Yesterday found us back at the Wild Waves Theme Park near Seattle.
Upside down on the Timberaxe
at Wild Waves near Seattle
This time Rock and Pinky’s Uncle Bobby joined us and it was great to see him find his inner kid as he strapped into ride after dizzying ride with screamers, dreamers, and teeners. After lunch it was water slides and favorite rides. Sun-baked and tired he wistfully remarked on the long ride home that he had always harbored a secret desire to take an ultimate road trip…one that would take him to all of the great American roller coasters. I had to smile. I think everyone has a secret road trip waiting to happen.
Uncle Bobby dreams of a coaster road
trip after a sunny day at Wild Waves
My Curly Girl wants to follow the road to the history of this great country. My workmate Kevin was a former ‘deadhead’ who pursued his favorite rock band across the USA. I recently read an article about a couple of guys who spent a summer seeing a game at every Major League Baseball park in the U.S. and Canada. And there was the Parade story about a family who set out to see every national park in the country. Whether it’s me and you and a dog named Boo or Thelma and Louise, the dream lives and the black top calls. I think it’s why we all stop and turn our heads every time we see a beautifully restored muscle car…it’s a siren call from the age of cruising…when gas was cheap and you could tell a Chevy from a Ford.
My ultimate road trip would be in a restored VW camper/bus with the pirates…heading down the west coast towards L.A., the music blasting and no agenda…looking for adventure and instagram memories. Sometimes it’s about the people you meet along the way, and sometimes it’s about the people with whom you share the ride. Like in Almost Famous, on the rock bus, when a young William Miller tells Penny Lane he has to get home and she flashes her fingers in his face and says, ‘You are home’. I hope our Bobby finds enough magic in the universe to hit the highway and find his perfect coasters. At heart we’re all roadies…so why fight it? Go ahead and spark up this old Doobie Brothers classic to get your mojo working and enjoy the trip!
#1 by Striker on July 28, 2012 - 6:12 am
The Road to Rio – 2016!
#2 by Jalaize on July 28, 2012 - 6:14 am
Rock n roll…only music permitted in my smokey Fairlaine
#3 by Kaisha on July 28, 2012 - 6:17 am
Wouldn’t hit the road in search of a coaster, but I would to find a rich, fun-loving surgeon!
#4 by Jammer on July 28, 2012 - 6:21 am
Don’t forget the ultimate road movie ‘Endless Summer’!
#5 by snake on July 28, 2012 - 6:23 am
A couple of guys following the sun around the world in search of the perfect wave. Classic dude!
#6 by Rigel on July 28, 2012 - 6:26 am
Thanks for the Doobs…I needed that after the opening ceremonies. Are they over yet?
#7 by Sweet Caroline on July 28, 2012 - 6:28 am
I want an authentic peace van for my trip with my best roadie! Hitchhikers welcome.
#8 by Johan on July 28, 2012 - 6:31 am
I would like to go to Roswell and area 51 and all the classic ufo sites…the Fox Muldar traveling circus.
#9 by Blister on July 28, 2012 - 6:34 am
I think everybody dreams of traveling with the band!
#10 by Potterman on July 28, 2012 - 6:37 am
This is such an interstate highway country its easy to forget the roads less traveled. There’s hidden beauty waiting everywhere.
#11 by Rosalinda on July 28, 2012 - 6:42 am
When my grandfather was young he did the old route 66. I don’t know if you can find it anymore but it would be fun to do it in his memory.
#12 by Johnny Guitar on July 28, 2012 - 6:43 am
The best road song – EVER!
#13 by Angie Glo on July 28, 2012 - 6:50 am
I love the road between home and college. One it’s long and two it’s fairly open. Gives me a chance to crank up the music of my life and prep for a helicopter mom!
#14 by Shooshoo on July 28, 2012 - 6:52 am
Cool – my parents were dead heads – before me and my brother.
#15 by The Dharma Project on July 28, 2012 - 6:55 am
Amusement park destinations would make a pretty good road trip…I get that!
