got my triptik in the mail this week, and triple a was cool enough to plot out a journey around the big mountains in colorado that my car hated so much the last time around. steep grades = 5mph, which is no bueno for me or the cars stuck behind me.

they also send maps of the states you're driving through, so i gots me a new california map! wheeeee, how exciting, right? the old one was passed on to jenn, along with a geography lesson on where the cities called out on the oc are. and for your benefit, my lovely readers, here's all the california you need to know.