and entered Colorado, the scenery changed, subtle at first, like red hills...but then the white stuff appeared.



fortunately it stayed on the hill, but did come right to the edges sometimes, with all the 'chain pullover areas' I was beginning to wonder what I had gotten myself into!




At the very top there is this realllly loooonnng tunnel....but its all down hill after that :-)

 

And even the 'down hill' bits are lots of fun...passed a Mini Cooper who must have been doing 100+ he was having a ball, until shortly after when my Red Line began chirping and I eased up on the foot feed, slid past the trooper in the median, only to see his top lights come on for the poor Mini behind me. Bet that hurt!

Still going down....


And after Denver...well its a lot of this...:-(.


The biggest object is the Welcome to Nebraska sign, woopeeee


And after that, well, its more of this...


Sometimes you see this...


Which could do this...


And leave you worrying about this...

 

But after another night in Early Iowa, ( slight detour to visit my brother...), and one in Joliet, near Chicago, I was on to Buffalo for the Sunday night, and Monday's rains found me pulling into familiar territory!

My own driveway, YEA!


And finally in the garage...let the cleaning begin!!


It was a wonderful trip, the car performed flawlessly...OK there were a couple of moments when I wondered what the heck is that 'growling' noise when I slow down for a toll booth...which I discovered was the spoiler after the engine stalled a couple of times for me and the growling was still there. Duh...Anyway working on those 2 issues now, nothing that can't be fixed!

Jim

 

Neat post. And a great looking car. That looks like a lot of fun. Now get that spoiler gear fixed and drive the snot out of it!

Best regards

Ed

 

Welcome to Rennlist!! I refused to even read past the first post until you posted some pictures! Great car and awesome trip! You could not have picked a better seller. Managed some of the same roads you did about a month ago with a 993 purchase. Did a 4K mile road trip and then parked her for some 'mods'. Planning on a 'great lakes' road trip in two weeks that will take her from CT to MN to Thunder Bay Canada for the 10 mile road race (as in running not car racing), then to Peterborough, then to Toronto then to Windsor/Detriot enroute back to CT. I'll happily take the extra hour up hwy 16 from Peterborough and help you rebuild that spoiler assembly, mine is ready for one too!

 

Jim, that is a great looking 993. The color combo with the wheels and interior is special. I enjoyed looking at your pictures, especially being from Colorado, i could pinpoint exactly the place you took your pic. I'm just thrilled to see your car perform to near perfection as well. And to think people freak out over a 5hr trip, let alone 3000miles.

Welcome to the forum! Change that dang avatar! I thought you were a 21year old (no offense to our younger members). Awesome stable/man cave.

 

Virgin River Canyon climbing into Utah,a very cool drive. A quarter mile or so of the Interstate is built over the river, the canyon walls are so narrow.... and that's no welcome sign, that's Kearney, NE, a couple hundred miles into NE on I-80. You must of still have been thrilled with the new car and missed the state line.

Nice pics. enjoy the car.

 

Great thread- love roadtrips!! Took one with my dad in a newly purchased 356 cab from SoCal to Iowa in the mid 80's, a few weeks ago a long one day trip to and from Little Rock Ark back to Iowa with my son's new to him 993 coupe... and this last weekend from eastern Tenn back to Iowa to bring my new to me 2010 GT3 home...
Have fun with the new toy!!

 

Congrats on the car - nice color combo. 3k miles!!! I cant imagine that - get antsy after 2hrs on the road.

 

Oh Yeah...

Wish I'd known you your making this trip (or for anyone driving thru Nebraska this summer)

York, Nebraska -- Chances R Restaurant & Bar -- Great fried chicken

 

Beautiful car, nice way to get acquainted. Thanks for posting the pics.

 

Congrats!!! Sad that I recognized I-15 heading north before LV and the Virgin River Canyon. Those are my old stompin' grounds.

Enjoy!

 

Congratulations, Jim, and welcome.

Your trip reminded me of my delivery trip from Salt Lake City; an unforgettable experience.

Enjoy your first summer with that beautiful car.

 

Sounds great, dates? Need a place to park your ride and your head, no problem, I have shelter for both. Not fancy, country home but safe and relaxed. Oh, and I have tools!

Jim

 

Yes you are right, when I was reviewing the pics I couldn't remember just where the 'mighty arch' was relative to the state line...some states announce
their presence more than others

Jim