Ivan Xiao

Ivan Xiao

Engineer. Father. Cat Lover. Guitarist. Ballroom Dancer. Woodworker.

Roadtrip in America 2013

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In this year, I did several crazy road trips, each trip has about 3k miles. Here’re them.

Winter Trip

The first trip is a trip with my parents, where they flied to Chicago and I drove them to UIUC for a visit. We then flied to LA and rented a car to start our road trip. The whole trip was mainly in California, though we drove a bit east and visited Las Vegas and Grand canyon.

Around the West Coast

Route 66

I drove from Champaign all the way to Mountain View, with most of the part of Route 66.

The Good Old Route 66

I-80

After my internship in California, I drove back from Mountain View to Champaign.

I-80 Back to Champaign

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