10/21&22/23 Saturday & Sunday
旅館:Hampton Inn & Suites (445 Pittsfield Rd, Lenox, MA 01240) (A-)
餐廳:Brava (65 Church St., Lenox, MA 01240) (A-)
餐廳:Alta Restaurant & Wine Bar (34 Church St, Lenox, MA) (A)
Monday 10/23/23 ☀️66/35
Valley Forge National Historical Park
旅館:SpringHill Suites Philadelphia Valley Forge/King of Prussia (875 Mancill Mill Rd, King of Prussia, PA 19406) (A)
餐廳:DanDan (214 Sugartown Rd, Wayne, PA 19087) (A-)
Tuesday 10/24/23 ☀️78/55
Shenandoah National Park, VA仙納度國家公園
旅館:Hampton Inn Manassas (7295 Williamson Blvd, Manassas, VA, 20109)
餐廳:YI’S Traditional Korean Beef Soup (14001 St., Germaine Dr. STE A, Centreville, VA20121) (A-)
Wednesday 10/25/23 ☀️80/47
Blue Ridge parkway VA藍嶺山行車通道:弗吉尼亞州段
旅館: Holiday Inn Express And Suites Waynesboro East (108 Chicurel Lane, Waynesboro, VA, 22980) (A-)隔音不佳,半夜太多走動聲音。a very noise experience with rolling luggage and heavy footsteps. I think the fact that there is no carpet in part of room adds to this. I was woken up at various time at night and early in the morning.
餐廳:Green Leaf Grill (415 W Main St, Waynesboro, VA 22980)
Thursday 10/26/23 ☀️73/49
Blue Ridge parkway
旅館:Hampton Inn (205 Cranberry Rd, Galax, VA 24333) (A-)
餐廳:Creek Bottom Brewing (307 Meadow St, Galax, VA) (A-)
延續兩個國家公園的Blue Ridge parkway藍嶺之路
Blue Ridge parkway VA
Friday 10/27/23
Blue Ridge parkway NC 藍嶺山行車通道:北卡羅萊納州段
旅館:Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Asheville at Asheville Outlet Mall, NC (845 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806)
旅館:Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Asheville at Asheville Outlet Mall, NC (845 Brevard Rd, Asheville, NC 28806)
餐廳:ITTO一燈Ramen & Japanese Tapas (3 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC) (A-)
Saturday 10/28/23 & 10/29/23☀️79/60
一大清早前往大煙山國家公園的Appalachan Trail健行了一整天,需事先買好園內的停車吊牌。
旅館:Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites Knoxville Turkey Creek (11763 Snyder Rd,Knoxville, TN 37932) (A)
餐廳:hole in the wall pizza (9937 Kingston Pike, Knoxville)
餐廳:Ichiban Asian Cuisine (7507 S Northshore Dr, Knoxville)
Monday 10/30/23 🌧️52/39
跨州有時點與點之間開上半天或一天的時間是很常遇到的事,也要避免開夜車注意安全。陰雨綿綿的路上突然被警察閃燈警號很是納悶,我們又沒超速很守規矩啊,警察查看駕照並詢問我們從何而來?要去何處?我們又繼續上路。
🕰️時間撥慢1小時。
旅館:Hyatt Place Memphis Germantown (9161 Winchester Rd, Memphis) (A-)
餐廳:ZamZamz Grill (7706 Winchester Road, #108, Memphis, TN) (B) 使用信用卡支付加4%(不推:普通的地中海式)
Tuesday 10/31/23 ☀️46/24
旅館:Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Springdale - Fayetteville Area(4401 W Sunset Ave, Springdale, AR 72762) (A)
餐廳:Marketplace Grill (1636 S. 48th St.,Springdale, AR 72762)(A-) 價格合理
中間可以去Amish
經過Ok pike toll $5.00只收現金
Wednesday 11/1/23 ☀️50/21 ☀️56/25
旅館: Hampton Inn Mustang (1320 East Highway 152, Mustang, OK 73064)
餐廳: Charleston’s Meridian (2000 S Meridian Ave, Meridian, OK) (A-)
Thursday 11/2/23 ☀️61/35
