West Yellowstone - Day 5 - 7am - Coffee Break

Traveling through 7 states in less than a week seemed like a grueling trip, however, the scenery and XM made the trip very pleasant, as part of my strategy was to PACE myself and enjoy the drive.

The TT behaved fairly well, as going into Salt Lake my anti-lock was displayed on the monitor, and once we started the drive - Day 2, my chip started acting up and went limp several times (so with no power while going 70 mph, I had to turn engine off and restart........but of course I was in 4th gear so the while I lost some speed, I was able to keep up. Surprisingly, once we got into Yellowstone and even while coming home, there were no more chip/limp issues.

CALIFORNIA - NEVADA - ARIZONA - UTAH - WYOMING - MONTANA - IDAHO

• Depart L.A. stop in Barstow.
• Barstow to Las Vegas - spend the night

Day 1

• Las Vegas stop in Saint George, UT
• Saint George to Fillmore (Dinner at Squatters Pub)
• Fillmore to Salt Lake
• Spend the night at the Peery Hotel - Salt Lake

Day 2

• Salt Lake to Logan
• Logan to Jackson, WY (Dinner at Million Dollar Cowboy Bar)

Day 3

• Jackson to Jackson Lake
• Jackson Lake to Yellowstone (Dinner at Snow Lodge)

Day 4

• Yellowstone to West Yellowstone
• Tour of Yellowstone (Bus tour)
• Dinner at Bar-N-Ranch

Day 5

• Had to skip official TT events and head home.....
• West Yellowstone to Salt Lake (stop for lunch)
• Salt Lake to Saint George (arrived just in time for shower and to watch debate)

Day 6

• Departed Saint George to Las Vegas (quick lunch)
• Las Vegas to Rancho Cucumonga
• Rancho Cucumonga to home (with time to spare and get ready for Concert)

TT West RoadTrip 2008 - TT's & Bears at Yellowstone

Day 4 of the TT West 2008 roadtrip was great as we (most of us) rested the TT's and had a professional tour guide show us around Yellowstone. The Bull and his 30 elk were great but the moment which made the trip memorable was spotting a black bear.

The Moose at the Grand Teton - Jackson, Wyoming

TT West RoadTrip 2008 - Brief Snapshot of Day 4 & 5

Days 4 and 5 are recapped. Day 4 was spent in Yellowstone Park and in addition to seeing a spectacular shot of a buck sporting about 30 elk, we were treated to a great dinner at Bar Ranch. The meal was great but the venue was absolutely tremendous.

Needing to pull in 1200 miles in 2 days to keep my scheduled timeline of being back in Los Angeles by 4pm Saturday, I left Yellowstone at the crack of dawn 6:45am, and while somewhat nervous about driving through the forest before the sun came out due to the many wild animals that are on the roadside, I was surprised at the number of people I saw who apparently camped out to try and catch the "perfect shot" in the early dew. I finally arrived in Salt Lake at around 1pm and rather than do a sit down lunch and break, I decided to grab some tacos on the curb (see photo). What a meal for $5. Anyway, this allowed me to take a break and nail another 350 miles to Saint George, as my timeline was to arrive at 6pm. Even though I ran into construction traffic, I did very good time and arrived by 5:40pm. After some well deserved rest my plan is to leave here by 10am tomorrow.

Once, all my photos are uploaded I will post a more thorough recap.

Cheers!!!!

TT West RoadTrip 2008 - Brief Snapshot of Day 2 & 3

Days 2 & 3 - a quick snapshot. Left Salt Lake City yesterday morning and after driving nearly 600 miles finally arrived in Jackson, Wyoming around 6ish. Great scenes along the way.

Today - Day 3 we took our time and left the Trapper Inn in Jackson around 10ish and headed to Mt. Teton National Park, as we were headed to Yellowstone. Around noonish we stopped for a rest and lunch at Jackson Inn - a great place with greater views!!!!!!! Tonight we will be in Yellowstone.

TTWest 2008 - Day 1

Day 1 in Salt Lake City, Utah - Our hotel (The Peery) is in the heart of downtown and recently restored to perfection. Great seeing old friends as well as meeting newbies (you can see the excitement in their eyes). The opening Dinner, hosted by Peter, Gina and AOA was outstanding as in addition to some great food, we were treated to a presentation by AOA as they introduced the new TTs. More good news is in addition to the 2 A5's they brought for us to drive, they also announced we will have 2 TT's so tomorrow as we head to Jackson, Wyoming and the rest of the week - we all are gearing up to what will be a great week!!!!

TT West 2008 - So CA Convoy 2nd & 3rd leg completed

140 miles to Salt Lake City - ETA 5:15pm

TT West 2008 - So CA Convoy 1st leg completed

Picture is lo-quality as it was taken with my BB. Anyway, left So CA around 2ish and pulled into Las Vegas about an hour ago (6ish).

Headed to Casino to make city mandated deposit.
Heading out tomorrow am to Saint George, then to Fillmore planning on arriving in Salt Lake around 4ish.

TT West 2008 Prep Video

1 Day to TT West

Putting final touches for TT West RoadTrip. Leaving tomorrow around noonish.

TT West Countdown

Gearing up. For those wishing to join the convoy from Southern CA.

Leaving LA around noon on Sunday
Break in Barstow
Arrive in Las Vegas around 5ish
Spend the night in Las Vegas
Monday -
Depart early for Salt Lake -
Arrive in Saint George, Utah at approximately 11am
Break in Fillmore 2ish
Arrive in Salt Lake 4ish no later than 5

Getting Ready for TT West 08

This will be our 7th event, as TT'rs from across the USA will convene for this years event, held in Salt Lake City, Utah, then to Jackson, Wyoming, then to Yellowstone.

Many ask - what is a TT event?? Very simply, it's a group of people who get together (at least annually) to drive their TT's in a group

The TT was built my Audi and first rolled out in 1999, with larger shipment hitting the USA in 2000.

TT West Annual Events

• 2001 - Reno, CA
• 2002 - Las Vegas, NV
• 2003 - Prescott, AZ
• 2004 - Carmel, CA
• 2005 - Bye
• 2006 - Durango, CO
• 2007 - Ashland, OR
• 2008 - Utah, Wyoming