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I wanted to do a cross-country trip for a long time and I decided that before Madness X would be the perfect opportunity. In the month leading up to the event I drove over 9,000 miles, mostly slept in my Festiva, and visited friends, Festiva owners, and family along the way. You can read more about my FestiVan or Nestiva mods in Frito's build thread. Here was the plan for my route:
Things started looking pretty West-y around Oklahoma:
Cadillac Ranch:
I did most of my camping in "Dispersed Camping Site". It's a designation in most National Forests that allows you to camp for free, with no permit, in certain areas so long as you leave no trace--which is pretty easy in a big metal Tent.
Some Breaking Bad tourism in Albuquerque:
I had the single best driving day of my life in Arizona. I started North of Flagstaff, drove through the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, took 89A (a delicious curvy mountain road) through Sedona, Jasper, and ended the night in Prescott National Forest. Every time I thought I was done seeing beautiful scenery for awhile, I would have a lovely surprise waiting around the next bend.
I met up with Charlie and Brian in Tempe and had the best time talking Festy's and life with them. An amazing collection there is between the two of them:
I then drove through the desert to meet up with Chris (Tweak's new owner). Got to do a few pulls on the interstate---the legend is true!
An amazing thing happened on Highway 1. I coincidentally ran into another twenty-something Festiva owner who was living out of his car too! We chatted for a few minutes. His setup was slightly different than mine, opting for a wood false floor on the passenger side.
I headed up the coast to Monterrey and enjoyed some lovely beach views:
I then visited with Mitch, who bought Chris's car after falling in love with it when he drove it cross-country to Madness IX.
Met up with an Instagram follower in Portland who owns a sick Corolla and enjoyed Crater Lake:
Things started looking pretty West-y around Oklahoma:
Cadillac Ranch:
I did most of my camping in "Dispersed Camping Site". It's a designation in most National Forests that allows you to camp for free, with no permit, in certain areas so long as you leave no trace--which is pretty easy in a big metal Tent.
Some Breaking Bad tourism in Albuquerque:
I had the single best driving day of my life in Arizona. I started North of Flagstaff, drove through the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, took 89A (a delicious curvy mountain road) through Sedona, Jasper, and ended the night in Prescott National Forest. Every time I thought I was done seeing beautiful scenery for awhile, I would have a lovely surprise waiting around the next bend.
I met up with Charlie and Brian in Tempe and had the best time talking Festy's and life with them. An amazing collection there is between the two of them:
I then drove through the desert to meet up with Chris (Tweak's new owner). Got to do a few pulls on the interstate---the legend is true!
An amazing thing happened on Highway 1. I coincidentally ran into another twenty-something Festiva owner who was living out of his car too! We chatted for a few minutes. His setup was slightly different than mine, opting for a wood false floor on the passenger side.
I headed up the coast to Monterrey and enjoyed some lovely beach views:
I then visited with Mitch, who bought Chris's car after falling in love with it when he drove it cross-country to Madness IX.
Met up with an Instagram follower in Portland who owns a sick Corolla and enjoyed Crater Lake:
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