sending the Margaritas back (500 miles)  
27Aug Depart Austin and drive to the Guadalupe Mountains in the NE region of Texas. It remains one of the most significant and extensive limestone fossil reefs in the world. It began forming some 250 million years ago. We camp for the night.(425 miles)
28 Aug Leave the Guadalupe mountains and drive to El Paso, Texas. cross the border into Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. In the afternoon we travel to Tuscon , Arizona and spend the night. Make arrangements to meet with Steve Roach on Sunday. Steve Roach continues to be one of the formidable synthesists in the United States.

(500 miles

29Aug Meet with Steve Roach at his studio and interview him. He proves to be a man filled with wisdom Leave feeling a sence of meeting a very special artist. Camp at Catalina State Park, north of Tuscon.
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30 Aug


Drive North to Sedona and witness some of the most beautiful lands in this country. Decide to camp out but are hit by a fierce rain and hail storm . End up driving North to Flagstaff and spend the night in a Motel.

(340 miles)
31Aug

Wake up at 5am and drive back to Sedona to film to morning sunrise. The sun does not repect our wishes. Travel further north to Bryce Canyon and camp out for the night. This is the first cold night out.

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01Sep

Depart Bryce Canyon and drive backroads to Nevada , then travel North to Elko,

(110)

01Sep

Depart Elkop and drive a 90 mile dirt road entering the Burning Man Festival. ...27 000 people attend.(310 miles)..
02 Sep

"The Burning Man Festival 99" Day 2

03 Sep

"The Burning Man Festival 99" The Man Burns.

04Sep

05Sep



"The Burning Man Festival 99" . A quiet day in the City
06Sep

"The Burning Man Festival 99" . We depart and drive to Lake Tahoe where we camp for the night.
07Sep

Drive south to mammoth and camp in the forests.

(260)

08Sep

Travel south to Lake Issabella and camp for the 8th day straight..

(210 miles)
09 Sep
10 Sep
11 Sep

Depart in morning, arriving in Los Angeles, residing at Grady Cousins house. (240 miles)
Los Angeles. Meet with courtroom artist Steve Werblun
Meet with Producer / Sound Engineer Bryan Carlstrom. Large dinner at Grady Cousins house involving many artists from the Cal Arts Opera production.
12 Sep

Los Angeles. Spend some time with composer Eric Oberthaler
13 Sep

Depart Los Angeles , traveling up the Pacific Coast Highway towards San Francisco. Camp 30 miles south of San Francisco at Half Moon Bay. (380 miles
14Sep

Arrive in San Francisco, stay one night at Hotel Monaco. (60 miles)
15 Sep

Depart San Francisco for Napa Valley, induldge in the surroundings . Visit Kendell Jackson Vineyards, travel north towards Eureka, camp in the Redwood Forests.

(320 miles)
18 Sep

Depart Eureka at noon and drive towards Crescent City. It is 54 degrees outside and visibility is bad. Crossing into Oregan we travel East , forty miles later the temperature is forty degrees warmer. The Smith River weaves it's way through the mountains. Clean and beautiful. finally find a motel at nine that evening north of a small town called Lakeview.(360 miles).
20 Sep

An uncomfortable night s sleep in Yellowstone. Who knew that winter sets in around the beginning of September here? After spending several hours driving through the park, stopping to film the natural beauty and wildlife, depart at 3pm, braced for a drive through the night towards Chicago.

21 Sep

Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois. 27 hours of driving and finally dine in Chicago .(1350 miles)

22 Sep

Sight seeing in Chicago, take in theinfamous Cow Exhibition , over 300 hundred cows painted and decorated in numerous ways, thoroughly entertaining.

23 Sep

Depart Chicago and drive through to New York. 18 hours later we arrive and Dave and Nicole's house in Brooklyn.
24Sep

Commute to Manhattan and see the South African art show. Works include Bridget Baker, David Koloane, Sue Williamson and Willie Bester.(260 miles).
25Sep

Attend large Audio Engineering Conference

26Sep

Manhattan , Central Park, a day of leisure.(0 miles).
27Sep

Depart New York City for Davidson , N. Carolina.

(560 miles).
28Sep

Relax and Swing in N. Carolina.

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29Sep

Depart N. Carolina for Atlanta, Georgia.

(390 miles)