#16 by Polly on July 28, 2012 - 6:58 am
Ever since you did that story on the Gramblers I’ve really been into Nikki Blume. That’s one van road trip that would be fun to tag along with!
#17 by snake on July 28, 2012 - 7:03 am
Me too Polly, me too!
#18 by Arachne on July 28, 2012 - 7:02 am
I hope to do the al-can one day. Would also like to cross-country Canada.
#19 by Solara on July 28, 2012 - 7:08 am
Road trip in a smart car doesn’t have the same panache as crusing in my dad’s restored ‘cuda…not that he’s ever going to let me do that!
#20 by Lewis on July 28, 2012 - 7:10 am
Being a weather junkie chasing storms would be my ultimate road trip. Tornadoes and hurricanes. I love the power of mother nature.
#21 by Spurgee on July 28, 2012 - 7:13 am
If I took a road trip in my Tercel I would be visiting a lot of garages. I’m almost plum out of duct tape!
#22 by Marcella on July 28, 2012 - 7:15 am
I don’t care about the destination…I just want to go…far, far away!
#23 by Merry Mac on July 28, 2012 - 7:18 am
My road trip wants to be in a mini-cooper convertible…2 lane blacktops only.
#24 by Djaron on July 28, 2012 - 7:19 am
Been on a lot of coasters. Generally, Six Flags have the best.
#25 by Southpaw Eddie on July 28, 2012 - 7:21 am
Best job ever invented…traveling secretary for a major league baseball team!
#26 by Merc on July 28, 2012 - 7:24 am
Fun post. It would be fine just to be a roadie on the road with the doobies.
#27 by Carole Anne on July 28, 2012 - 7:26 am
Whatever road trip I end up on it’s got to lead to NYC.
#28 by Tyler on July 29, 2012 - 6:36 am
In it for the long haul……..
#29 by Cavendish on July 29, 2012 - 6:38 am
I’ve done Laredo to Winnepeg…now it’s time to do east to west…may NYC to LA.
#30 by Ursala on July 29, 2012 - 6:40 am
I don’t mind road trips as long as I get to do the driving!
#31 by Swirlaway on July 29, 2012 - 6:43 am
My dad loved taking road trips on his own. One day he decided not to come home…so now we have a stepdad.
#32 by Raffie on July 29, 2012 - 7:50 am
How ironic…I just told my ex-boyfriend to hit the road!
#33 by Whosit on July 29, 2012 - 7:52 am
I just want to get to New York City and I will be the world’s happiest camper
#34 by Chip on July 29, 2012 - 7:54 am
I have road dreams…see it all on a chopper with my buds…wild hogs, baby!
#35 by Kayla on July 29, 2012 - 7:56 am
My sophomore bestie moved to Florida so my road trip would be south so we could hook up again.
#36 by Aurelia on July 29, 2012 - 7:58 am
It would be fun to do it in a Vw bus but I would want to traverse Europe with my Angie girl.
#37 by Shala on July 29, 2012 - 8:00 am
I agree…summer is meant for road trips…there’s so many cool places once you get off the interstate.
#38 by Big Red on July 29, 2012 - 8:03 am
My road trip would take me to Cleveland to the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame
#39 by snake on July 29, 2012 - 8:04 am
YEP…that one’s on my bucket list!
#40 by Jersey Joe on July 29, 2012 - 8:07 am
Road trips need to be in a vehicle with character…where there’s a 50-50 chance it might not survive the trip!
#41 by Chan on July 29, 2012 - 8:10 am
My destination is D.C. – thats one place I think everyone needs to visit at least once.
#42 by Rockin Rick on July 29, 2012 - 8:12 am
Choosing your tunes is the biggest part of the ultimate road trip. Its got to be the music of your life…something my girlfriend and I disagree on.
#43 by Karot Kat on July 29, 2012 - 8:15 am
My dream trip would be to go to LA and spend a summer auditioning for everything. Won’t happen but thats the dream.
#44 by Jojo on July 29, 2012 - 8:16 am
I like that idea of seeing all the national parks. I’d be up for that one.