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10-21-2019, 08:23 AM

glc replied to a thread Las Vegas to Tucson in Early December in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Welcome to RTA! 1. There is always a possibility of bad weather. You really won't know until a lot closer to the time. 2. Assuming you are...

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10-16-2019, 10:45 AM

glc replied to a thread Providence to Pittsburgh in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Google maps has a feature to avoid tolls. It recommends generally what Michael is recommending - I-84 to I-81 to I-80 to I-99 to US-22 to I-376. ...

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10-14-2019, 01:39 PM

glc replied to a thread Houston, TX to Billings, MT - Thanksgiving week in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Not happening, sorry. It's a 3 day drive no matter which way you go. Do your sightseeing on the way, maybe adding a day or part of a day, arriving...

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10-14-2019, 11:31 AM

glc replied to a thread Charlotte, NC to Ventura, CA - Best/Safest Route to Avoid Snow in late December?!??? in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Belle Meade is a suburb of Nashville. Plenty of everything around there. Morrilton is a small town, lodging is somewhat limited. You may have...

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10-13-2019, 05:11 PM

glc replied to a thread Charlotte, NC to Ventura, CA - Best/Safest Route to Avoid Snow in late December?!??? in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Gas today in Kingman is $2.72 and up. At the AZ-95 exit on I-40 just before you get to CA, it's $2.85 (Loves and Pilot, open 24/7). It's $4.89 in...

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10-13-2019, 03:00 PM

glc replied to a thread Charlotte, NC to Ventura, CA - Best/Safest Route to Avoid Snow in late December?!??? in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

If you need to get from ABQ to I-10, take I-25 south to Hatch, then NM-26 to Deming. To avoid Phoenix traffic, take I-8 to Gila Bend, then AZ-85...

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10-12-2019, 08:56 PM

glc replied to a thread Charlotte, NC to Ventura, CA - Best/Safest Route to Avoid Snow in late December?!??? in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

You do not need chains. If the roads are that bad, they will either close them or you should get off the highway and find a hotel to wait it out. ...

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10-05-2019, 11:51 AM

glc replied to a thread New York to Toronto in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Staying on I-81 to Syracuse saves both time and mileage over taking I-86/NY-17/I-390, which BillyGR is suggesting. All it saves you is some tolls. ...

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10-05-2019, 07:27 AM

glc replied to a thread New York to Toronto in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Buck, I think you are thinking of Elmsford. Elmont is on Long Island right by the Belmont race track. From there, it looks like a good route would...

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10-04-2019, 06:12 PM

glc replied to a thread New York to Toronto in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

From Elmont, take the best way you know to the GWB to pick up I-80. Places to stop? Can't be specific, but you will be on Interstate highways...

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10-03-2019, 08:31 PM

glc replied to a thread New York to Toronto in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

You won't need a passport if you have an "enhanced driver's license". You will need permission from the rental agency to take the car into Canada. ...

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09-30-2019, 01:13 PM

glc replied to a thread Illinois to Las Vegas around Christmas in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

I would not leave in the PM - I'd leave at the crack of dawn and be off the road shortly after sunset. Check into a hotel, get some dinner, then...

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09-27-2019, 04:49 PM

glc replied to a thread From Los Angeles, CA to Denver, CO in February in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

My nephew just moved from Michigan to California, and we compared U-Haul gas vs. Penske diesel prices, and they were competitive. Penske also offers...

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09-26-2019, 12:05 PM

glc replied to a thread Western Oregon to SE Oklahoma in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

If you could be more specific where in OR and OK you are talking about, we can make better recommendations. Also, an approximate date would help, if...

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09-26-2019, 10:23 AM

glc replied to a thread Western Oregon to SE Oklahoma in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Welcome to RTA! Being that you will be on Interstate highways for a vast majority of the trip, it's not going to be desolate. You should be...

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09-26-2019, 07:35 AM

glc replied to a thread From Los Angeles, CA to Denver, CO in February in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

That's one reason I'm suggesting a diesel.

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