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06-13-2019, 04:49 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread SF/Oakland to Brooklyn, NY in Favorite Routes in North America

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! If you try to include the Grand Tetons and Yellowstone, the minimum driving distance is over 3,200...

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06-13-2019, 10:31 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Unusual 2000 Mile one way trip. Seeking advise in Planning Summer RoadTrips

As others have, I've driven the entire stretch of US-54 under consideration here. I found it to be a perfectly serviceable route. And it might be...

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06-13-2019, 10:00 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Seattle to Chardon, OH--route tips and what to see in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana esp. in Planning Summer RoadTrips

You seem to be an experienced RoadTripper with a good handle on how to plan to meet your goals. One thing I've noticed as past drives and stops pile...

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06-12-2019, 05:08 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread Need ideas Irvine, Ca to Nashville, Tennessee road trip with son in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! You can, of course, take any number of different roads when your journey consists of driving roughly...

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06-12-2019, 12:35 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread Unusual 2000 Mile one way trip. Seeking advise in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! I believe that the only tolls on your route (aside from perhaps an occasional bridge) are in...

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06-11-2019, 07:26 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread First Road Trip- MN, WI, IL in Planning Summer RoadTrips

There's nothing terribly unrealistic about your initial plan. You could indeed do it if you wanted. Our goal here is not to determine the one and...

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06-11-2019, 05:30 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread First Road Trip- MN, WI, IL in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! It can, I know, be a challenge to start a new endeavor, mostly because one doesn't even know which...

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06-11-2019, 04:07 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread help with road trip from Phoenix to Rochester, MN in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Most mapping routines consider not much more than distance and speed limit. It is true that AZ-87/260/377 is a good bit shorter than I-17/I-40. Also...

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06-11-2019, 10:53 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Glacier NP, Yellowstone NP & Grand Teton NP in Planning Summer RoadTrips

This is one of the most beautiful areas of the United States and any visit to it would be far more than just crossing parks off a bucket list. Three...

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06-08-2019, 10:50 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Boston to California in Planning Summer RoadTrips

As others have pointed out, fatigue is an insidious killer and you need to be constantly aware of it and constantly working to actively prevent it....

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06-08-2019, 10:21 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Denver to Las Vegas 16 Nght Roadtrip in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

I think you may have gotten the wrong impression from the previous comments. It is not just the 'side trip' to Colorado Springs that is making us...

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06-07-2019, 09:21 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread NYC - Portland, ME in Planning Summer RoadTrips

You could easily get from Portland to "20 miles west of NYC" in a day, so taking two gives you plenty of time to take some roads less traveled and...

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06-06-2019, 11:53 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Northwest Missouri to Mount Rushmore and Yellowstone in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Donna and Dave gave you a good framework around which to build your trip, but needed more information before they could offer much concrete advice....

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06-03-2019, 09:51 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Boston and Niagara Falls in Planning Summer RoadTrips

I once visited my sister who lived in Boston to attend a concert. As I was leaving to head downtown, she told me that if I stopped to ask for...

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06-01-2019, 11:58 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Flattest Route to Searles Castle, NH in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! I understand how acrophobia can make driving in mountainous areas difficult, but rest assured that...

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05-31-2019, 07:01 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Am I not thinking clearly?? in Planning Summer RoadTrips

First and foremost, you were lucky. Very, very lucky. Detroit to Florida is at least a two day drive to even the northernmost parts of the Sunshine...

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05-30-2019, 02:18 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread Am I not thinking clearly?? in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! When I was a youngster - your kid's ages - my family would do the same RoadTrip every other year,...

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05-30-2019, 01:38 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Driving from Arizona to Minnesota in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! ...are, by their very nature, extremely localized events. While it is possible to observe, report, and...

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05-28-2019, 08:29 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread New jersey to key west advice in Planning Summer RoadTrips

Welcome aboard the RoadTrip America Forums! You don't say where in New Jersey you're leaving from, but it really doesn't matter. I assumed...

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05-27-2019, 01:31 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread Driving from California (SF), Ca. to Texas (McAllen) in Planning Summer RoadTrips

It is quite possible to add White Sands, but something else has to give. I'd still recommend that you come east via CA-58 and I-40 so that you can...

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05-26-2019, 09:01 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread SoCal to Lexington KY in Planning Summer RoadTrips

We have also created lists of R&R breaks and campsites along the major Interstate Highways that are another great resource if you're looking to break...

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05-26-2019, 02:01 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Fall Motorcycle Trip in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

On any RoadTrip as long as following the entire course of the Mississippi, there are going to be a multitude of attractions of all different sorts,...

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05-25-2019, 01:42 PM

AZBuck replied to a thread Driving from California (SF), Ca. to Texas (McAllen) in Planning Summer RoadTrips

As both a geologist and cartographer, I understand a little bit about the connection of those two (along with politics and history) and would point...

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05-25-2019, 09:09 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Driving from Toronto,Ontario to Kelowna, British Columbia with 80lb Lab! in Fall & Winter RoadTrips

There are quite a few great natural wonders along, or near, the most direct route from Toronto to Kelowna going via Sarnia/Port Huron. But there's...

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05-23-2019, 12:23 AM

AZBuck replied to a thread Colorado to FL in Favorite Routes in North America

Since you're going both ways, you can look at different routes in each direction and perhaps one will meet you needs for one set of people better...

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