Follow Scoobie and MJ from California to Florida
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By PAMELA BARKER
North Palm Beach Life

Ready for a road trip? Buckle your seatbelt, grab some coffee and let's hit the road!

Podcasts, video and pictures by Pamela Barker, Scoobie and MJ.

No Place Like Home

Road Warriors
​Take to the Skies

We guess they needed a break from driving and decided jumping out of an airplane would be a good change of pace. 

Week Two: Nashville

Our travelers have journeyed into Tennessee, where they are admiring the bright lights of Nashville. Who knows? Maybe they'll stick around and become the next country music sensation. How's your singing, Scoobie and MJ?

That's a future question. In the video below, they share more about life on the road.

Week Two: The Deep South

Day 8: Moving On!

Day 7: Oklahoma!

Day 6: Durango and on to the Lone Star State

Our dynamic duo in Durango, Colorado

Howdy, Partner!

Day 5: Horseshoe Canyon
​and Angel's Landing

Our daring duo celebrate the hike to Angel's Landing in Zion National Park. It's not for faint of heart.

Horseshoe Canyon in northern Arizona

MJ enjoys the view at Horseshoe Canyon

Day 4: Utah

Road Trip Q&A

Scoobie and MJ explore Zion National Park, one of five national parks in Utah. 

​Watch that first step, guys!

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​Scoobie and MJ stop for some fuel -- the human kind -- at this Mexican restaurant in Utah. That burrito on the right sure looks good, ladies!

In the video below, they get ready for a gorgeous Utah sunset.

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Day 3: Arizona/Utah

The Grand Canyon is still grand.

While we hang around the Palm Beaches, our cross-country duo, Scoobie and MJ were rolling down the highway toward Utah.

Will they visit Zion? Will they visit more National Parks? Are they having great food? Are they meeting great people or weird people?

The burning question for me is, what type of music is streaming inside that rambling Jeep? Hopefully, we will get these, and more, questions resolved in the very near future.

In the meantime, enjoy this lovely photo of MJ at that Grand Old Canyon! Me? I am about to take the Lady Reggie outside to do her business. What? You expected more from me?

This just in ... MJ has Pam's answers!

Day 2: California 

​After logging some quality beach time along the Pacific coastline, Scoobie and MJ have set the nav-system to Arizona and the Grand Canyon, but they are also pondering a jaunt into Utah. You know what that means, right?

Yes, fabulous National Parks, and we know from first-hand experience.

So, MJ posed a question on her Facebook page asking for recommendations on whether they should visit Arches or Zion. Although both have merit, we both agreed we would highly recommend, Zion.

According to a later post by MJ, they may consider both. We look forward to their decision and opinions.

The wheels on their Jeep go round-n-round!

Starting Out: California

Podcast 1: Ready to Go!

Scoobie, left and her niece, MJ

Meet Scoobie and MJ

Introducing SoCal to SoFlo Trekkers, Scoobie and MJ.  For the next couple of weeks, we hope to bring you glimpses into their cross-country adventure.

Scoobie, a resident of South Florida, has been featured on this site previously, so you may be familiar with her face.  She and her husband, Mark are an active and dynamic couple in the Palm Beaches.

MJ, you could say, is the reason for this cross-country journey. Recently discharged from the United States Marines in the San Diego area, she is making her way back to begin a truly new journey. Recently married to Dylan, a fellow Marine just deployed, MJ is Scoobie's niece.

They are planning to update us on their progress across this great land. Safe travels and thanks for sharing it with our readers!

Related: Motoring with Scoobie

Podcast: More about Scoobie and MJ

The Route They'll Take

Road Trip History

From: Wikipedia

​The world's first recorded long distance road trip by automobile took place in Germany in August 1888 when Bertha Benz, the wife of Karl Benz, the inventor of the first patented motor car (the Benz Patent-Motorwagen), travelled from Mannheim to Pforzheim (a distance of 66 miles, in the third experimental Benz motor car (which had a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour and back, with her two teenage sons Richard and Eugen, but without the consent and knowledge of her husband. ​Presently there is a dedicated signposted scenic route in Baden-Württemberg called the Bertha Benz Memorial Route to commemorate her historic first road trip.