🕰️時區調慢1小時
旅館:Best Western Santa Rosa (2491 Historic Route 66, Santa Rosa, New Mexico)
餐廳:Chico’s Tortas墨西哥餐廳(2306 Historic Route 66, Santa Rose, NM) (A-)
Friday 11/3/23 ☀️79/47
Santa Fe,☀️67/41
新墨西哥州首都Santa Fe城,地處7000英呎為美國最高海拔首都,因此没有南部的乾燥,满城都是Adobe土磚式的建築,鮮花綠葉妝點的小城,被稱為全世界空氣質量最佳的城市,藝術街Canyon Road,有上百家不同風格的藝術館和畫廊,甚至房子外面也陳列著各種藝術創作。聯合國教科文組織評為"世界第一的手工藝與民間藝術之都"。七月份的活動:International Festival民俗文化活動,還有附近的El Rancho De Las Golondrinas有薰衣草盛開的Wine & lavender festival。更可到距離Santa Fa約50分鐘車程的Bandelier National Monument探索班德烈古印第安洞窟廢墟文化。
downtown Santa Fe Plaza ( 63 Lincoln Ave, Santa Fe, NM 87501)
Canyon Road Arts.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
☀️71/38
旅館:Holiday Inn Express & Suites - Albuquerque East (10501 Copper Pointe Way NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico)
餐廳:Basil Leaf Vietnamese Restaurant (1225 Eubank Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM (A-)
Saturday 11/4/23 ☀️73/29
旅館:La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Holbrook Petrified Forest (2705 Navajo Blvd, Holbrook,AZ)
就在州際公路路線的Petrified Forest National Park我們再度拜訪石化森林的景觀,於是旅館的安排以最靠近出口的那座城市為休歇處。
住宿:La Quinta Inn & Suites (2705 Navajo Blvd, Holbrook,AZ)以石化森林大幅圖片為主題。
餐廳:Bienvenidos Restaurant (2600 Navajo Blvd, Holbrook,AZ)墨西哥和義大利餐的老餐廳,門外以矽化石佈置。
餐廳:MESA Italians Restaurant義大利餐廳 (2318 Navajo Blvd, Holbrook, AZ)
進入太平洋時區時間撥慢1小時,又遇到日光節約時間結束時間調回。在進入加州前記得加滿油箱,到了加州Needles雖僅幾哩路途,會深切感受到油價飆漲。
Sunday 11/5/23 ☀️78/34 ☀️88/51
旅館:Hampton Inn Needles, Ca (1803 Needles Hwy, Needles, CA, 92363)
餐廳:Minato Japanese Restaurant (2311 S Casino Dr. ,Laughlin, NV 89029)
Monday 11/6/23 ☀️75/56
旅館:Fairfield by Marriott Inn & Suites (1710 W Shaw Ave, Fresno, CA,93711)
餐廳:Shobu菖蒲Japanese Cuisine (6640 N Blackstone Ave, Fresno,CA)
Sonoma County
Tuesday 11/7/23 ☀️67/51
旅館: Oxford Suites Sonoma County (67 Golf Course Drive W.,Rohnert Park, CA) (A)
推薦餐廳:Shige Sushi Japanese Kitchen (8235 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, CA) (
正前方這輛車頂著一個奇怪的裝備,原來是Google地圖搜尋車。
十一月雨季來臨了,雖然5號州際高速公路較快,可是公路高峰就怕遇積雪道路難行,即使車上備有雪鍊,總是選擇濱海公路101開回華盛頓州。
兩頭金熊的背影即將要到加州紅木國家及州立公園的北端。
Wednesday 11/8/23 🌧️58/45
奧瑞岡州海岸線的Brookings小壙
旅館:Beachfront Inn (16008 Boat Basin Road, Brookings, OR 97415)
餐廳:Pacific Sushi & Grill (613 Chetco Avenue, Brookings, OR 97415)
Thursday 11/9/23 🌧️
餐廳:Murata Restaurant (200 SW Market St., Portland, OR)
一路上要隨時注意時區的調整,可不要錯過了預約時間、旅館的check out時間等。
加滿油箱再上路,可能一路上處於荒郊野外、杳無人跡的狀態,有時連個休息站上廁所都沒有,更別說是要找個加油站、餐廳,這時又會起了RV露營車的念頭。
當然也要注意當天前往路線的氣象預報,有次高速公路上行駛遠距離的前方原本一望無際的高原沙漠,突然風沙漫天,頓時天際一片昏暗,是龍捲風嗎?是風塵暴嗎?此時此刻一路上並沒有任何車輛,我們放慢車速掙扎著何去何從,所幸過了一段時間後煙消雲散,才鬆了一口氣。
我們自駕旅行儘量以4~5小時的車程,事先到Hotels.com搜尋評價在8以上的旅館,基本配備都有,房間很乾淨,隔音效果比較好,免費停車和早餐為優先考量。比較常住Hampton Inn, Best Western Plus, 或Holiday Inn Express連鎖加盟旅館。
延長閱讀:
Shenandoah National Park, VA仙納度國家公園
延續兩個國家公園的Blue Ridge parkway藍嶺之路
賓州Valley Forge National Historical Park