I'll be visiting some national parks with my SO in California, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming for a couple weeks. We're flying into LAX from Canada. It's crossed my mind there may be leftist unrest in the wake of the election results, although I generally think they're more embarrassed and confused than anything right now. Anything I should be careful about?
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California and LAX might be a problem, mostly because LAX is busy and California has stupid regulations and cities paved with shit and crime; but most of America is going to be absolutely fine. We are a very big country and the Left have a a lot of places that they are not.
If you're going out to Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming. You're gonna be perfectly fine. In fact, Wyoming might require some excitement.
Also, be cognizant of the distances you're going to be traveling and the weather you'll encounter. We measure distances in hours. Don't be surprised when we tell you that a short drive is 30 minutes. Also don't be surprised if you get told by navigation systems "Turn left in two-hundred and thirty seven miles". It sounds like you might need both cold and warm weather clothing. Check the weather of your destinations now and see the differences.
Oh yeah. Gas prices in California are going to astronomically retarded. Possibly higher than Europe. When you get out of the state, it'll come down to normal America prices.
Use websites like Gas Buddy or the like to find gas prices if you need cheap gas.
Feel free to ask more questions!
And, if you've never been here before, and you're from Europe, I'm going to say it again. You do not understand just how big America really is.
He's from Canada. I don't know if he's ever been to the Canadian North, but if so he's going to laugh at most of those concerns. Americans really don't understand how deserted the part of Canada that is more than 100 km from the American border is.
Also Gas occasionally hits 8$ a gallon here.
I understand how deserted it is, I just didn't realize he was from Canada.
That gas price though.
Yup. It's $1.45/L near me or about $5.50/Gallon. Sad thing is that that's not such a bad price these days.
He'll feel at home in California.
The OP states he is from Canada.
Thanks, I missed it. Then he should know distance.
Add on to that it's safer to travel to Nevada now for the temperature.
Never visit Nevada or Texas in the summer if you don't live south of the equator, it's like being in an oven everywhere!
Maybe also don't go to Texas in the winter because apparently they can't drive for shit if it's icy.
The roads aren’t even really addressed in the majority of Texas. If there’s ice, it’s the kind of conditions that require studded tires in a place where zero people have such tires because it’s so rare. There’s really just no safe driving in the conditions. The last time I had to drive a little further in the ice, I was having to blow stoplights because once you stopped there’s no getting going again. I’ve driven in Colorado, Canada, and Finland in the winter and none compare to trying to drive on the skating rink that is Texas.
I would totally suggest Texas in the winter. 98% of the time it’s very nice weather. Just be prepared to alter plans and go somewhere else for the other 2%.
Most winter storms don't happen until around February. OP will be fine.