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Old Henry · 03-04-2016, 11:15 AM

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I just watched a fantastic documentary called "Horatio's Drive" about the first cross country road trip in 1903 by Horatio Nelson Jackson, his mechanic, and a bulldog named "Bud" in a Winton touring car he christened "Vermont". He did it on a $50.00 dare/bet. It cost him $8,000 and took him 67 days to drive from San Francisco to New York. It was amazing to me how much I identified with his adventurous spirit and the various challenges he faced on the trip. It is well worth a watch for anyone that loves a good road trip. http://www.pbs.org/horatio/ Should be able to get it on Netflix. I paid $5.00 to watch it on YouTube.

03-04-2016, 11:15 AM	#1
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Horatio's Drive Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I just watched a fantastic documentary called "Horatio's Drive" about the first cross country road trip in 1903 by Horatio Nelson Jackson, his mechanic, and a bulldog named "Bud" in a Winton touring car he christened "Vermont". He did it on a $50.00 dare/bet. It cost him $8,000 and took him 67 days to drive from San Francisco to New York. It was amazing to me how much I identified with his adventurous spirit and the various challenges he faced on the trip. It is well worth a watch for anyone that loves a good road trip. http://www.pbs.org/horatio/ Should be able to get it on Netflix. I paid $5.00 to watch it on YouTube. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness Last edited by Old Henry; 03-04-2016 at 02:38 PM.*