Set up an AOL account before you go (the first month is free). It can be accessed from every state along your route (but you'll need to look up the access numbers for each area code before you go). Using libraries and Cyber Cafes isn't going to work, since you'll be crossing stretches of sparsely populated areas. I suggest you also rent a digital phone (not a cellular) for your connection. The car rental company can arrange this. Crossing the desert in August? How fun! Avoid Labor day weekend (September 1-4). It took me 10 hours to go from Palm Springs to L.A. which normally is a 2 hour trip! Never let your gas tank go below half-full and take lots of water.
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Set up an AOL account before you go (the first month is free). It can be accessed from every state along your route (but you'll need to look up the access numbers for each area code before you go). Using libraries and Cyber Cafes isn't going to work, since you'll be crossing stretches of sparsely populated areas. I suggest you also rent a digital phone (not a cellular) for your connection. The car rental company can arrange this. Crossing the desert in August? How fun! Avoid Labor day weekend (September 1-4). It took me 10 hours to go from Palm Springs to L.A. which normally is a 2 hour trip! Never let your gas tank go below half-full and take lots of water.