Kansas City to Seattle, at Least 350miles/day
Hi fellas! I am doing an internship in Seattle this summer and decided to drive there, because of the generous relocation package provided by my employer. I live around the Kansas City area, and in order to get a full reimbursement of my driving cost + any lodging cost during the trip, I will need to drive at least 350 miles every day. My question would be what are some best spots to visit/check out during the road trip? What would be the best route to cover some of the greatest sightseeing spots? I wouldn't mind driving extra if it's reasonable.
I'm planning on leaving around May 23 and arrive at Seattle around May 29. I'm by myself, but I would love to have a travel partner as well! I drive a '07 Ford Taurus.
Thank you all!!
Maps will beat electronics any time.
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Since I'm a tech savvy guy, I do own a GPS ...
As do all of us, but relying on electronics without paper maps can get you into serious trouble, as it has many. If you read all the disclaimers Garmin (to mention only one) puts in their gps, you will see that they do not guarantee it's accuracy, and will not be held responsible for any trouble you may get into by relying on them. When the Cretiens got into terrible trouble a couple of years back (Google 'Death by GPS'), the head of Garmin emphasised that they were never meant to be an accurate navigator. Mr Crretien lost his life relying on his gps.
Mine has shown me a U turn on a one way road, and sent me onto an interstate OFF ramp the wrong way. We have heard of folk who have been routed onto railway tracks and bush or forestry roads some of which were closed at the time, as well as the wrong way down one way streets.
Even putting in the co ordinates to find a campground had my gps lead me up some tiny bush track where it took me 65 mins to cover 1 mile. (On checking, the error was not with the user.)
Your primary navigation tool has to be good paper maps. By all means do the research into various places and routes on the internet, but be sure you have the BIG picture on your map. Gps snippets are perfect for finding addresses in urban areas, although my Garmin has not got that right all the time either..... despite updating the maps yearly.
It does not seem to matter where on earth one is, as my Garmin downunder has the same issues as the one I have in the US.
Lifey