re: Anybody ever go on any major cross country road trips to see the U.S.?

Driven from BR to Los Angeles (twice). Some good scenery if you venture off I-10 for a portion or to of the drive.

My dad and I drove from BR to Park City Utah (to visit family) four summers in a row back in the mid-to-late 90s.

We typically tried to drive straight through (stopping only to eat and sleep) so it wasn't much of an experience America deal. However, on the last trip, my dad figured we weren't going to be making the drive anymore, as I was about to graduate college. Anyway, we took a few unfamiliar routes and actually spent some time in some of the smaller towns along the way.

We caught up to an old friend of my dad's who now lived in Westcliffe Colorado. This was a town of about 550 people and the downtown area was like out of the show Northern Exposure.

We spent some time at his cabin and then travelled to a piece of land he owned and spent two nights camping in some of the most amazing and beautiful scenery I've been luck enough to see with my own eyes.

It was the highlight of the trip and still holds a very profound place in my memories now.