OT (sort of): Drone Trip.
1Please forgive the OT posting. Well, sort of OT. I'm trying to work out a road trip from central AZ to central TN. I'm planning on droning my way across the USA as I travel to visit my mother in rural Tennessee. Stopping along the way to put up the drones and see what interesting things I can record along the way.
Anyhoo...
IIRC, @djslack is somewhat near Shreveport, innit? I'm trying to maximize my budget on this trip by taking advantage of my Ceasars Entertainment, Inc. free hotel benefit. There is a Ceasars property in Bossier City (near Shreveport?) and I'm wondering, Chris, if you're familiar with the area? Stuff like, is it a safe area, easy to find and travel into and out of, easy access from I-20, stuff like that.
My initial plan is to head through southern AZ & NM via I-10, then grab I-20 outside of El Paso, through DFW area, continuing on I-20 to Jackson, MS and diverting to I-55 through Memphis, where I'd grab I-40 into central TN.
Anyone here live along that route?
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That's exactly where I am. I live in Bossier, which is just the east side of the river and Shreveport is the west.
This is the Horseshoe, which is (I believe) the Caesar's property in town.
This is the view from my office building.
I-20 is the bridge just to the right of it. Easy access and the nicest of the old casino hotels (Margaritaville is new but I haven't been in the hotel). It may be a little dated now as it was built in the 90s.
So travel is easy, and while it's not a neighborhood to walk around in (not necessarily unsafe, just nothing of interest around it) it's not bad. This is definitely a driving kind of town.
There is a kind of outdoor mall next door to the hotel, the Louisiana Boardwalk. It has a bunch of shops, some restaurants, and a Bass Pro Shops. There are plenty of pretty good places to eat nearby.
It will be a good place to stay. I can try to point you in the direction of some decent places to fly as well, depending on what your goals are (good footage or just fun flying). Depending on the timing of everything hopefully at least meet you if not fly with you too.
@djslack Yup, Horseshoe is the Cesar's property there.
Thank you for your input. I'll be planning several weeks into the future, so for the moment I'm considering maybe mid to late June.
(premature send!)
Append: Anyway, I'll keep you posted, and hopefully we'll be able to meet up for at least a coffee, if not a flight!